UN Ocean Conference 2025 Information Meeting, jointly with the Ocean & Climate Platform and with the participation of the Governments of France and Costa Rica

"What Went Wrong in Busan? What Next?", an op-ed with proposals to bring the UN Plastics negotiations back on track, published by the International Institute on Sustainable Development (IISD)

Keynote talk on strategic communications and campaigning at the Amsterdam School for International Business

Participation in the Fifth Session of UN Plastics Treaty Negotiations in Busan, Republic of Korea

Read Rémi's oped "What can we Expect in Busan?", written in collaboration with Lucien Chabason and published by IDDRI

Participation in Biodiversity COP16 in Cali, Colombia on behalf of Let’s Be Nice to the Ocean

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Publication of our new paper for next year’s Third UN Ocean Conference: Advancing the Protection Principle

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Facilitating the America's Cup Blue Economy Forum on behalf of the Port of Barcelona

Facilitation of the Greenpeace Research Laboratory annual planning meeting

Guest speaker at the opening of the Nice Climate Summit (WATCH Rémi between 17’50 and 37’40)

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Drafting on behalf of PR3, the Global Alliance to Advance Reuse, comments on the non-paper of the Chair of the UN Plastics Treaty negotiations

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Guest speaker at the 7^th World Ocean Forum in Bizerte, Tunisia

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Keynote speech at the Stockholm World Water Week session on plastics pollution international policy

Development and coordination of the Let’s Be Nice to the Ocean movement

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Organizing and facilitating the official curtain-raiser event The Emerging Protection Principle, at the Immersed in Change conference in San José, Costa Rica, on behalf of Let's Be Nice to the Ocean

Completion of member consultation and analysis for the International Network of Energy Transition Think Tanks (INETTT)

Facilitating Agora-Energiewende's Directors team meeting on the organisation's strategic framework

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"Plastics Treaty Negotiations: a Ray of Hope in Ottawa", an op-ed and analysis written in collaboration with the Institute on International Relations & Sustainable Development (IDDRI)

Participation in the 4th Session of the UN Plastics Treaty negotiations (INC4) in Ottawa on behalf of PR3-Resolve

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Guest presenter at the Hydra strategic ocean talks 

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Project coordination for the design and development of a new Greenpeace ship

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Participation in the UN Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona, in partnership with TBA21

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Organizing and facilitating the Let’s Be Nice to the Ocean round-table at the Monaco Ocean Week

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Supporting the International Network of Energy Transition Think Tanks (INETTT) in further elaborating its global strategic framework

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Supporting the International Reneable Energy Agency (IRENA) in developing its communications strategy around the goal of tripling renewable energy deployment by 2030

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Supporting REN21’s 20th anniversary celebration through storytelling

Supporting the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Coalition for Action's strategic framework development

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Organizing and facilitating an official side event at the Sixth UN Environment Assembly (UNEA6) in Nairobi, on behalf of the delegations of Chile, Fiji, PR3 and IUCN

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Presentation of the Let’s Be Nice to the Ocean initiative at the European Parliament, Brussels

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Let’s Be Nice to the Ocean campaign roll-out, coordination and management (follow the campaign on LinkedIn)

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Co-facilitator of Stakeholder engagement for the Nice UN Ocean Conference

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Support for Agora Energywende’s Agora Think Tanks process

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Presentation & participation in the Task Force in support of the Immersed in Change conference in Costa Rica (San José, June 2024), and participation in France’s Task Force in preparation of the Third UN Ocean Conference (Nice, June 2025)

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Strategic advice and support for the International Network of Energy Transition Think Tanks, a new initiative of Agora Energiewende

Events management on behalf of International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) at COP28’s Global Renewables Hub, and leading on the agency's work in relation to the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate.

Launch of the Let's be Nice to the Ocean initiative, a Varda Group project in partnership with TBA21-Academy, Dona Bertarelli Philanthropy, the Tara Ocean Foundation, MedPAN, the Ocean Born Foundation, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, and the Ocean & Climate Platform

Participation in the 3rd Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution, in Nairobi, on behalf of PR3 - The Global Alliance to Advance Reuse

Consultations and drafting for the e-book Let's be Nice to the Ocean, in partnership with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation (FPA2)

Participation in the Forum of the Sea in Bizerte, Tunisia, including presenting a preview of the Let's be Nice to the Ocean initiative

Drafting papers for PR3, the partnership for Reuse, Refill, Replace single use packaging by RESOLVE

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Strategic paper and road map for the Oceanographic Institute of Monaco's Polar Mission

Strategic advice and support to ClientEarth during the Spanish EU Council Presidency

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Participation in the Third Special Meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), on behalf of the Oceanographic Institute of Monaco

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Panelist at the WTO-RSIS Parliamentarians Workshop on Trade Negotiations, School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

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Lead author Just Transition and Renewable Energy: A Business Brief, on behalf of the UN Global Compact Think Lab on Just Transition, including leading a consultant process with partners

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Co-Facilitator, Civil society consultation & mobilization for the 3rd UN Ocean Conference.

Lead author of IRENA’s brief on a Just Energy Transition; editing support for Geopolitics of Critical Raw Materials report; supporting communications & engagement for IRENA’s Coalition for Action & COP28 Task Force

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Facilitation for Greenpeace International, including geo-prioritization, review of Learning & Development strategy, Executive Directors' meeting

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“Marine Protection & the High Seas Treaty: A big Deal”, a paper published by the Royal Elcano Institute

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Participation & representation at the Our Ocean Conference in Panama

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Drafting and publishing the Decalogue of Blue Commitments for the Development Bank of Latin America & the Caribbean (CAF)

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Supporting the UN Global Compact Think Lab on Just Transition  in the development of a business brief for the renewable energy sector.

Guest speaker at SciencePo's Paris School of International Affairs' Youth & Leaders Summit.

Assisting IRENA for their policy briefing on Just Transition Renewable Energy Sector

Support to France's Foreign Ministry for the launch of a coalition of countries opposing deep seabed mining, during the UN Biodiversity Convention COP15 in Montreal

Organizing and facilitating two events on behalf of CAF, the Development Bank of Latin America & the Caribbean at UN Biodiversity Convention COP15 in Montreal.

Facilitating a participatory process and submitting a report on the Strategic Vision for the Ocean of the Development Bank of Latin America & the Caribbean (CAF)

Participating in COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, with assignments from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the Development Bank of Latin America & the Caribbean (CAF) and the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC)

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Advice and event moderation for IRENA's Sustainable Energy Jobs Platform

Project lead for design and development of a new Greenpeace ship

Keynote speaker at ESADE Center for Social Impact, Barcelona

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Panel speaker at the Forum Mondial de la Mer in Bizerte, Tunisia

Stocktake report on the Because the Ocean initiative's six years of operation with recommendations for follow-up action, for the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation (FPA2)

Evaluation of Greenpeace UK's  Food and Forests Tesco campaign

Advice to members of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) during the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority (ISA)

"What's next after the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement?", op-ed in "Impact", the magazine of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation

Evaluation of a forests project for Greenpeace UK

Organizing the Blue Food for Action "Welcome out of the Box" side-event at the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon. And also facilitating the roundatble Blueing the Paris Agreement, co-organized by the Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the French Government & the Ocean & Climate Platform.

Launch of The Lisbon Addendum on the eve of the UN Ocean Conference (publication kindly hosted by the Prince Albert of Monaco Foundation)

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Participation in the 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), including facilitating the press conference of the Stop Funding Overfishing coalition

Facilitation of Spain's World Ocean Day roundtable (8 June) in Madrid on behalf of Fundación Biodiversidad

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Organizational review for Transport & Environment

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Organizing & facilitating the Blue Food for Action webinar series (April-May 2022) prior to the UN Ocean Conference

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Facilitating two workshops on "the Art of Campaigning" for Ceres 

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Strategic support to the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) campaign for a moratorium on deep seabed mining

Planning, coordination and facilitation of a strategic planning process & meeting for a group of leading climate philanthropies

Participation and facilitation at various sessions of the Monaco Ocean Week

From Blue Food for Thought to Blue Food for Action, our new essay published by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation (FPA2)

Supporting the Just Transition programme of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Invited panelist at the One Ocean Summit

Guest article hosted by IISD: “Brest wishes for the ocean in 2022“ – Also in Spanish in La Marea

Strategic advice to The Humane League

Facilitation of the Streering Group meetings of the High Seas Alliance

Roundtable facilitation for the High-Level segment of the EU International Ocean Governance Forum

Planning for the Friends of Ocean Action’s response to WTO negotiations development

Strategic support for the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Advice and support to the Shark League for the Atlantic and Mediterranean

Representations on behalf of Friends of Ocean Action

Review of the logistical and outreach function of Greenpeace UK

Preparation and evaluation of the global Greenpeace Executive Directors Meeting

Stakeholders outreach and special event on behalf of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Contemporary Art Academy (TBA21) at How to Tread Lightly, an exhibition on display at the Thyssen Museum, Madrid

Advising the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in relation to the  Sustainable Energy Jobs Platform

Advice and representation on behalf of Antarctica 2020 and ASOC

Communications support on behalf of Friends of Ocean Action with the Environmental Justice Foundation

Jury member for REvolutionaries, Clean Energy Award in Africa, the Steve Sawyer Memorial Award established by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), honouring the legacy of Varda Group co-founder Steve Sawyer who passed away last year

Secretariat of the Because the Ocean Initiative

Guest speaker at Casa SEAT, Barcelona: From Climate Change to Ocean Change

Advice and support to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in relation to the Sustainable Energy Jobs Platform

Strategic planning for Antarctica2020

Continued support to the Shark League for the Atlantic and Mediterranean

Coordinating and facilitating the third Friends of Ocean Action webinar on the WTO fisheries negotiations

Organizing and co-facilitating two Deep Dive sessions of the Virtual Ocean Dialogues

Member of the Virtual Ocean Dialogue Advisory Group

Strategic scoping for the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation

Ship project management for Greenpeace International

Review for Versus Arthritis

Participation in the High Seas Treaty Dialogue organized by the Norwegian Nobel Institute and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation

Advice on development of Outreach Strategy for Greenpeace UK

Drafting Responsibly Addressing the Ocean in the Context of Climate Ambition, on behalf of the Secretariat of the Because the Ocean Initiative, submitted to the Ocean Dialogue of the 52nd Session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Subsidiary Body on Scientific and Technical Advice (SBSTA)

Invited speaker at WWF workshop “Blue Road to Glasgow, COP 26, and Beyond”

Participant in UK Minister Zac Goldsmith‘s Marine RoundTable

Advice and support to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) on the socioeconomic aspects of the global energy transition, including attending the 10th annual IRENA Assembly

Participation in COP25 on behalf of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the Because the Ocean Initiative, and in cooperation with the Thyssen Museum and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Foundation.

Conference in Madrid, COP25, the BlueCOP, hosted by the Spanish Network for Sustainable Development (REDS)

Blue is the New Green, op-ed published by Virgin Unite on the eve of the COP25

Participation and presentation at the Our Ocean conference in Oslo

Facilitation of the Ocean & Climate Nexus conference in Paris, on behalf of the Tara Ocean Foundation

Drafting, design and publishing the Ocean for Climate report, on behalf of the Because the Ocean initiative

Participation in the WTO Public Forum, on behalf of the Friends of Ocean Action

The IPCC Ocean Takeaways Before the Blue COP, on behalf of the Because the Ocean initiative

Delegate at the 51st Session of the Intergovernmental Panel of Experts on Climate Change (IPCC) and launch of the Special Report on the Ocean and the Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SCROCC)

Policy support to the Friends of Ocean Action

Advocacy at the Aid for Trade Review Conference at WTO HQ

Strategic advice to the Friends of Ocean Action

Participation in COP24 in Katowice: Event concept and operational management on behalf  of the Because the Ocean initiative. And co-facilitation of afternoon session during Ocean Action Day.

Support for the Shark League in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.

Website concept, drafting and launch for the Because the Ocean initiative.

Support to UN Environment in the development of a long-term Ocean strategy.

Logistics and policy support to the Ministry of External Relations of Chile for the Regional Workshop of the Because the Ocean initiative on the integration of ocean elements in National Determined Contributions in the framework of the Paris Agreement.

Co-facilitation of round-table at the UNESCO-IOC High-Level Conference on the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

Representation on behalf of Friends of Ocean Action.

Strategic advice to the Shark Conservation Fund for the protection of endangered and threatened sharks in South Africa.

Stakeholders consultations in France on behalf of the Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy Programme, and recommendations arising.

Action strategy for Friends of Ocean Action for SDG14 target implementation.

Action plan for the Because the Ocean initiative, on behalf of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.

Participation, on behalf of Friends of Ocean Action, in the 2nd Oceans Forum on Trade-Related Aspects of SDG14, organized by UNCTAD in Geneva.

Strategic advice and stakeholders engagement facilitation for the Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy Programme.

Strategic advice and support to Oceans5.

Secretariat and facilitation of the conference “The High Seas, What’s at Stakes?” in Paris, on behalf of the High Seas Alliance.

Strategic scoping for the Oak Foundation, exploring areas of further collaboration among a network of some of the most important endowed and regranting/intermediary foundations in Climate Change global mitigation.

Preparation and facilitation of Greenpeace’s annual Executive Directors’ Meeting.

Invited participant at an experts workshop on fisheries in areas beyond national jurisdiction, organized in Paris by IDDRI and BLOOM.

Communications and editing support for the REN21 Global Status Report on the renewable energy transition.

Participant and presenter at a workshop on fisheries subsidies, upon invitation from the Pew Charitable Trusts, in Washington DC and on behalf of the Low Hanging Fish campaign.

Partners coordination for the conference “High Seas, What’s at Stake?” to be held in Paris in June.

Participant in a workshop on Ocean in the Nationally Determined Contribution of Chile, at the University of Concepción, Chile on behalf of the Ocean & Climate Platform and the Because the Ocean initiative.

Scoping study for the Shark Conservation Fund on campaigning opportunities in specific regional fisheries management organizations.

Scoping study for the Shark Conservation Fund on campaigning opportunities in specific regional fisheries management organizations.

Panellist at the conference on Ocean and OverSeas territories at the French National Centre on Space Studies, Paris.

Support to BLOOM in their campaign against electric fishing at the European Parliament.

Strategic scoping for the High Seas Alliance.

Panelist at IDDRI’s public conference “International Negotiations to save biodiveristy: Renewing the Futures?”

Running The Low Hanging Fish campaign with BLOOM at the 11th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO)

Facilitation of the strategic planning meeting for organisations working to designate marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean

Facilitation of the strategic planning meeting of the High Seas Alliance, in Washington DC

Keynote speech at opening plenary of the first Conference of Defence, Security & Environment Ministers from Ecuador, Panama and Costa Rica set to establish regional cooperation mechanisms for environmental & ocean security, in San José, Costa Rica.

Coordination and communications support to International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) special events at COP23 Bonn

Strategic support, coordination and organization of “Towards Ocean-Related NDCs” workshop and working dinner, for the Because the Ocean initiative at COP23 Bonn

Facilitating of the Break Free From Plastic‘s Steering Committee meeting, Brussels

Participation at the 4th Our Ocean conference, Malta, on assignment from the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation supporting the launch the Coral Reef Life Declaration.

Coordination and communications support to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in the run-up to the Bonn climate conference (COP23)

Participation at WTO’s Public Forum in Geneva, including a session “The Low Hanging Fish: Will the WTO deliver on SDG Target 14.6?”, in partnership with BLOOM and ICTSD

Speaker at ICTSD’s Fisheries Subsidies Knowledge-Sharing Seminar, in Geneva

Drafting and publication of The Low Hanging Fish, a review of the 7 WTO proposals on fisheries subsidies, in partnership with BLOOM

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Strategic support to the Lonxanet Foundation for sustainable fishing

Communications and editing support for REN21’s Renewable Energy 2017 Global Status Report

Participation in the UN Ocean Conference in New York, in partnership with BLOOM

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Organizing the conference Antarctica Today & Tomorrow in Paris, on behalf of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC) and in partnership with the Albert I Prince of Monaco Foundation and the Albert II of Monaco Foundation

Consultations for the Call for Action ahead of the UN Ocean Conference, in New York UNHQ

Attendance to the Bonn Climate Conference on behalf of CAN International

Strategic advice and support to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile and the Because the Ocean initiative at the Bonn Climate Conference

Strategic advice to Climate Action Network

Panelist, on behalf of the Antarctic & Southern Ocena Coalition (ASOC) at the Round-Table “France, A Polar Nation in the 21st Century”, Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France

Strategic advice to Climate Action Network

Participation in the preparatory meeting for the UN Ocean Conference of June 2017, New York

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Participation, on behalf of the Because the Ocean Initiative, in the First Ocean and Climate Initiatives Alliance meeting, Paris

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Scoping and strategic recommendations for the Antarctic Ocean Alliance

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Communications and editing support for REN 21

Facilitation of a strategy workshop for IRENA’s Coalition for Action in Abu Dhabi

Communications support work for the Wildlife Justice Commission

Preparing Memoranda of Understanding for The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Japanese partners

Article on harmful fisheries subsidies and the Sustainable Development Goals in UNCTAD’s Trade & Environment Review 2016

Strategic support for IRENA’s Coalition for Action

Coordination of the launch of the 2nd Because the Ocean Declaration during UNFCCC COP22, Marrakech

Communications support for IRENA events at COP22 including Energy Day and the World Climate Summit

Continued communications advice and support for the Wildlife Justice Commission before and after the public hearing on wildlife crime in Vietnam

Round-Table Facilitation at the “One Ocean” conference at the Oceanographic Institute, Paris

Strategic analysis and advice to the Global Ocean Legacy Programme of the Pew Charitable Trusts

Continued communications advice and support for the Wildlife Justice Commission in preparation for a public hearing on the illegal wildlife trade in Vietnam

Facilitation of a workshop during Climate Week NYC to discuss enhanced international action on climate change in the run-up to 2020.

Coordination and communications support to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in the run-up to the Marrakesh climate conference (COP22)

Organization of workshop “Is the Paris Agreement Good News for the Ocean?” on behalf of the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at National Geographic Headquarters, Washington DC

Support team for the Because the Ocean initiative during the 3rd Our Ocean conference, Washington DC

Advising to Friends of the Earth UK ‘s Senior Leadership Team

Organizational planning for Pacific Wild

Communications advice to the ClimateWorks Foundation on the impact of shipping emissions on climate and the ocean

Planning of Tokyo visit of The Nature Conservancy Marine Program delegation

Continued communications advice and support for the Wildlife Justice Commission

Facilitation of Canopy‘s strategy planning meeting in Stockholm

Participation in the meeting on First Global Forum on Alliances and Coalitions, in Rabat, in preparation for the COP22 Climate Summit

Communications advice and support for HiiL Innovating Justice

Campaign and communications advice and support for the Wildlife Justice Commission

Participation in the fourth meeting of the International Advisory Group of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative, in Madrid

Communications support to REN21 for the launch of their 2016 Renewables Global Status Report

Drafting of discussion paper and co-facilitating at the Postdam Ocean Governance Workshop of the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IAAS)

Scoping for a strategic proposal commissioned The Nature Conservancy Marine Programme

Organizing two workshop and consultations at the Bonn Climate Change Conference, on behalf of the Because the Ocean initiative

Communications advice and support for HiiL Innovating Justice including for the launch of its report on Justice Needs in Uganda.

Campaign and communications advice and support for the Wildlife Justice Commission

Communication support for the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Attending, on behalf of the Global Ocean Commission, the First Session of the UN Preparatory Committee for the Development of an instrument on high seas marine biological diversity

Presentation and participation at a shipping and climate change workshop organized by the ClimateWorks Foundation

Co-faciliation of a dialogue on action to curb marine plastics pollution at the Headquarters of the German Cooperation Agency GIZ

Scoping mission in Tokyo on behalf of The Nature Conservancy Marine Program, and report with recommendations

Assisting Greenpeace in the development of its strategy framework for the next ten years

Campaign case studies and recommendations to ClimateWorks Foundation to inform their work on greenhouse gas emissions in the shipping sector

Strategic communications advice to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Attendance at Seaweb 2016, the Sustainable Seafood Summit, in Malta

Strategic analysis and advice for the Pew Global Ocean Legacy Project

Facilitation of a ‘Megacities’ campaign planning meeting for several Greenpeace offices

“Leadership in Environmental Advocacy”: Varda’s annual three-days course for postgraduate master international students at Madrid’s School of Industrial Management (EOI)

Campaign training for World Animal Protection international and regional staff, in San José, Costa Rica

Drafting inputs into “The Future of Our Ocean – Next Steps and Priorities” – the final report of the Global Ocean Commission

Strategy and communications work with IRENA at COP 21, around the “Renewable Energy Track,” including a major conference on 6 December and the LPAA Energy Action Day on 7 December.

Strategic development and organization of the Because the Ocean event and follow-up at COP21 in Paris.

Work with the IRENA communications team in Abu Dhabi in preparation for COP 21 in Paris.

Organization and facilitation of a Working Session on fisheries subsidies at the WTO Forum, Geneva, on behalf of the Global Ocean Commission.

Panel speaker at IDDRI’s conference “Implementing the Ocean Sustainable Development Goal“, in Paris.

Hosted a planning meeting of the Global Ocean Commission Secretariat.

Communications advice and support to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

Coordination in New York of film production “SDG 14 – An Ocean Opportunity”

Panel speaker at UNCTAD Ad Hoc Experts Meeting on Sustainable Fisheries, in Geneva.

Speaker at media training workshop on Marine Conservation , organized by the Earth journalism Network and the Bertarelli Foundation, in Valparaiso, Chile.

Logistical scoping for UNFCCC COP21.

Panelist at the conference on “Climate and Change and Ocean Heath”, organized in Paris by Le Monde Diplomatique and the Bertarelli Foundation, in Paris.

Speaker at EU sponsored seminar in Reykjavík, Iceland:  “Effects of Climate Change on the Ocean Biosphere”

Campaign training for the Iceland Nature Conservation Association

Speaker at side event at UN Post 2015 Agenda negotiations at UN HQ, New York

Organization of Global Ocean Commission delegation visit to World Trade Organization HQ, Geneva, including keynote speech at seminar hosted by the New Zealand Mission.

Preparations, presentations and strategic inputs and participation for the Fifth Meeting of the Global Ocean Commission.

Logistical scoping for UNFCCC COP21

Webinar on strategic planning for campaigns, for Ceres

Speaker at the American Women’s Club of Amsterdam

Panelist at the annual meeting of the UN Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea

Participation in the Intersessional Consultative Group on Transboundary Pollution and the Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

Mid-term review of a re-organisation process at Greenpeace International

Strategic advice, planning and coaching for the Lonxanet Foundation for Sustainable Artisanal Fishing.

Participation in the UN Post2015 Intergovernmental Negotiation in New York, including organizing a side event on behalf of the Global Ocean Commisison and the UM Missions of Sweden and Fiji.

Roundtable facilitation at the conference on Marine Plastic Waste and the Circular Economy, in Washington DC.

Scoping work for a Global Ocean Accountability Board

Organizational support to Climate Analytics including facilitation of their strategic planning retreat.

Conference on environmental advocacy for post-graduate students at Madrid’s School of Industrial Management.

Strategic development for the Global Ocean Commission

Participation in the final meeting of the UN Working Group on Marine Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, New York.

Prepared and facilitated a campaign planning meeting for Greenpeace in Europe as part of its Food For Life campaign, in Berlin.

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Organization of the Monaco Roundtable on ocean governance, with the Fondation Albert II of Monaco, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and the Global Ocean Commission.

Organization of a strategic workshop on high seas fisheries subsidies, jointly with the International Centre on Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), in Geneva.

Strategic support on behalf of the Global Ocean Commission at the workshop sponsored by the Center on Foreign Relations (CFR), “Advancing US Leadership on Ocean Governance”, in Washington DC.

Workshop for Transparency International on Advocacy, focused on approaches to strategy development.

Preparation and facilitation of Greenpeace’s Actions and Ships Strategy Meeting

Keynote speech at the REN21 Renewables Academy, for the session “Debunking Myths about Renewable Energy: How to Work with the Media”

Facilitation of Greenpeace’s Mediterranean regional meeting to develop an organizational three-year plan.

Organization and facilitation of a strategic workshop held in London, on behalf of the Global Ocean Commission

Organization of a Panel discussion on the Science/policy interface, at the Second International Ocean Research Conference of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, in Barcelona.

Preparations and facilitation of Greenpeace’s global Food For Life meeting.

Keynote speech and participation at the Workshop on Ocean Governance organized by the Institute of Applied Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Potsdam, Germany.

Keynote speech at the international assembly of Impact Hub, global network of social entrepreneurs.

Strategy development advise to Greenpeace global forests campaign.

Participation in New York Climate Week and the UN Climate Summit.

Strategic advice and support to the Global Call for Climate Action.

Organizing workshops at the UN Conference of Small Island Developing States in Samoa, on behalf of the Global Ocean Commission and in partnership with the South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP).

Preparation and facilitation of Greenpeace’s Congo Basin Forest and Food For Life meetings.

Preparation and facilitation of Greenpeace’s Congo Basin Forest campaign strategy meeting.

Preparations for the UN Conference of Small Island Developing States in Samoa, on behalf of the Global Ocean Commissionand in collaboration with the South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP).

Development and coordination of Mission Ocean petition campaign.

Campaign training/workshop for Ceres, one of the world’s leading organizations mobilizing investors, companies and public interest groups to build a healthy, sustainable global economy.

Facilitation of a two-day meeting of the Antarctic Ocean Alliance Steering Committee.

Presented at the International Conference on Climate Change Communication 2013 in Beijing.

Preparation and facilitation of Greenpeace’s international Executive and Program Directors’ meeting.

Coordinated the production of ten Policy Options Papers for the 3rd Meeting of the Global Ocean Commission.

Spoke on the panel of experts feeding into the Pacific Islands Forum meeting of Heads of State.

Participation in the Ad-Hoc Working Group on Biodiversity in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction at UN HQ, New York.

Action Aid Supporter Strategy development and project coordination.

Adviser to the Executive Secretary of the Global Ocean Commission at its second plenary meeting in Glen Cove, NY.

Presentation and facilitation at a workshop of the Pew Shark Conservation Project in Washington DC.

Participation and scoping at the Deep Sea Mining Summit in London.

Workshop with the GCCA on campaign strategy development (London, 27 June).

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Strategic advice and presentation at Tokyo international symposia and workshop on systemic pesticides, on behalf of Act Beyond Trust.

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Workshop facilitation on Extended Producer Responsibility and Product Stewardship principles for tobacco control, public health and environmental experts, San Diego, US.

Preparation and facilitation of Greenpeace India Organisational Development Plan retreat, Bangalore.

Participation in the team planning meeting of Pew’s Global Ocean Legacy Program (London) and the Pew French contractors meeting (Paris).

Strategic planning for the IUCN Task Force on Systemic Pesticides, on behalf of Act Beyond Trust, Japan.

Political advice to the Pew European Marine Programme.

Strategic advice to CHEM Trust.

Facilitation of Greenpeace’s international toxics campaign strategy discussions.

Advice on the development of a mobilisation strategy to Action Aid International.

Strategic paper and support for the Global Ocean Commission.

Speaker at the conference The High Seas, Our Future in Paris.

Organizing and presenting a stakeholders workshop in Brussels, on behalf of Act Beyond Trust, Japan.

Speaker in the Connect4Climate panel discussion at the Milan Design Week.

Participation in the Communications Working Group of the IUCN Task Force on Systemic Pesticides, at Louvain-La-Neuve University, Belgium.

Preparation and facilitation of Amnesty International UK AGM workshop.

Preparation and facilitation of Greenpeace International Executive Directors’ meeting.

Research and strategic analysis for the IUCN Task Force on Systemic Pesticides, on behalf of Act Beyond Trust, Japan.

Logistics for, and participation in the annual meeting of Spanish Pew contractors, in Barcelona.

Oversaw an organizational strategic planning process for the GCCA.

Strategic advice and presentation at the first meeting of the Global Ocean Commission, Cape town.

Research and report for the office of the Pew European Marine Programme, Brussels.

Facilitation of Greenpeace’s international Programme meeting and Actions Skillshare.

Strategic support and outreach for the launch of the Global Ocean Commission in London

As chair of the advisory panel for the United Nations Momentum for Change initiative, facilitated the first meeting of the panel since a major expansion of the project.

Teaching a course, Leadership in Environmental Advocacy and Negotiation, at Madrid international business school Instituto de Empresa.

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Preparation and facilitation of Greenpeace’s global programme meeting in Istanbul.

Facilitating preparation of six draft research papers on EPR issues related to cigarette butt waste for review at workshop in June 2013.

Participated in strategy sessions to achieve a powerful international climate agreement in 2015

Joined the advisory committee for a major upcoming conference on women’s leadership in addressing climate change.

Strategic and logistical support in Cape Town, South Africa, on behalf of the Global Ocean Commission in preparation for their first plenary meeting.

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Project development for Act Beyond Trust, Japan.

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Preparation and facilitation of organisational strategy development meetings for Greenpeace International.

Campaigning at the Doha climate negotiations. As chair of the advisory panel for the UNFCCC “Momentum for Change” initiative, Kelly presented the 2012 awards along with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN climate head Christiana Figueres.

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Facilitating a strategic workshop of the IUCN Task Force on Systemic Pesticides, on behalf of Act Beyond Trust, Japan.

Drafting of papers prior to the launch of the Global Ocean Commission.

Preparing presentation and panel discussion for the Lonxanet Foundation, at the Spanish National Environmental Congress.

Planning workshop for Act-Beyond-Trust, Japan.

Press briefings in Paris and Madrid on behalf of the Pew Environment Group Tuna Conservation Programme.

Strategic planning for the Lonxanet Foundation for artisanal sustainable fishing.

Preparation and facilitation of the October 2012 Executive Directors’ meeting of Greenpeace.

Providing strategic advice to the Cigarette Butt Pollution Project

Moderator of the panel “Freeing Ourselves from a High Carbon Future” at SXSW Eco, in Austin Texas on 5 October

Speaker on climate change at the Washington, DC Green Festival on 30 September

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Speaker at the September 28 launch of “the Vital Few” social media campaign during Climate Week NYC.

Hosted a workshop for GCCA member organizations in New York, 27 September

Speaker at the September 26 launch of the Climate Vulnerable Monitor, a comprehensive assessment of the risks and impacts posed by climate change to vulnerable people and communities.

Participation on behalf of the Pew Environment Group in meetings of the Scientific Committee on Statistics of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).

Strategic advice to, and representations on behalf of the Secretariat of the Global Ocean Commission.

Support to the Pew Tuna Conservation Campaign in their preparations for this year’s meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).

Kelly addressed the 11th annual Youth Assembly on August 1, in the General Assembly Hall of the UN. Webcast of the event with Kelly’s speech at 2:01:33

Kelly was also a featured speaker at the AREDAY conference on Leadership for America’s Energy Future. She spoke on two panels, covering Women’s Leadership and Climate Solutions, and Lessons Learned from the Rio Earth Summit.

Facilitation of the planning meeting of the Lonxanet Foundation for Artisanal Sustainable Fishing.

Report for Transparency International’s African Programme on the continuation of their Advocacy campaigns in Francophone Sub-Saharian Africa.

Organization of the Date with History competition, from the launch at the beginning of the year until Brittany Tilford, the contest winner, delivered her speech at the opening ceremony of the Rio+20 conference.

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Multi-disciplinary Varda Group team at the Rio+20 conference and summit, on behalf of the Global Campaign for Climate Action (tcktcktck.org), the Natural Respource Defence Council (NRDC), the Pew Environment Group, and the Lonxanet Foundation for sustainable artisanal fishing.

Team member of the multimedia platform OceanInc@Rio.

Representation on behalf of the Pew Tuna conservation Project.

Participation in various round-tables and delivery of various keynote speeches in the run-up to theRio+20 conference

Participation in the Rio+20 informal consultations in New York, on behalf of the Pew Environment Group, the Natural Resource Defence Council (NRDC) and the Global Campaign for Climate Action (Tcktcktck.org).

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Speaker at the Spanish stakeholders consultations on Rio+20 organized by the Spanish Ministry of the Environment and Fundación Biodiversidad, Madrid 8 May.

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Participation in the Spanish delegation to the Rio+20 conference, on behalf of the Lonxanet Foundation for sustainable artisanal fishing.

“Role and Impact of International NGOs in Global Ocean Governance”, a chapter in Ocean Yearbook 26 (2012).

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Participation, on behalf of the GCCA, the Pew Environment Group and NRDC, in the Rio+20 informal consultations at UN HQ, NY, including organization and facilitation of the side-event “From Harmful Subsidies to Safe Subsidies”.

Participation in planning workshops for the establishment of the Global Ocean Commissionheadquartered at Somerville College, Oxford, UK.

Strategic consultations on behalf of the Pew Bluefin Tuna Conservation Project.

Strategic advice, workshop facilitation and logistical support to the Lonxanet Foundation for sustainable fishing.

Participation in Earth Day rally in Washington DC.

Participation on behalf of NRDC and the Pew Environment Group in the Rio+20 Informal negotiations in New York.

Strategic development for the Global Campaign for Climate Action (GCCA/Tcktcktck).

Facilitation of a strategic workshop for staff and Board members of the Lonxanet Foundation for Sustainable Artisanal Fishing, La Coruña (Spain).

Presentation at a meeting of the Cigarette Butt Pollution Project, Sacramento, US.

Review of Greenpeace’s Sustainable Agriculture Campaign.

Guest speaker of the Hub-Talk, at Hub-Madrid

Advocacy teach-in hosted by UNESCO Etxea, the UNESCO House in the Basque country in Bilbao.

Strategic advice to the Global Pew Tuna Conservation Campaign (on-going).

“Guide for not getting lost in Rio+20”, a six-parts series published by EFE-Verde (in Spanish).

“Waking up to Climate Change”, a contribution to the OECD Yearbook.

Strategic analysis and scoping for the Fishfight campaign.

Participation in the Rio+20 “Informal informals” at UN HQ, New York, on behalf of NRDC’s Oceans Program,  of the Global Campaign for Climate Action (GCCA)  and of the Pew Environment Group.

Coaching for Transparency International’s advocacy campaigns  in several African countries (on-going).

Organization and facilitation of a consultants workshop for the Pew European Marine Programme.

Advice on monitoring, reporting and evaluation for Friends of the Earth UK.

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Survey of Advocacy Tools and Approach, for Transparency International’s Secretariat.

Organization and facilitation of a strategic workshop for the Directors of Fundación Lonxanet (Spain).

Speaker at the launch of “Transformative Step of the Day” at the Durban Climate Conference.

Speaker at “Climate Communications Day”, in Durban, hosted by Internews, Earth Journalism Network, and IIED.

Moderated “Positive Energy Club” Ministerial side event (in Durban).

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Speaker at Oxfam’s International Forum on Climate Change Communications (in Durban).

Organizing and facilitating in Mauritius an Advocacy training workshop for Transparency International’sAdvocacy and Legal Advice Centres from francophone African countries.

Participation in the annual Climate Conference in Durban, on behalf of the Global Campaign for Climate Action.

Lecture at Madrid’s Instituto de Empresa Business School: “Environmental Advocacy, How to Handle it?”.

Strategic advice and representation on behalf of the Pew Environment Group’s Tuna Campaign.

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Coaching and advice to Local Campaigner Award Winners, on behalf of the Sheila McKechnie Foundation.

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Preparation and facilitation of Greenpeace’s international Climate and Energy meeting.

Lecture on Cigarette Butt Waste Extended Producer Responsibility, at the 6th Annual Trash Summit for the Potomac Watershed.

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Preparation of an advocacy training programme on behalf of Transparency International.

Organization of an international workshop and round-table on behalf of the Lonxanet Foundation for sustainable artisanal fishing, in Lisbon, Portugal.

Participation on behalf of the Pew Environment Group in the annual meeting of the Standing Committee on Research and Statistics of the international Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), and outreach support during the release of a new report.

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Review of Greenpeace’s Congo Basin campaign.

Advocacy Teach-In for Spanish NGOs, sponsored by the Spanish Environment Ministry’s Fundación Biodiversidad and Fundación Ecología y Desarrollo of Zaragoza, Spain.

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Preparation and facilitation of Greenpeace’s virtual Campaign Directors’ Meeting.

Research for the European Climate Forum.

Review of the Pew European Marine Program.

Moderator and panelist on climate communications at the AREDAY Summit.

Two-day advocacy teach-in in Tokyo for a group of Japanese organic farmers, beekeepers and environmentalists, developing a strategic plan seeking the elimination of neonicotinoid, the pesticide that causes honeybees colony disorder, on behalf of Act-Beyond-Trust, Japan.

Organization of a joint strategic workshop for the European Renewable energy Council (EREC), the global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the Global Campaign for Climate Action (GCCA).

Strategic advice to the Pew Tuna Conservation Project.

Lecture at the Spring University, Dijon, France on “Rio Twenty Years Later”, organized by Edgar Morin’sIIRPC.

Programme development advice to Friends of the Earth UK.

Co-facilitation of Greenpeace Corporate Strategy Summit.

Strategic advice to the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) and participation in their policy conference.

Participation in the Working Group on the Future of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), on behalf of the Pew Environment Group.

Strategic advice to the Lonxanet Foundation for sustainable artesanal fisheries.

Strategic advice to UNITAR on national legislative frameworks for Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers.

Facilitation of a staff retreat for the US Alliance for Biking and Walking focused on priority workplan topics and team building.

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Report for the Pew Shark Conservation campaign.

Participation in and advice at a planning workshop of the Lonxanet Foundation for sustainable artesanal fisheries, La Coruña, Spain.

Attendance, on behalf of the Tktcktck secretariat, at the International Trade Union Confederation’s andSustainlabour’s Madrid Dialogues on Rio+20.

Preparation of a campaigning training workshop for Act Beyond Trust, Japan.

Presenter and moderator at a conference on Public Participation and the Right to Peaceful Protest,Copenhagen.

Collaboration with The Hub-Madrid’s promotional campaign.

Participation in the 2nd session of the Preparatory Committee of the Rio+20 2012 conference, including organization of a side event on behalf of NRDC and the Global Campaign for Climate Action.

Participation in the annual staff and consultants meeting of the Pew European Marine Programme.

Organization and facilitation of the annual planning retreat of the Global Campaign for Climate Action.

Support and advice for the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) Rio+20 planning process.

Scoping for the Pew Shark Conservation campaign.

Speaker and adviser at the strategic planning session of the Oak Foundation Child Abuse Programme, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Participation in the first intersessional meeting for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20, 2012), at UN HQ, New York, on behalf of Tcktcktck and the Pew Environment Group.

Fundraising and strategic planning for the Global Campaign for Climate Action.