Official IUCN Congress Programme

318 results
09 Oct
11:30 - 13:00
Conference Hall A: Session Room 5
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
'Everything, everywhere, all at once': Addressing the risks of climate overshoot
Forum
Thematic Plenary
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
'Everything, everywhere, all at once': Addressing the risks of climate overshoot
09 Oct
13:30 - 15:30
Virtual Channel 3
Online only
European farming Living Labs perspective for Climate Change and Biodiversity in Food Systems
Forum
Learning Zone: Toolbox
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
European farming Living Labs perspective for Climate Change and Biodiversity in Food Systems
09 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1
1A - The Caribbean at the Limit: Nature in Danger, Communities at Risk
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
1A - The Caribbean at the Limit: Nature in Danger, Communities at Risk
09 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN Arabia
Advancing 30 by 30 in the ROWA Region, aligning regional action with Kunming Montreal GBF
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Advancing 30 by 30 in the ROWA Region, aligning regional action with Kunming Montreal GBF
09 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
Global Environment Facility
Beyond Pilots: How do we sustain, mainstream, replicate and scale behavior change for impact?
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Beyond Pilots: How do we sustain, mainstream, replicate and scale behavior change for impact?
09 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
IUCN Business Pavilion
Business leadership in protecting World Heritage sites: the ‘no-go’ commitment
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Business leadership in protecting World Heritage sites: the ‘no-go’ commitment
09 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Forum - Arena
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Conservation Journey of Oman's Loggerhead Sea Turtles
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Conservation Journey of Oman's Loggerhead Sea Turtles
09 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 5
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Foods systems & commodities: Practices matters for biodiversity outcomes
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Foods systems & commodities: Practices matters for biodiversity outcomes
09 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
United Arab Emirates University
Innovation & Patent Exhibition: “Climate Innovation Lab – UAEU Patents in Action”
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Innovation & Patent Exhibition: “Climate Innovation Lab – UAEU Patents in Action”
09 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Virtual Channel 2
Online only
LNG Industrialisation Threats to Biodiversity Hotspots: Impacts and Opportunities
Forum
Thematic session
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
LNG Industrialisation Threats to Biodiversity Hotspots: Impacts and Opportunities
09 Oct
14:00 - 16:00
Conference Hall B: Session Room 8
Onsite
Restore Her Rights: Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Roles in Ecosystem Restoration
Forum
Learning Zone: Deep dive
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Restore Her Rights: Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Roles in Ecosystem Restoration
09 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Virtual Channel 1
Online only
Restoring Land, Shaping Laws: Advancing Legislative Action for Ecosystem Restoration
Forum
Thematic session
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Restoring Land, Shaping Laws: Advancing Legislative Action for Ecosystem Restoration
09 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
Human-Centred Conservation Pavilion
Stories from the Frontlines: Communities Balancing Food, Climate, and Conservation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
Stories from the Frontlines: Communities Balancing Food, Climate, and Conservation
09 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Forum - Arena
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
The sky IS the limit: the present state and future stake of alpine plants
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
The sky IS the limit: the present state and future stake of alpine plants
09 Oct
15:00 - 15:45
Global Environment Facility
Ask the GEF Almost Anything
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Ask the GEF Almost Anything
09 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Business Pavilion
From Bean to Biodiversity: Scaling Regenerative Landscape Solutions
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
From Bean to Biodiversity: Scaling Regenerative Landscape Solutions
09 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Al Ain Zoo & YSWRR
Marine Wildlife Rescue at YSWRR - Engaging community to succeed
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Marine Wildlife Rescue at YSWRR - Engaging community to succeed
09 Oct
15:00 - 15:45
Human-Centred Conservation Pavilion
Nature on the Table: What Role Can Wild Harvesting Play in Today’s Food Systems?
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Nature on the Table: What Role Can Wild Harvesting Play in Today’s Food Systems?
09 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Arabia
Strengthening Coral Reef Resilience-Aqaba: Launch of New Programme for Protection Monitoring & Sustainable Financing
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Strengthening Coral Reef Resilience-Aqaba: Launch of New Programme for Protection Monitoring & Sustainable Financing
09 Oct
15:30 - 16:00
Virtual Channel 5
Online only
Developing wind energy while taking into consideration birds of prey populations and behaviors
Forum
Podcast
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Developing wind energy while taking into consideration birds of prey populations and behaviors
09 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Virtual Channel 3
Online only
15 Years of Partnership: Harnessing nature to tackle climate, biodiversity, land, and disaster challenges
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
15 Years of Partnership: Harnessing nature to tackle climate, biodiversity, land, and disaster challenges
09 Oct
16:00 - 16:45
Human-Centred Conservation Pavilion
Adaptation in Action: Case Studies of Community-Led Conservation and Food Security
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
Adaptation in Action: Case Studies of Community-Led Conservation and Food Security
09 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 7
Building capacity for monitoring, early detection and action of HPAI in wild bird populations
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Building capacity for monitoring, early detection and action of HPAI in wild bird populations
09 Oct
16:00 - 16:45
Global Environment Facility
Investing in Nature and Communities: Lessons from GEF/UNDP-BIOFIN Partnership in Action
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Investing in Nature and Communities: Lessons from GEF/UNDP-BIOFIN Partnership in Action
09 Oct
16:00 - 16:45
Pavillon France
Rewilding and "libre évolution" : new levers for conservation and human-nonhuman coexistence
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Rewilding and "libre évolution" : new levers for conservation and human-nonhuman coexistence
09 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
IUCN Arabia
Scaling Nature Positive Solutions in Arid Environments: The Finance Imperative
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Scaling Nature Positive Solutions in Arid Environments: The Finance Imperative
09 Oct
16:00 - 16:45
IUCN Africa
Shared Voices around the Table: How Africa’s IUCN National Committees contribute to strengthening conservation collaboration
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Shared Voices around the Table: How Africa’s IUCN National Committees contribute to strengthening conservation collaboration
09 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Virtual Channel 2
Online only
The Elephant in The Room: A Toolkit to Overcome Mental Health Challenges Among Rangers
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
The Elephant in The Room: A Toolkit to Overcome Mental Health Challenges Among Rangers
09 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
IUCN Oceania
The impacts of Grants in Conservation to achieve GBF targets
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
The impacts of Grants in Conservation to achieve GBF targets
09 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
United Arab Emirates University
UAEU’s Legacy in Environmental Sustainability
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
UAEU’s Legacy in Environmental Sustainability
09 Oct
16:30 - 18:30
Conference Hall B: Session Room 11
Onsite
Protecting the Wonders of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
Forum
Learning Zone: Deep dive
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Protecting the Wonders of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
09 Oct
17:00 - 18:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 2
4B - Defensores de los Océanos: Mujeres y Jóvenes liderando la protección de zonas marinas-costeras
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
4B - Defensores de los Océanos: Mujeres y Jóvenes liderando la protección de zonas marinas-costeras
09 Oct
17:00 - 17:30
Al Ain Zoo & YSWRR
Advancing strandings investigation to improve marine megafauna protection
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Advancing strandings investigation to improve marine megafauna protection
09 Oct
17:00 - 18:00
IUCN Business Pavilion
Designing a Nature Positive Future: Converging Perspectives across Business, Science and Finance sectors
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Designing a Nature Positive Future: Converging Perspectives across Business, Science and Finance sectors
09 Oct
17:00 - 17:45
IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
Earth Jurisprudence and the Rights of Nature: Transformative Solutions for Communities and Courts
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Earth Jurisprudence and the Rights of Nature: Transformative Solutions for Communities and Courts
09 Oct
17:00 - 17:40
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
Establishing Marine Protected Areas in a Changing Climate
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Establishing Marine Protected Areas in a Changing Climate
09 Oct
17:00 - 18:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R3
Integrating Red Lists of Species and Ecosystems: IUCN’s First Global Coral Biodiversity Assessment [Event starts at 4:30pm]
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Integrating Red Lists of Species and Ecosystems: IUCN’s First Global Coral Biodiversity Assessment [Event starts at 4:30pm]
09 Oct
17:00 - 18:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1
Saving Species, Supporting People: New Centre for Species Survival Focused on the Human-Nature Connection
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Saving Species, Supporting People: New Centre for Species Survival Focused on the Human-Nature Connection
09 Oct
17:00 - 18:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R2
Towards a Regenerative Blue Economy [Event starts at 4:30pm]
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Towards a Regenerative Blue Economy [Event starts at 4:30pm]
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:00
Forum - Arena
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Innovative Carbon Neutral Solutions: Action Plans for Reforming Transportation and Energy System
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Conservation Showcase
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
Innovative Carbon Neutral Solutions: Action Plans for Reforming Transportation and Energy System
09 Oct
18:00 - 19:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1
5A - Conservación en Colombia tras 10 años de Paz con la Naturaleza
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
5A - Conservación en Colombia tras 10 años de Paz con la Naturaleza
09 Oct
18:00 - 18:30
Al Ain Zoo & YSWRR
Al Ain Zoo: Projects & Conservation Vision
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Al Ain Zoo: Projects & Conservation Vision
09 Oct
18:00 - 19:00
Global Environment Facility
Championing Gender Justice in Biodiversity Conservation: Pathways to CBD COP17
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Championing Gender Justice in Biodiversity Conservation: Pathways to CBD COP17
09 Oct
18:00 - 19:00
IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
Commissions support to national governments - Global Biodiversity Framework
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Commissions support to national governments - Global Biodiversity Framework
09 Oct
18:00 - 19:00
IUCN Arabia
Launch of the Jordan Integrated Landscape Management Initiative (JILMI): A GCF-Supported Pathway to Climate Resilience
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Launch of the Jordan Integrated Landscape Management Initiative (JILMI): A GCF-Supported Pathway to Climate Resilience
09 Oct
18:00 - 19:00
IUCN Asia Pavilion
Nature-based Solutions from Landscapes to Cityscapes - Lessons for South Asia
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Nature-based Solutions from Landscapes to Cityscapes - Lessons for South Asia
09 Oct
18:00 - 18:40
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
Resources for Scaling Up Ecological Connectivity
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Resources for Scaling Up Ecological Connectivity
10 Oct
09:30 - 10:00
Forum - Arena
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Emergency Action to Restore 80% of ecological integrity in Amazonia by 2030 preventing tipping points
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Conservation Showcase
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Emergency Action to Restore 80% of ecological integrity in Amazonia by 2030 preventing tipping points
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1
Morning
6A -¿Cómo se construye resiliencia ante el cambio climático en los medios de vida rurales?
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
6A -¿Cómo se construye resiliencia ante el cambio climático en los medios de vida rurales?
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
Ministry of Environment, KR
Morning
Bilateral partnership celebrating past achievements between Korea & Thailand in the management of national parks.
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Bilateral partnership celebrating past achievements between Korea & Thailand in the management of national parks.
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
Reverse the Red
Morning
Celebrating Success: Species Recovery
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Celebrating Success: Species Recovery
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
IDEA Campaign & IUCN ENCA
Morning
Circular economy as a vehicle for nature-positive economy
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Circular economy as a vehicle for nature-positive economy
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
Global Environment Facility
Morning
Future partnerships in Central Asia - a lead up to the GEF Assembly
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Future partnerships in Central Asia - a lead up to the GEF Assembly
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
IUCN Africa
Morning
High-level Panel on Inclusive, Locally-led Conservation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
High-level Panel on Inclusive, Locally-led Conservation
10 Oct
11:00 - 11:30
Forum - Arena
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Oceans of Opportunity: Technology and Youth Driving Marine Conservation
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Conservation Showcase
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Oceans of Opportunity: Technology and Youth Driving Marine Conservation
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
Canada
Morning
Oceans Spotlight: Showcasing youth initiatives in marine conservation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Oceans Spotlight: Showcasing youth initiatives in marine conservation
10 Oct
11:00 - 11:30
Al Ain Zoo & YSWRR
Morning
One Ocean Photo Contest 2025
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
One Ocean Photo Contest 2025
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
Morning
Reimagining Conservation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Reimagining Conservation
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CS-Nature-Climate-People Nex
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Réorienter les politiques publiques sectorielles pour de meilleures pratiques productives : l'intégration de la biodiversité
Forum
Thematic session
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Réorienter les politiques publiques sectorielles pour de meilleures pratiques productives : l'intégration de la biodiversité
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R3
Morning
Scaling-up on-the-ground conservation action in the EU Overseas: Stage 3 [Event starts at 10.30]
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Scaling-up on-the-ground conservation action in the EU Overseas: Stage 3 [Event starts at 10.30]
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CS-Disruptive Innovation and Technology
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Tejiendo Equidad: Mujeres y Género hacia la Gestión Efectiva en Áreas Protegidas
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Tejiendo Equidad: Mujeres y Género hacia la Gestión Efectiva en Áreas Protegidas
10 Oct
11:00 - 11:45
The Nature Conservancy
Morning
Together, we can solve...
Exhibition
Social / Cultural event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Together, we can solve...
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
Virtual Channel 5
Online only
Under water, under threat: one quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction
Forum
Podcast
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Under water, under threat: one quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CS-Transition to Nature- Positive
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Zero Deforestation and Responsible Trade: Challenges and Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Zero Deforestation and Responsible Trade: Challenges and Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean
10 Oct
12:00 - 13:00
Ministry of Environment, KR
Morning
Advancing Equitable and Effective Conservation through the IUCN Green List, showing impact globally
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Advancing Equitable and Effective Conservation through the IUCN Green List, showing impact globally
10 Oct
12:00 - 13:00
Indigenous Peoples' Pavilion
Morning
Beyond Consultation: Co-Stewardship as a Path to Reconciliation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
Beyond Consultation: Co-Stewardship as a Path to Reconciliation
10 Oct
12:00 - 13:00
Canada
Morning
Beyond Protected Areas: How OECMs Can Accelerate 30x30
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Beyond Protected Areas: How OECMs Can Accelerate 30x30
10 Oct
12:00 - 13:00
IUCN Arabia
Morning
Cultural and Ethical Approaches to Conservation; The Model of the Qur’anic Botanic Garden in Qatar
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Cultural and Ethical Approaches to Conservation; The Model of the Qur’anic Botanic Garden in Qatar
10 Oct
12:00 - 13:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R2
Morning
OECMs as a potential avenue for strengthening the contributions of non-state actors [Event ends 1:30pm]
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
OECMs as a potential avenue for strengthening the contributions of non-state actors [Event ends 1:30pm]
10 Oct
12:00 - 13:00
IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
Morning
SSC Speed Talks Session 1st. Ed.
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
SSC Speed Talks Session 1st. Ed.
10 Oct
12:30 - 13:10
Virtual Channel 4
Online only
Agriculture and Biodiversity science-based policy development in Europe
Forum
Learning Zone: Speedy Learning
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Agriculture and Biodiversity science-based policy development in Europe
10 Oct
13:00 - 13:30
Forum - Arena
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Tech4Nature: redefining the limits of what's possible for conservation (Lightning Talk)
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Conservation Showcase
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Tech4Nature: redefining the limits of what's possible for conservation (Lightning Talk)
10 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
IUCN Africa
14:00-14:45 Decolonising Conservation in Africa
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
14:00-14:45 Decolonising Conservation in Africa
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN Arabia
AI and advanced technologies in conservation: Expensive luxury or cost-effective necessity?
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
AI and advanced technologies in conservation: Expensive luxury or cost-effective necessity?
10 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
Pavillon France
Intégrer la biodiversité dans les politiques publiques sectorielles de 15 pays : la méthode BIODEV2030
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Intégrer la biodiversité dans les politiques publiques sectorielles de 15 pays : la méthode BIODEV2030
10 Oct
14:00 - 16:00
Conference Hall B: Session Room 11
Onsite
Nature For All: Sensory Science for Diverse Learners
Forum
Learning Zone: Toolbox
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Nature For All: Sensory Science for Diverse Learners
10 Oct
14:00 - 14:30
Al Ain Zoo & YSWRR
Plastic Asking Workshop
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Plastic Asking Workshop
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Forum - Arena
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Strengthening Resilience Through Community Utility Companies and Nature-Based Energy Solutions
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Strengthening Resilience Through Community Utility Companies and Nature-Based Energy Solutions
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Virtual Channel 1
Online only
The conservation of saline lakes and wetlands and solutions for a sustainable and resilient transition
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The conservation of saline lakes and wetlands and solutions for a sustainable and resilient transition
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 5
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Unusual Coalitions: Indigenous Peoples, Communities and Private Sector Unite for Biodiversity
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Unusual Coalitions: Indigenous Peoples, Communities and Private Sector Unite for Biodiversity
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Forum - Arena
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Visit a Future in which Nonhuman Species Participate in the Global Economy
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Visit a Future in which Nonhuman Species Participate in the Global Economy
10 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R2
A biodiversity revolution: Scaling species conservation for biodiversity, climate and people [Event ends at 4:30pm]
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
A biodiversity revolution: Scaling species conservation for biodiversity, climate and people [Event ends at 4:30pm]
10 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Virtual Channel 5
Online only
Growing Greener Cities
Forum
Podcast
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Growing Greener Cities
10 Oct
15:00 - 15:45
IUCN Africa
Securing the basics: Land tenure and Natural Resource Rights for Inclusive, Locally-Led Conservation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Securing the basics: Land tenure and Natural Resource Rights for Inclusive, Locally-Led Conservation
10 Oct
15:00 - 15:45
Global Environment Facility
Walking the Talk: ICI’s 2025 Report on Advancing Equity through Indigenous-Led Conservation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
Walking the Talk: ICI’s 2025 Report on Advancing Equity through Indigenous-Led Conservation
10 Oct
15:30 - 16:10
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
Getting the future of vegetable oil right
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Getting the future of vegetable oil right
10 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
International Coral Reef Initiative (ICR
Coral Bleaching Action: National efforts in upscaling monitoring for management in the Saudi Red Sea
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Coral Bleaching Action: National efforts in upscaling monitoring for management in the Saudi Red Sea
10 Oct
16:00 - 16:40
CS-Nature-Climate-People Nex
Onsite
Glaciers for the future: global partnership for glacier and post-glacier ecosystem resilience
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Glaciers for the future: global partnership for glacier and post-glacier ecosystem resilience
10 Oct
16:00 - 16:45
IUCN Arabia
King Abdul Aziz Royal Nature Reserve’s Pathway to excellence in achieving the Green List Certificate
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
King Abdul Aziz Royal Nature Reserve’s Pathway to excellence in achieving the Green List Certificate
10 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
Learning Zone Pavilion: Tools for Nature
Onsite
Learning for achieving 30x30 - toolkits of top-down and bottom-up approaches for area-based conservation
Forum
Learning Zone: Tools for Nature
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Learning for achieving 30x30 - toolkits of top-down and bottom-up approaches for area-based conservation
10 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
Plastic-Free Society: Policies and Practices for Transition to a Nature-Based Economy
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
10 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
IUCN Oceania
Protected Areas Management Effectiveness Tool in the Pacific
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Protected Areas Management Effectiveness Tool in the Pacific
10 Oct
16:00 - 16:40
CS-Conservation Action
The Power of Partnership: Recognising Support for the IUCN Green List
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The Power of Partnership: Recognising Support for the IUCN Green List
10 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 6
Transboundary Conservation Around the World: Ecologically and Culturally Well-connected Landscapes and Seascapes
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Transboundary Conservation Around the World: Ecologically and Culturally Well-connected Landscapes and Seascapes
10 Oct
16:00 - 16:45
IUCN Africa
Transformative Capacity Building of IP&LC Organisations for Effective Inclusive Conservation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Transformative Capacity Building of IP&LC Organisations for Effective Inclusive Conservation
10 Oct
16:00 - 16:45
Global Environment Facility
Whole-of-Society Action for Land Degradation Neutrality: Empowering CSOs for transformative change
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Whole-of-Society Action for Land Degradation Neutrality: Empowering CSOs for transformative change
10 Oct
16:00 - 16:30
Al Ain Zoo & YSWRR
Why Crypto-benthic fish matter for complete biodiversity assessment?
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Why Crypto-benthic fish matter for complete biodiversity assessment?
10 Oct
16:00 - 16:45
IUCN Youth Pavilion
Youth Artivism: Empowering Creative Voices for Nature
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Youth Artivism: Empowering Creative Voices for Nature
10 Oct
16:30 - 17:30
Virtual Channel 5
Online only
Forest to Table: Nurturing our Future with NTFPs
Forum
Podcast
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Forest to Table: Nurturing our Future with NTFPs
10 Oct
16:30 - 18:30
Conference Hall B: Session Room 8
Onsite
Mainstreaming Food Systems in Biodiversity and Climate Agendas: Aligning National Commitments with Powerful Tools
Forum
Learning Zone: Toolbox
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Mainstreaming Food Systems in Biodiversity and Climate Agendas: Aligning National Commitments with Powerful Tools