Call for nominations
The Call for nominations for the positions of President, Treasurer and Commission Chairs have been published. The Call for nominations for the positions of Councillor elected from the Regions, and Indigenous Councillor, will follow soon.
The deadline for both calls is 7 February 2025.
Qualifications for the positions to be elected
Election Officer and Deputy Election Officer
The Election Officer supervises the elections at the World Congress and the counting of the votes in accordance with Rule 74 of the Rules of Procedure of the World Conservation Congress.
The Deputy Election Officer acts in the place of the Election Officer whenever the latter is unable to act as Election Officer, in case of a conflict of interest, or if the Election Officer has the same nationality as any of the presidential candidates and provides support to the Election officer to ensure the integrity of the elections.
On 16 May 2024, on the recommendation of the Bureau and the candidates proposed by the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law, taking into account the Terms of Reference approved by the Bureau of the (Dec B12/4), the IUCN Council appointed Mr David Forman as the IUCN World Conservation Congress Election Officer and Ms Claudia de Windt as the Deputy Election Officer.