Aim for global impact

Through this collaboration, IUCN and BBC Media Action aim to amplify diverse voices and increase global public engagement on the natural world. Both organisations recognise the urgent need for compelling, evidence-based content that inspires and informs the public, policymakers, and stakeholders about nature and biodiversity around the world.
 

Enhancing visibility and storytelling

As part of the collaboration, BBC Media Action will host a Media Pavilion throughout the Congress (9–13 October), with contributions from the BBC Studios Natural History Unit (NHU). The Pavilion will be a dedicated hub for screenings, discussions, and interactive sessions exploring how storytelling can inspire and inform audiences on the intertwined issues of threatened biodiversity and the changing climate.

Programming will include clips from landmark natural history series, discussions on wildfire reporting and climate storytelling across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, and journalist-led conversations. The  final day will be dedicated to innovation and a closing “Speakers’ Corner” of lessons and pledges.

On-Site Panels and Sessions

In addition to Pavilion activities, BBC Media Action will deliver two high-profile sessions within the main Congress programme:

• Changing the story on climate (Nurturing Resilience) – 10th October
  This session will explore how scientists, broadcasters, and communities can collaborate to ensure weather and climate information is shared in ways that are accessible, timely, and actionable.
• Create your own nature content with impact – 9th October
  A hands-on workshop for participants to learn how to inspire young urban audiences through innovative storytelling, influencers, and digital campaigns.

Speakers will include two senior Natural History Unit producers – Tessa Worgan, an award-winning filmmaker known for her work on global wildlife series, and Will Ridgeon, a producer with deep expertise in environmental storytelling and connecting audiences to urgent climate and conservation issues.

The sessions will also feature insights from young environmental journalists from across the world, who are attending the Congress as part of the partnership.

Young journalist engagement

Through the partnership, four journalists mentored by BBC Media Action - from the Solomon Islands, Kenya, Nepal and Bangladesh - will be supported to attend the Congress and share their experience as communicators on the frontlines of biodiversity loss. They will bring local perspectives on climate, environment, and community resilience to IUCN members and global audiences. Their experiences at the Congress will inform their reporting on the event in their home countries and will provide an invaluable experience to make connections with conservation experts from around the globe.

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