Official IUCN Congress Programme

992 results
11 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
IUCN Arabia
Blue Mediterranean Partnership – concerted action for sustainable blue economy
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Blue Mediterranean Partnership – concerted action for sustainable blue economy
11 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
Canada
Civil Society in Action: A Collective Dynamic for Biodiversity, from Local to National
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Civil Society in Action: A Collective Dynamic for Biodiversity, from Local to National
11 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
Pavillon France
De la préservation des écosystèmes d’eau douce à la préservation de l’eau verte
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
De la préservation des écosystèmes d’eau douce à la préservation de l’eau verte
11 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 2
E8 - Cómo la política apoya la ciencia en Guatemala: Agenda Legislativa Ambiental
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
E8 - Cómo la política apoya la ciencia en Guatemala: Agenda Legislativa Ambiental
11 Oct
13:00 - 13:45
IUCN Africa
Ecosystem Accounting and Nature-Based Solutions: African Approaches to Integrated Policy for Climate, Food and Biodiversity
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Ecosystem Accounting and Nature-Based Solutions: African Approaches to Integrated Policy for Climate, Food and Biodiversity
11 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
Learning Zone Pavilion: Tools for Nature
Onsite
Farming with Nature : Tracking Land Health through Functional Biodiversity
Forum
Learning Zone: Tools for Nature
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Farming with Nature : Tracking Land Health through Functional Biodiversity
11 Oct
13:00 - 13:30
Forum - Arena
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Incorporating Traditional Knowledge on the IUCN Red List: a freshwater perspective from Lake Tanganyika
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Conservation Showcase
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Incorporating Traditional Knowledge on the IUCN Red List: a freshwater perspective from Lake Tanganyika
11 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1
The Frontlines of Conservation in the Americas: Models for Subnational Leadership to Advance Transformative Collaboration
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
The Frontlines of Conservation in the Americas: Models for Subnational Leadership to Advance Transformative Collaboration
11 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
Nature Positive Pavilion
The Power of Community-Led Conservation in Africa: Scaling Local Action for Global Impact
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The Power of Community-Led Conservation in Africa: Scaling Local Action for Global Impact
11 Oct
13:30 - 14:10
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
Reimagine Conservation : Toward a Flourishing Future
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Reimagine Conservation : Toward a Flourishing Future
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1
16A - Walking the Talk: Inclusive Conservation in Action Across the Americas
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
16A - Walking the Talk: Inclusive Conservation in Action Across the Americas
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
IUCN - The Americas - Room 2
16B - Sharing Stories on the Power and Practice of Very Large-Scale Conservation
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
16B - Sharing Stories on the Power and Practice of Very Large-Scale Conservation
11 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
The Nature Conservancy
30x30: clarifying what counts towards the global protection target
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
30x30: clarifying what counts towards the global protection target
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
IUCN Oceania
Advancing Pacific Resilience through IUCN Global Standards for NbS
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Advancing Pacific Resilience through IUCN Global Standards for NbS
11 Oct
14:00 - 14:30
High Level Speaker Area
Onsite
Announcing the International Ranger Award Winners - the world's frontline defenders of nature
Press Conference
Announcing the International Ranger Award Winners - the world's frontline defenders of nature
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Forum - Arena
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Beyond boundaries: overcoming institutional, physical, and social boundaries to reconnect nature conservation with society.
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Beyond boundaries: overcoming institutional, physical, and social boundaries to reconnect nature conservation with society.
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R2
Biodiversity Hotspots updated: a 25-year re-evaluation [Event starts at 1:30pm]
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Biodiversity Hotspots updated: a 25-year re-evaluation [Event starts at 1:30pm]
11 Oct
14:00 - 14:40
CS-Disruptive Innovation and Technology
Biological invasions: How to quantify ecological impacts worldwide
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Biological invasions: How to quantify ecological impacts worldwide
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Global Environment Facility
Bridging Capacity and Impact: Network-Led Innovation for Conservation Institutions
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Bridging Capacity and Impact: Network-Led Innovation for Conservation Institutions
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
IDEA Campaign & IUCN ENCA
Bridging science and policy: European action for biodiversity and climate goals
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Bridging science and policy: European action for biodiversity and climate goals
11 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
Caring for the Earth’s freshwater: a Manifesto for the freshwater rule of law
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Caring for the Earth’s freshwater: a Manifesto for the freshwater rule of law
11 Oct
14:00 - 14:40
CS-Conservation Action
Central Stage - Conservation Action
Exhibitor event
Central Stage - Conservation Action
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
International Coral Reef Initiative (ICR
Coral Bleaching Event Impact Categorisation: Proposed New Framework for Assessing and Communicating Coral Reef Crises
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Coral Bleaching Event Impact Categorisation: Proposed New Framework for Assessing and Communicating Coral Reef Crises
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 6
Dams in a social-ecological ecosystem approach to freshwater conservation
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Dams in a social-ecological ecosystem approach to freshwater conservation
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Reverse the Red
Delivering on Goal A and Target 4 (Nationally)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Delivering on Goal A and Target 4 (Nationally)
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Virtual Channel 2
Online only
Empowering countries to meet their GBF targets: The Global Amphibian Coalition case study
Forum
Thematic session
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Empowering countries to meet their GBF targets: The Global Amphibian Coalition case study
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Forum - Arena
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Exploring the Ocean’s Hidden Depths for Conservation
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Exploring the Ocean’s Hidden Depths for Conservation
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Canada
From cities to parks: Nature-based Solutions for climate resilience
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
From cities to parks: Nature-based Solutions for climate resilience
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Brazil
From promise to scale: nature-based carbon removals and the new forest economy
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
From promise to scale: nature-based carbon removals and the new forest economy
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
IUCN Green List
Global Standard for Conservation: Unlocking Financial Sustainability
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Global Standard for Conservation: Unlocking Financial Sustainability
11 Oct
14:00 - 14:30
Al Ain Zoo & YSWRR
Habitat Design for animals in human care/ Sand Cat Population Management at Al Ain Zoo
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Habitat Design for animals in human care/ Sand Cat Population Management at Al Ain Zoo
11 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
IUCN Business Pavilion
Harmonizing nature-related metrics: Nature Action Portal
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Harmonizing nature-related metrics: Nature Action Portal
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Forum - Arena
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Improving the business environment for small & medium forestry enterprises in Central America
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Improving the business environment for small & medium forestry enterprises in Central America
11 Oct
14:00 - 14:40
Virtual Channel 4
Online only
Innovative Financing Solutions for Conservation: Showcasing Trees for Global Benefit
Forum
Learning Zone: Speedy Learning
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Innovative Financing Solutions for Conservation: Showcasing Trees for Global Benefit
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Hall 4C: Forum - Session Room 3
Integrating Tools for Biodiversity Risk
Forum
Thematic session
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Integrating Tools for Biodiversity Risk
11 Oct
14:00 - 14:30
BBC Media Action
Living Climate Change: A Film
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Living Climate Change: A Film
11 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
IUCN Asia Pavilion
Mainstreaming Biodiversity into the One Health Approach in Asia
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Mainstreaming Biodiversity into the One Health Approach in Asia
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Nature Positive Pavilion
Measuring Nature Positive: a Whole of Society approach
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Measuring Nature Positive: a Whole of Society approach
11 Oct
14:00 - 16:00
Conference Hall B: Session Room 10
Onsite
Measuring the impacts of invasive alien species
Forum
Learning Zone: Toolbox
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Measuring the impacts of invasive alien species
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Forum - Arena
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Measuring what matters - developing a human-wildlife conflict indicator framework for KMBGF Target 4
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Measuring what matters - developing a human-wildlife conflict indicator framework for KMBGF Target 4
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN Arabia
Nature Positive Pathways: Scaling Nature-based Solutions to Meet Global Biodiversity Goals
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Nature Positive Pathways: Scaling Nature-based Solutions to Meet Global Biodiversity Goals
11 Oct
14:00 - 16:00
Conference Hall B: Session Room 9
Onsite
Nature-based Solutions for Water: practical strategies and lessons from the private sector
Forum
Learning Zone: Deep dive
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Nature-based Solutions for Water: practical strategies and lessons from the private sector
11 Oct
14:00 - 14:40
Conference Hall B: Session Room 11
Nature’s Return: A Social Game to Reconnect with Nature
Forum
Learning Zone: Speedy Learning
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Nature’s Return: A Social Game to Reconnect with Nature
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 4
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Nature’s Value in the UAE: A Vision for a Nature-Positive Economy
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Nature’s Value in the UAE: A Vision for a Nature-Positive Economy
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Forum - Arena
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Plastic Monitoring: Tools for Effective Plastic Pollution Reduction and Policy Action"
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Plastic Monitoring: Tools for Effective Plastic Pollution Reduction and Policy Action"
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Reimagining Conservation
Power in Data
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Power in Data
11 Oct
14:00 - 16:00
Reimagining Conservation
Power in Data
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Power in Data
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Ministry of Environment, KR
Rangers beyond borders: building capacity together
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Rangers beyond borders: building capacity together
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Forum - Arena
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Researching Oman’s Endangered Vulture Populations
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Researching Oman’s Endangered Vulture Populations
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Pavillon France
Showcasing Concrete Field Actions Enabled by the France–IUCN Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Showcasing Concrete Field Actions Enabled by the France–IUCN Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
11 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
IUCN Africa
The Future of Forest Landscape Restoration driving Investment and Biodiversity Conservation in Africa
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The Future of Forest Landscape Restoration driving Investment and Biodiversity Conservation in Africa
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 5
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
The hidden cost of plastic pollution and biodiversity loss: Economic & policy implications
Forum
Thematic session
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The hidden cost of plastic pollution and biodiversity loss: Economic & policy implications
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Hall 4C: Forum - Session Room 3
Transforming our urban environment: Pathways to sustainability
Forum
High-Level Dialogue
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Transforming our urban environment: Pathways to sustainability
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Virtual Channel 1
Online only
Why does Animal Culture matter for Conservation?
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Why does Animal Culture matter for Conservation?
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Hall 4B: Forum - Session Room 2
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Women in a Degraded Amazon: The Need for Gender-inclusive and Intersectional Approaches to Environmental Crime
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Women in a Degraded Amazon: The Need for Gender-inclusive and Intersectional Approaches to Environmental Crime
11 Oct
14:00 - 16:00
Conference Hall B: Session Room 8
Onsite
Working Together to Build a Powerful Global Plan of Action for Education on Biodiversity
Forum
Learning Zone: Deep dive
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Working Together to Build a Powerful Global Plan of Action for Education on Biodiversity
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 7
Youth Breaking Walls: Advancing Transboundary Conservation in Conflict-Affected Regions
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Youth Breaking Walls: Advancing Transboundary Conservation in Conflict-Affected Regions
11 Oct
14:30 - 15:10
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
Bridging agriculture and biodiversity through policy and practice
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Bridging agriculture and biodiversity through policy and practice
11 Oct
14:30 - 15:30
Learning Zone Pavilion: Tools for Nature
Onsite
Mitigation hierarchy and biodiversity offsets: Foundations for contributing to nature positive goals
Forum
Learning Zone: Tools for Nature
Mitigation hierarchy and biodiversity offsets: Foundations for contributing to nature positive goals
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1
17A - Nature Crime in the Americas: Tackling Wildlife Trafficking to Safeguard Biodiversity
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
17A - Nature Crime in the Americas: Tackling Wildlife Trafficking to Safeguard Biodiversity
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R2
Aligning principles for Marine NPI in the Energy Sector - Part I [Event ends 4:30pm]
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Aligning principles for Marine NPI in the Energy Sector - Part I [Event ends 4:30pm]
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Virtual Channel 5
Online only
Blue Social Progress: Do marine policy and management drive biodiversity conservation AND sustainable coastal development?
Forum
Podcast
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Blue Social Progress: Do marine policy and management drive biodiversity conservation AND sustainable coastal development?
11 Oct
15:00 - 15:40
CS-Conservation Action
Central Stage - Conservation Action
Exhibitor event
Central Stage - Conservation Action
11 Oct
15:00 - 15:40
CS-Nature-Climate-People Nex
Central Stage - Nature-Climate-People Nexus. Knowledge and Action: The Power of Expert Networks
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Central Stage - Nature-Climate-People Nexus. Knowledge and Action: The Power of Expert Networks
11 Oct
15:00 - 15:40
CS-Transition to Nature- Positive
Central Stage - Transition to Nature-Positive
Exhibitor event
Central Stage - Transition to Nature-Positive
11 Oct
15:00 - 15:30
Al Ain Zoo & YSWRR
Dama Gazelle Conservation Breeding at Al Ain Zoo
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Dama Gazelle Conservation Breeding at Al Ain Zoo
11 Oct
15:00 - 15:40
CS-Disruptive Innovation and Technology
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Debate: Are developments in conservation being outpaced by developments in technology?
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Debate: Are developments in conservation being outpaced by developments in technology?
11 Oct
15:00 - 15:45
IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
Developing new WCPA guidance on Protected/Conserved Area Management Planning
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Developing new WCPA guidance on Protected/Conserved Area Management Planning
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Nature Positive Pavilion
Forests and nature: from Stocktake to Action
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Forests and nature: from Stocktake to Action
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R1
Innovating for impact: the WALD Innovation Facility bridging private finance and nature positive projects [Event ends at 4:30pm]
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Innovating for impact: the WALD Innovation Facility bridging private finance and nature positive projects [Event ends at 4:30pm]
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Africa
Local entrepreneurship and economies supporting biodiversity goals
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Local entrepreneurship and economies supporting biodiversity goals
11 Oct
15:00 - 15:30
BBC Media Action
Making weather information accessible for those in need in rural Kenya
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Making weather information accessible for those in need in rural Kenya
11 Oct
15:00 - 15:45
The Nature Conservancy
Meet The Nature Conservancy!
Exhibition
Social / Cultural event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Meet The Nature Conservancy!
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Business Pavilion
Mitigation Hierarchy in Practice: Strategies for Effective Application
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Mitigation Hierarchy in Practice: Strategies for Effective Application
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
Plastic-Free Society: Policies and Practices for Transition to a Nature-Based Economy (Changed to Oct 10)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Plastic-Free Society: Policies and Practices for Transition to a Nature-Based Economy (Changed to Oct 10)
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Ministry of Environment, KR
Rangers beyond borders: building capacity together
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Rangers beyond borders: building capacity together
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Arabia
Resilient Conservation in Deteriorating Ecosystems
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Resilient Conservation in Deteriorating Ecosystems
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R3
Species conservation in Madagascar: from NBSAPs to local action for species, habitats and people [Event ends at 4:30pm]
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Species conservation in Madagascar: from NBSAPs to local action for species, habitats and people [Event ends at 4:30pm]
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Asia Pavilion
The Future of Animal Biobanking in Asia
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
The Future of Animal Biobanking in Asia
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Virtual Channel 3
Online only
The Missing piece in conservation? Engaging world faiths and worldviews at the grass roots
Forum
Podcast
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The Missing piece in conservation? Engaging world faiths and worldviews at the grass roots
11 Oct
15:00 - 15:40
Conference Hall B: Session Room 11
Triggering change in education for sustainable agriculture systems - a call to action!
Forum
Learning Zone: Speedy Learning
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Triggering change in education for sustainable agriculture systems - a call to action!
11 Oct
15:30 - 16:00
High Level Speaker Area
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
4th IUCN World Heritage Outlook report launch: The state of our natural world
Press Conference
4th IUCN World Heritage Outlook report launch: The state of our natural world
11 Oct
15:30 - 16:10
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
Supporting action against Invasive Alien Species to meet the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
Supporting action against Invasive Alien Species to meet the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030
11 Oct
15:30 - 16:00
Forum - Arena
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Tacking global crises together: Integrating a One Health Approach to Conservation from local to global
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Conservation Showcase
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Tacking global crises together: Integrating a One Health Approach to Conservation from local to global
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 2
18B -Exploring progress in innovative technology and knowledge management for biodiversity conservation in the Caribbean.
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
18B -Exploring progress in innovative technology and knowledge management for biodiversity conservation in the Caribbean.
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
IUCN Asia Pavilion
30x30 Youth Vision: Advancing Target 3 through Gen Z
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
30x30 Youth Vision: Advancing Target 3 through Gen Z
11 Oct
16:00 - 16:45
Pavillon France
BIODEV2030 : Bridging local stakeholders and donors to implement the KMGBF
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
BIODEV2030 : Bridging local stakeholders and donors to implement the KMGBF
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 6
Can climate adaptation be truly integrative? Yes, with the NAbSA Operational Framework
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Can climate adaptation be truly integrative? Yes, with the NAbSA Operational Framework
11 Oct
16:00 - 16:40
CS-Disruptive Innovation and Technology
Central Stage - Disruptive Innovation and Technology
Exhibitor event
Central Stage - Disruptive Innovation and Technology
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 4
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Collaborative Pathways to Nature Positive: Multi-Stakeholder Support for Nature Disclosure
Forum
Thematic session
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Collaborative Pathways to Nature Positive: Multi-Stakeholder Support for Nature Disclosure
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Virtual Channel 2
Online only
Collateral damage from non-selective fisheries… and possible solutions.
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Collateral damage from non-selective fisheries… and possible solutions.
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 5
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Controlling the commercial pet trade in terrestrial wildlife: Development of IUCN Guidelines?
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Controlling the commercial pet trade in terrestrial wildlife: Development of IUCN Guidelines?
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
Reverse the Red
Corporations Supporting Conservation Action
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Corporations Supporting Conservation Action
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
IUCN Arabia
Economics of Rangeland Goods and Services
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Economics of Rangeland Goods and Services
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
IUCN Africa
From Local Voices to Systemic Shifts: Rethinking Finance and Partnerships for African Conservation Leadership
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
From Local Voices to Systemic Shifts: Rethinking Finance and Partnerships for African Conservation Leadership
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
IUCN Green List
Green List Partnership Impact for the Effective Protected and Conserved Areas in Africa
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Green List Partnership Impact for the Effective Protected and Conserved Areas in Africa
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Hall 4A: Session Room 1
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
High level Event on Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Scaling Up Nature-based Solutions (NbS)
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
High level Event on Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Scaling Up Nature-based Solutions (NbS)
11 Oct
16:00 - 16:45
IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
Identifying priority marine areas for effective implementation of global biodiversity goals
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Identifying priority marine areas for effective implementation of global biodiversity goals
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
Improving the Conservation Outlook of MIDAs
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Improving the Conservation Outlook of MIDAs
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
Global Environment Facility
Investing in Lasting Impact: Scaling Biodiversity Finance Through Conservation Trust Funds
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Investing in Lasting Impact: Scaling Biodiversity Finance Through Conservation Trust Funds