UN-Workshop on Capacity-building and Exchange of Experiences as related to the Implementation of Paragraph 2 of Article 18 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, organized in Bonn, Germany, by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and UNEP; with a lecture by Christine von Weizsäcker on Documentation Requirements under Article 18.2a and some of their many Layers of Dynamic Complexity

NGO Training Workshop on the Cartagena Protocol and the upcoming UN Workshop on Article 18.2 with an introduction by Christine von Weizsäcker, in Bonn, Germany, organized the Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (EED)

Participation in the 7th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Participation in the Second Meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES 2), in Antalya, Turkey, which focused on a fast track assessment on Pollinators, to assess the impact of agricultural chemicals (neonicotinoids etc), agricultural practices, land use patterns, global markets, and GE plants on the rapidly declining populations of pollinators, and on Land Degration; as well as negotiating the Stakeholder Engagement Strategy.

Participation in the Stakeholder Day in preparation of the Second Meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES 2), in Antalya, Turkey.

Participation in the Eigth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (WG8j 8) and the 17th Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technological and Technical Advice (SBSTTA 17) of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Montreal, Canada. (CvW, HP, RS)

Participation in the expert meeting on Socio-economic Considerations in Biosafety in preparation of the Meeting of the Parties of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, organised by Third World Network

European Expert Meeting in Preparation of the 17th Meeting of SBSTTA, at the International Naturschutz-Akademie on the Isle of Vilm, Germany, organized by the German Federal Agency for the Protection of Nature

Participation at the workshop Public Participation at IPBES: The Stakeholder Engagement Strategy in Bonn, Germany, organized by Nefo, WWF, Diversitas, and the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research

Workshop on a Participation Strategy for the Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) in Paris, France, organized by UNEP, IUCN and ICSU