Hany EL SHAER

Biography

Dr. Hany El-Shaer is a highly accomplished environmental leader and conservation expert with over 25 years of experience across government and international organizations in biodiversity conservation, protected areas management, and sustainable development. As the Regional Director of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in West Asia since 2018, Dr. El-Shaer leads strategic conservation efforts across the region, managing multi-million-dollar programme portfolios and forging partnerships with governments, donors, NGOs, and the private sector.

Speaking at

Advancing 30 by 30 in the ROWA Region, aligning regional action with Kunming Montreal GBF

Oct 09 2025 (14:00 - 14:45)

Room: IUCN Arabia
Advancing 30 by 30 in the ROWA Region, aligning regional action with Kunming Montreal GBF
Strengthening Coral Reef Resilience-Aqaba: Launch of New Programme for Protection Monitoring & Sustainable Financing

Oct 09 2025 (15:00 - 16:00)

Room: IUCN Arabia
Strengthening Coral Reef Resilience-Aqaba: Launch of New Programme for Protection Monitoring & Sustainable Financing
Linking Culture to Nature Using the Hima Approach

Oct 09 2025 (17:00 - 18:00)

Room: CS-Transition to Nature- Positive
Linking Culture to Nature Using the Hima Approach
Recognizing Regional Commitment for Excellence – The IUCN Green List in the MEWA region

Oct 10 2025 (11:00 - 12:00)

Room: IUCN Green List
Recognizing Regional Commitment for Excellence – The IUCN Green List in the MEWA region
Hima for Peace…

Oct 10 2025 (16:00 - 17:30)

Room: Hall 4A: Session Room 1
Hima for Peace…
Advancing Biodiversity Conservation with AI-Driven Soil Classification & Habitat Mapping

Oct 10 2025 (16:00 - 16:30)

Room: Forum - Arena
Advancing Biodiversity Conservation with AI-Driven Soil Classification & Habitat Mapping
Indicators for Dryland Conservation and Natural Resource Management: Focus on Saudi Arabia

Oct 11 2025 (11:00 - 12:30)

Room: CS-Nature-Climate-People Nex
Indicators for Dryland Conservation and Natural Resource Management: Focus on Saudi Arabia
The Arab Union of Protected Areas: Promoting regional actions through the League of Arab States

Oct 11 2025 (12:00 - 13:00)

Room: IUCN Arabia
The Arab Union of Protected Areas: Promoting regional actions through the League of Arab States
Nature Positive Pathways: Scaling Nature-based Solutions to Meet Global Biodiversity Goals

Oct 11 2025 (14:00 - 14:45)

Room: IUCN Arabia
Nature Positive Pathways: Scaling Nature-based Solutions to Meet Global Biodiversity Goals
4th IUCN World Heritage Outlook report launch: The state of our natural world

Oct 11 2025 (15:30 - 16:00)

Room: High Level Speaker Area
4th IUCN World Heritage Outlook report launch: The state of our natural world
Monitoring the future of natural World Heritage: New insights from IUCN World Heritage Outlook 4 [Event ends at 7:30pm]

Oct 11 2025 (18:00 - 19:00)

Room: IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R3
Monitoring the future of natural World Heritage: New insights from IUCN World Heritage Outlook 4 [Event ends at 7:30pm]
Paving for GEF9- Ideas and New Opportunities

Oct 12 2025 (15:00 - 16:00)

Room: IUCN Arabia
Paving for GEF9- Ideas and New Opportunities
Partnership for Nature Conservation: The Strategic Collaboration between IUCN, NCVC and Tilad

Oct 12 2025 (20:00 - 20:45)

Room: IUCN Arabia
Partnership for Nature Conservation: The Strategic Collaboration between IUCN, NCVC and Tilad
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