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Day:13 OctX
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All sessions are listed in Abu Dhabi time (GST)

13 Oct
07:00 - 08:00
Contact Group - Virtual 1
Online only
Contact Group - Motion 055
Members' Assembly
Contact Group
Contact Group - Motion 055
13 Oct
07:00 - 08:00
Contact Group - Virtual 1
Online only
Contact Group - Motion 087
Members' Assembly
Contact Group
Contact Group - Motion 087
13 Oct
07:00 - 08:00
Contact Group - Virtual 4
Online only
Contact Group - Motion 143
Members' Assembly
Contact Group
Contact Group - Motion 143
13 Oct
07:00 - 08:00
Contact Group - Virtual 3
Online only
Contact Group - Motion 147
Members' Assembly
Contact Group
Contact Group - Motion 147
13 Oct
08:30 - 13:30
Hall 5 -6: Members Assembly
Hybrid
2nd Sitting of the Members’ Assembly
Members' Assembly
Members' Assembly Sitting
2nd Sitting of the Members’ Assembly
13 Oct
09:00 - 10:00
Reverse the Red
Onsite
Connecting Conservation to Classrooms with Exploring By The Seat of Your Pants (09:00 - 10:00)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Connecting Conservation to Classrooms with Exploring By The Seat of Your Pants (09:00 - 10:00)
13 Oct
09:00 - 09:30
UAE Pavilion
Onsite
Cultural Roots, Natural Futures: Safeguarding the UAE's Heritage for Tomorrow
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
Cultural Roots, Natural Futures: Safeguarding the UAE's Heritage for Tomorrow
13 Oct
09:00 - 10:00
IUCN Africa
Onsite
Enhancing Africa’s Drylands Resilience – Challenges, Successes, Innovations and Scaling Up
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Enhancing Africa’s Drylands Resilience – Challenges, Successes, Innovations and Scaling Up
13 Oct
09:00 - 10:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 2
Onsite
Generación de Cambio: Juventud y Conservación en México, Mesoamérica y el Caribe
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
Generación de Cambio: Juventud y Conservación en México, Mesoamérica y el Caribe
13 Oct
09:00 - 10:00
IUCN Green List
Onsite
Mentor training: an innovative and experimental program
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Mentor training: an innovative and experimental program
13 Oct
09:00 - 10:00
IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
Onsite
Restoring Justice and Nature through the Science-Based Spatial Target of At Least Half
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Restoring Justice and Nature through the Science-Based Spatial Target of At Least Half
13 Oct
09:00 - 09:35
IUCN Youth Pavilion
Onsite
UAE youth in conservation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
UAE youth in conservation
13 Oct
09:30 - 10:00
Press conference room | Hall 2
Hybrid
The WALD Innovation Facility: Scaling and accelerating nature-positive solutions for climate, biodiversity and livelihoods
Press Conference
The WALD Innovation Facility: Scaling and accelerating nature-positive solutions for climate, biodiversity and livelihoods
13 Oct
10:00 - 11:00
IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
Onsite
Book Launch: Rewilding Guidelines
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Book Launch: Rewilding Guidelines
13 Oct
10:00 - 11:00
IDEA Campaign and IUCN ENCA
Onsite
CBD Technical and Scientific Cooperation regional support centres for Europe and Central Asia
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
CBD Technical and Scientific Cooperation regional support centres for Europe and Central Asia
13 Oct
10:00 - 10:45
IUCN Africa
Onsite
Enhancing Africa’s Drylands Resilience – Challenges, Successes, Innovations and Scaling Up
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Enhancing Africa’s Drylands Resilience – Challenges, Successes, Innovations and Scaling Up
13 Oct
10:00 - 10:30
Pavillon France
Onsite
Enjeux de connectivité écologique dans la conservation en Afrique : zoom sur la Guinée
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Enjeux de connectivité écologique dans la conservation en Afrique : zoom sur la Guinée
13 Oct
10:00 - 11:00
IUCN Youth Pavilion
Onsite
Nature and Us: The Living Web Workshop
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Nature and Us: The Living Web Workshop
13 Oct
10:00 - 11:00
IUCN Green List
Onsite
People, Places, and Partnerships: Africa’s OECM Experience
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
People, Places, and Partnerships: Africa’s OECM Experience
13 Oct
10:00 - 11:00
Nature Positive Pavilion
Onsite
Principles for Inclusive Nature Action
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Principles for Inclusive Nature Action
13 Oct
10:00 - 10:30
UAE Pavilion
Onsite
School in Nature
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
School in Nature
13 Oct
10:00 - 11:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 2
Onsite
Youth- and Community-Led Pilot Study Assesses Coral Recruitment in Tela, Honduras
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Youth- and Community-Led Pilot Study Assesses Coral Recruitment in Tela, Honduras
13 Oct
10:15 - 10:45
Press conference room | Hall 2
Hybrid
Habitats across borders: Official launch of two transboundary biological corridors in Europe and Latin America
Press Conference
Habitats across borders: Official launch of two transboundary biological corridors in Europe and Latin America
13 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
IUCN Business Pavilion
Onsite
Biodiverse by Design: Wood Construction and Forest Value Chains for Nature
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Biodiverse by Design: Wood Construction and Forest Value Chains for Nature
13 Oct
11:00 - 11:40
CS-Conservation Action
Hybrid
BIOPAMA: Empowering Africa, Caribbean, Pacific leadership in global biodiversity action through grants and regional data
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
BIOPAMA: Empowering Africa, Caribbean, Pacific leadership in global biodiversity action through grants and regional data
13 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 2
Onsite
Braiding Place-Based Knowledge with FireTech for Resilient Futures in the Americas
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Braiding Place-Based Knowledge with FireTech for Resilient Futures in the Americas
13 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
Brazil
Onsite
CANCELLED
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
CANCELLED
13 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
First Abu Dhabi Bank
Onsite
Circular Youth
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
Circular Youth
13 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
Onsite
Citizen Science: Ordinary People saving the world with data!
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Citizen Science: Ordinary People saving the world with data!
13 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
Canada
Onsite
Conservation Tools and Resources : Get inspired! : Part 1
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Conservation Tools and Resources : Get inspired! : Part 1
13 Oct
11:00 - 11:30
Al Ain Zoo and YSWRR
Hybrid
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
13 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
MECC Mongolia
Onsite
Fostering Intergenerational Conservation Dialogue in Multilateral Decision-Making Mechanisms
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Fostering Intergenerational Conservation Dialogue in Multilateral Decision-Making Mechanisms
13 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
Global Environment Facility
Onsite
From Exclusion to Empowerment: Transforming Conservation Finance to Uphold Indigenous Rights
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
From Exclusion to Empowerment: Transforming Conservation Finance to Uphold Indigenous Rights
13 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
IUCN Asia Pavilion
Onsite
Gibbon Tales from Asia
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Gibbon Tales from Asia
13 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1
Onsite
Global Tree Assessment – identification of conservation priorities of trees in the Americas
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Global Tree Assessment – identification of conservation priorities of trees in the Americas
13 Oct
11:00 - 11:30
Press conference room | Hall 2
Hybrid
Introducing the Tech4Nature Award winners: Digital innovation for nature conservation
Press Conference
Introducing the Tech4Nature Award winners: Digital innovation for nature conservation
13 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
IUCN Arabia
Onsite
Next-Gen Conservation: Integrating Technology, Science, and Sustainable Design
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Next-Gen Conservation: Integrating Technology, Science, and Sustainable Design
13 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
Ministry of Natural Resources of China
Hybrid
One Health – One Mind: Integrating Wellbeing, Ecosystem Health, and Conservation Practice
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
One Health – One Mind: Integrating Wellbeing, Ecosystem Health, and Conservation Practice
13 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R3
Onsite
Open
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
Open
13 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
Reimagining Conservation
Onsite
Open Mic: Reflections, Actions, Commitments for a reimagined future
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Open Mic: Reflections, Actions, Commitments for a reimagined future
13 Oct
11:00 - 11:45
IUCN Africa
Onsite
Rangeland Investments Deliver: Viable Business Cases Integrating Livestock, Conservation, and Restoration
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Rangeland Investments Deliver: Viable Business Cases Integrating Livestock, Conservation, and Restoration
13 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
IUCN Green List
Onsite
Resilient Seascapes and Regenerative Blue Economies in the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Resilient Seascapes and Regenerative Blue Economies in the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem
13 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
Nabat
Hybrid
Restoring millions of mangroves: Data-driven and tech-powered solutions for scalable success
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Restoring millions of mangroves: Data-driven and tech-powered solutions for scalable success
13 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
Ministry of Environment, KR
Onsite
Scaling up conservation action through the IUCN GSAP and Online Platform for better species outcomes
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Scaling up conservation action through the IUCN GSAP and Online Platform for better species outcomes
13 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
International Coral Reef Initiative (ICR
Onsite
Second Screening of the Award-Winning Film "Treasure of the Caribbean"
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Second Screening of the Award-Winning Film "Treasure of the Caribbean"
13 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R1
Onsite
Sharing Pakistan's conservation successes: The flagship Ten Billion Tree Tsunami programme and Coastal resilience initiatives
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Sharing Pakistan's conservation successes: The flagship Ten Billion Tree Tsunami programme and Coastal resilience initiatives
13 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
IUCN Oceania
Onsite
Species Protection Challenge - 1
Exhibition
Social / Cultural event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Species Protection Challenge - 1
13 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
IDEA Campaign and IUCN ENCA
Onsite
Subnational leadership amid global uncertainty: innovative solutions for conservation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Subnational leadership amid global uncertainty: innovative solutions for conservation
13 Oct
11:00 - 11:30
UAE Pavilion
Onsite
The Role Of The Public Awareness in Conservation Of The Natural Resources
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
The Role Of The Public Awareness in Conservation Of The Natural Resources
13 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
Reverse the Red
Onsite
Treasure of the Caribbean (Film at 11:00, Discussion at 12:00)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Treasure of the Caribbean (Film at 11:00, Discussion at 12:00)