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The Sawdust Technique, how I enter a negotiation mid-stream, why a qualifier saved FPIC.

Brief of April 7-8, 2026

What you’ll hear:

  • How I enter a new treaty negotiation when someone else was tracking it and the portfolio shifted to me.

  • The sawdust technique: When you cannot get the thing whole, sprinkle it throughout the text.

  • Why FPIC with a qualifier beats no FPIC. And why some Indigenous Peoples disagree with that.

  • Why a monitoring body vs a conference of parties m…

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