Natural Justice and UNEP hosted a side event at the ABSWG9 negotiations in Cali, Colombia, on March 25. Balakrishna Pisupati introduced the event, which began with the launch of a study on forest management in the context of ABS by Suhel al-Janabi (GeoMedia) and Olivier Rukundo (Natural Justice Associate and Centre for International Sustainable Development Law). Holly Shrumm (Natural Justice) presented on participatory methodologies that can be used in the implementation of international law and policy through community empowerment processes, including role-playing scenarios, participatory mapping, and participatory videography. Hjalmar-Jorge Joffre-Eichhorn then led an interactive activity to illustrate how participatory theatre can be used to engage communities in conflict resolution and building confidence and consensus.
