BIO-CULTURAL
COMMUNITY
PROTOCOLS
A Community Approach to
Ensuring the Integrity of
Environmental Law and Policy
Published October 2009
Copyright: Unted Nations Environment Programme
Produced by: Natural Justice
Editors: Kabir Bavikatte & Harry Jonas
Authors: Elan Abrell, Kabir Bavikatte, Harry Jonas,
Ilse Köhler-Rollefson, Barbara Lassen, Gary Martin,
Olivier Rukundo, Johanna von Braun and Peter Wood.
Coordinator: Scott Dunlop
Cover design & typesetting: Ian Kelynack
Printer: Captain Printworks
Photographs: Harry Jonas, Ilse Köhler-Rollefson
and Johanna von Braun
Acknowledgements:
This publication is compiled by Natural Justice with support from UNEP Division for
Environment Law and Conventions, Nairobi. The authors are thankful to Dr. Balakrishna
Pisupati, Dr. Alphonse Kambu and Ms. Rose Wachuka Macharia of UNEP for their
interest in the work, support, guidance and comments on various chapters of this
publication. Funding for this publication comes from the UNEP ABS programme.
The authors have sought toinclude the most accurate and up-to-date information
available. Any errors - factual or presentational - remain those of the authors alone.
This publication was produced jointly by
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
and Natural Justice with financial support from UNEP
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