Exploring IUCN Commissions: Opportunities for Young Professionals

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11/10/2025
19:00 - 19:45
IUCN Youth Pavilion
Session with interpretation
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action

Why attend

Learn about how Youth and Young Professionals can get engaged in IUCN Commissions!

Session Description

This panel will guide Young Professionals (members or newcomers) through practical steps to engage with IUCN Commissions. Panelists will share insights on how to join a Commission, how to make the most of each Commission’s internal programs (e.g. mentorship initiatives, task forces) and how to access IUCN-wide opportunities (e.g. grants, IUCN Academy, publications).
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South America Region
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Moderator

Speaker Yves OLATOUNDJI
Yves OLATOUNDJI

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

Speaker Sara Magdalena Pineda Torres
Sara Magdalena Pineda Torres

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Speaker Gabriel OPPLER
Gabriel OPPLER

International Policy & Partnerships Specialist, Center for Large Landscape Conservation

Speaker

Speaker Diana GARLYTSKA
Diana GARLYTSKA

Youth Advisory Committee Chair, IUCN

Speaker Pablo Arturo LOPEZ GUIJOSA
Pablo Arturo LOPEZ GUIJOSA

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

Speaker Ilad VIVAS
Ilad VIVAS

Research technitian, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Speaker Swetha STOTRA BHASHYAM
Swetha STOTRA BHASHYAM

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

Speaker Cathy Yitong LI
Cathy Yitong LI

Deputy Chair | Global Climate & Energy Policy Lead, Climate Crisis Commission | BirdLife International