Official IUCN Congress Programme

1308 results
12 Oct
13:30 - 15:30
Conference Hall B: Session Room 8
Onsite
Capacity building for the GBF with the IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology
Forum
Learning Zone: Toolbox
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Capacity building for the GBF with the IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology
12 Oct
13:30 - 14:30
Virtual Channel 5
Online only
Fishing for change in a sea of opportunities: Turning tides on gender-based violence in fisheries
Forum
Podcast
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Fishing for change in a sea of opportunities: Turning tides on gender-based violence in fisheries
12 Oct
13:30 - 15:30
Conference Hall B: Session Room 10
Onsite
From governments to Indigenous Peoples and businesses: how STAR can inform accurate species conservation actions
Forum
Learning Zone: Toolbox
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
From governments to Indigenous Peoples and businesses: how STAR can inform accurate species conservation actions
12 Oct
13:30 - 15:30
Conference Hall B: Session Room 9
Onsite
The Future of Conservation Philanthropy: What is Best for Nature?
Forum
Learning Zone: Deep dive
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
The Future of Conservation Philanthropy: What is Best for Nature?
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 4
Hybrid
Advancing the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework through the UNESCO World Heritage Convention
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Advancing the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework through the UNESCO World Heritage Convention
12 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
Global Environment Facility
Advancing Transformative Change in Food and Urban Systems for People and Planet
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Advancing Transformative Change in Food and Urban Systems for People and Planet
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Nature Positive Pavilion
All in for COP30 in Brazil: where ambition meets action
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
All in for COP30 in Brazil: where ambition meets action
12 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
IUCN Youth Pavilion
Beyond Passion: The Realities Youth Face in Conservation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
Beyond Passion: The Realities Youth Face in Conservation
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN Africa
Blue Nature – From conservation to sustainable financing for improved livelihoods
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Blue Nature – From conservation to sustainable financing for improved livelihoods
12 Oct
14:00 - 14:40
CS-Disruptive Innovation and Technology
Hybrid
Central Stage-Governance of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in Korea
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Central Stage-Governance of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in Korea
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
CS-Nature-Climate-People Nexus
Hybrid
Changemakers Pitch Event
Forum
Changemakers Pitch Event
Changemakers Pitch Event
12 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1
Clearcut Accountability: Why and how countries must halt forest degradation
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Clearcut Accountability: Why and how countries must halt forest degradation
12 Oct
14:00 - 14:30
Nzatu Coffee Kiosks - ADNEC Concourse
Onsite
Coffee for Conservation
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Coffee for Conservation
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Ministry of Natural Resources of China
Enhancing Nature-based Solutions (NbS) Implementation on Capacity with Regional Hubs
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Enhancing Nature-based Solutions (NbS) Implementation on Capacity with Regional Hubs
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Reverse the Red
Expanding the Conservation Collective: Innovative Solutions and Ways of Thinking (14:00 - 15:30)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Expanding the Conservation Collective: Innovative Solutions and Ways of Thinking (14:00 - 15:30)
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Canada
From Law to Landscape: Evaluating Habitat Protection Policies
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
From Law to Landscape: Evaluating Habitat Protection Policies
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Nature-based Education Pavilion
From nature based education initiatives to global targets for conservation.
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
From nature based education initiatives to global targets for conservation.
12 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
UAE Pavilion
From Space to Sustainability: Harnessing Satellite Innovation for Environmental Action
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
From Space to Sustainability: Harnessing Satellite Innovation for Environmental Action
12 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
Indigenous Peoples' Pavilion
Full and effective participation of Indigenous Peoples in biodiversity decision making: the SB8j
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Full and effective participation of Indigenous Peoples in biodiversity decision making: the SB8j
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Reimagining Conservation
Funding the ground up: what communities and their supporters want and need to be successful
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Funding the ground up: what communities and their supporters want and need to be successful
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
IUCN Green List
Green List Self-Assessment tool and Pilots
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Green List Self-Assessment tool and Pilots
12 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
Pavillon France
How can biodiversity mainstreaming guide ambitious goals at the national level?
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
How can biodiversity mainstreaming guide ambitious goals at the national level?
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 6
ICCAs and their role in meeting KMGBF through community-based monitoring and assessments
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
ICCAs and their role in meeting KMGBF through community-based monitoring and assessments
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
International Coral Reef Initiative (ICR
Leveraging IUCN Red List Frameworks for Coral Reef Conservation (90min 13.30h-15.00h)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Leveraging IUCN Red List Frameworks for Coral Reef Conservation (90min 13.30h-15.00h)
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Hall 4C: Session Room 3
Listening to the silent majority: Citizens’ Assemblies of IUCN Members to inform IUCN policy development
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
Listening to the silent majority: Citizens’ Assemblies of IUCN Members to inform IUCN policy development
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Virtual Channel 1
Online only
Longevity Conservation: Why we should protect old, wise and large animals
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Longevity Conservation: Why we should protect old, wise and large animals
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Lost from nature: Turning the tide on Extinct in the Wild Species, there is hope
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Lost from nature: Turning the tide on Extinct in the Wild Species, there is hope
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Brazil
Mitigation Hierarchy for planning infrastructure in protected areas: lessons from key cases.
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Mitigation Hierarchy for planning infrastructure in protected areas: lessons from key cases.
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 5
Hybrid
People of the Oceans Breakthrough: Identifying Key Priorities for Ocean Peoples Climate Action
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
People of the Oceans Breakthrough: Identifying Key Priorities for Ocean Peoples Climate Action
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
IUCN Oceania
Promoting Pacific Islands Nature-Based Solutions: Policy & Practice
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Promoting Pacific Islands Nature-Based Solutions: Policy & Practice
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Virtual Channel 2
Online only
Protected and Conserved Areas: Providing Outcomes that Benefit the Economy and Society
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Protected and Conserved Areas: Providing Outcomes that Benefit the Economy and Society
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
IUCN - The Americas - Room 2
SbN para una transición hacia sistemas alimentarios y agricultura sostenibles en Mesoamérica
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
SbN para una transición hacia sistemas alimentarios y agricultura sostenibles en Mesoamérica
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN Arabia
Scaling Nature-based Solutions for Water Security in the MENA Region
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Scaling Nature-based Solutions for Water Security in the MENA Region
12 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
IUCN Asia Pavilion
Scaling Private Sector Engagement in OECMs for Contribution to GBF Target 3 in Asia
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Scaling Private Sector Engagement in OECMs for Contribution to GBF Target 3 in Asia
12 Oct
14:00 - 14:30
Al Ain Zoo and YSWRR
Sea Snake Rescue and Rehabilitation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Sea Snake Rescue and Rehabilitation
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R1
Strengthening governance under UNFCCC Art. 6:effective, equitable, and successful nature carbon projects starts 1:30pm
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Strengthening governance under UNFCCC Art. 6:effective, equitable, and successful nature carbon projects starts 1:30pm
12 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
Strengthening Monitoring and Reporting Frameworks for PCA Effectiveness
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Strengthening Monitoring and Reporting Frameworks for PCA Effectiveness
12 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
Human-Centred Conservation Pavilion
Sustainable Use in Focus: Hunting and Harvesting
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Sustainable Use in Focus: Hunting and Harvesting
12 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
IUCN Business Pavilion
The Collaborative Initiative on Invasive Alien Species: Scaling up Sectoral Business Action
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The Collaborative Initiative on Invasive Alien Species: Scaling up Sectoral Business Action
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Collabotorium
Hybrid
The Future Direction of OECMs: Advancing Conservation Beyond Protected Areas
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
The Future Direction of OECMs: Advancing Conservation Beyond Protected Areas
12 Oct
14:00 - 14:40
CS-Conservation Action
Hybrid
The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund: Early successes and perspectives
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund: Early successes and perspectives
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Hall 4B: Forum - Session Room 2
Hybrid
The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund: Early successes and perspectives
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund: Early successes and perspectives
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R3
The Mangrove Breakthrough: Transformative collaboration to advance conservation, restoration and sustainable management of mangrove ecosystems
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The Mangrove Breakthrough: Transformative collaboration to advance conservation, restoration and sustainable management of mangrove ecosystems
12 Oct
14:00 - 14:30
BBC Media Action
The secrets behind successful climate storytelling: Knowing your Audience for Branded Series
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The secrets behind successful climate storytelling: Knowing your Audience for Branded Series
12 Oct
14:00 - 14:40
CS-Transition to Nature- Positive
Hybrid
Uniting Nature, Climate and People for a Resilient Future
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Uniting Nature, Climate and People for a Resilient Future
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Ekthar
Veterinarians at the One Health Frontier: Shaping Human, Animal, and Ecosystem Resilience
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Veterinarians at the One Health Frontier: Shaping Human, Animal, and Ecosystem Resilience
12 Oct
14:15 - 14:45
Press conference room
Hybrid
IUCN unveils Host Country of 2027 World Protected and Conserved Areas Congress
Press Conference
IUCN unveils Host Country of 2027 World Protected and Conserved Areas Congress
12 Oct
14:30 - 15:10
Conference Hall B: Session Room 11
Cultivating Conservation Mindsets through Nature-Based Education
Forum
Learning Zone: Speedy Learning
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Cultivating Conservation Mindsets through Nature-Based Education
12 Oct
14:30 - 15:30
Learning Zone Pavilion: Tools for Nature
Onsite
Getting hands-on with the IUCN Green Status of Species recovery assessment
Forum
Learning Zone: Tools for Nature
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Getting hands-on with the IUCN Green Status of Species recovery assessment
12 Oct
14:30 - 15:10
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
Planet on the Move
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Planet on the Move
12 Oct
15:00 - 15:30
UAE Pavilion
Animal reproduction biotechnology applied to ex-situ conservation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Animal reproduction biotechnology applied to ex-situ conservation
12 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Ministry of Natural Resources of China
Building Sustainability for Network Connectivity: the Case of Migratory Flyways
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Building Sustainability for Network Connectivity: the Case of Migratory Flyways
12 Oct
15:00 - 15:45
Human-Centred Conservation Pavilion
Can Wild Economies Fund Conservation? From Livelihoods to Resilient Nature-Based Economies
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Can Wild Economies Fund Conservation? From Livelihoods to Resilient Nature-Based Economies
12 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Al Ain Zoo and YSWRR
Case studies from the zoo on treating rare species
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Case studies from the zoo on treating rare species
12 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Pavillon France
Certificats de biodiversité : enjeux, opportunités et défis
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Certificats de biodiversité : enjeux, opportunités et défis
12 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
International Coral Reef Initiative (ICR
Community Centered Traditional Reef Fisheries Restoration and Coral Reef Management: Commonalities and Lessons Learned
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Community Centered Traditional Reef Fisheries Restoration and Coral Reef Management: Commonalities and Lessons Learned
12 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Global Environment Facility
Integrating Tropical Primary Forests in Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Integrating Tropical Primary Forests in Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
12 Oct
15:00 - 15:30
Virtual Channel 5
Online only
Kids in Action: A transferable model of learning shaping the next generation of environmental custodians
Forum
Podcast
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Kids in Action: A transferable model of learning shaping the next generation of environmental custodians
12 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1
Mesoamérica conectada: retos y soluciones para las áreas protegidas y las comunidades
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Mesoamérica conectada: retos y soluciones para las áreas protegidas y las comunidades
12 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Nature-based Education Pavilion
Moving audiences to conservation action: behaviour change through ex situ and civil society organisations
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Moving audiences to conservation action: behaviour change through ex situ and civil society organisations
12 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Africa
One Ocean - A wave of Opportunity: Africa and the BBNJ Agreement
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
One Ocean - A wave of Opportunity: Africa and the BBNJ Agreement
12 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Arabia
Paving for GEF9- Ideas and New Opportunities
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Paving for GEF9- Ideas and New Opportunities
12 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R1
Revolutionising indicators of wildlife use and trade through big data from online and social platforms
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Revolutionising indicators of wildlife use and trade through big data from online and social platforms
12 Oct
15:00 - 15:30
BBC Media Action
Saving lives through radio in Nepal
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Saving lives through radio in Nepal
12 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Asia Pavilion
Securing a Resilient Future for Asia's Rangelands: Conservation, Restoration, and Sustainable Livelihoods
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Securing a Resilient Future for Asia's Rangelands: Conservation, Restoration, and Sustainable Livelihoods
12 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R2
Shared Waters, Shared Futures: Advancing Transboundary Water Cooperation to secure sustainable development, livelihoods and peace
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Shared Waters, Shared Futures: Advancing Transboundary Water Cooperation to secure sustainable development, livelihoods and peace
12 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Ministry of Environment, KR
Sharing the Status of Biodiversity Monitoring by Citizen Scientists in Korea and Asia
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
Sharing the Status of Biodiversity Monitoring by Citizen Scientists in Korea and Asia
12 Oct
15:00 - 15:30
EPAA - Sharjah Government
Sharjah Stranding Response Program
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Sharjah Stranding Response Program
12 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R3
Strategy to help Subnational Actors Engage in Global Policy to Conserve Nature and Biodiversity
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Strategy to help Subnational Actors Engage in Global Policy to Conserve Nature and Biodiversity
12 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
The Future of CEM: Priorities, hopes and dreams for the future
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
The Future of CEM: Priorities, hopes and dreams for the future
12 Oct
15:00 - 15:45
Indigenous Peoples' Pavilion
The Road to Bélem - COP30
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
The Road to Bélem - COP30
12 Oct
15:00 - 15:30
Virtual Channel 3
Online only
The role of communities in nature conservation within the framework of the One Health approach
Forum
Podcast
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
The role of communities in nature conservation within the framework of the One Health approach
12 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Brazil
The role of community tourism as a strategy for integrating society and protected areas
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The role of community tourism as a strategy for integrating society and protected areas
12 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
Hall 3: Forum Plenary
Hybrid
Forum Closing Ceremony
Main Congress Events
Forum Closing
Forum Closing Ceremony
12 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
Learning Zone Pavilion: Tools for Nature
Onsite
Hands-On with EarthRanger and Skylight: Real-Time Technologies for Conservation
Forum
Learning Zone: Tools for Nature
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Hands-On with EarthRanger and Skylight: Real-Time Technologies for Conservation
12 Oct
16:15 - 19:30
Hall 5 -6: Members Assembly
Hybrid
East Europe, North and Central Asia Regional meeting
Members' Assembly
Regional Members' Meeting
East Europe, North and Central Asia Regional meeting
12 Oct
17:00 - 18:00
Indigenous Peoples' Pavilion
IIFB Strategy to Contribute to the Achievement of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
IIFB Strategy to Contribute to the Achievement of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
12 Oct
17:30 - 18:00
Al Ain Zoo and YSWRR
“BLAZING TRAILS” The Evolution of Al Ain Zoo African Elephant Program
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
“BLAZING TRAILS” The Evolution of Al Ain Zoo African Elephant Program
12 Oct
17:30 - 18:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R1
30 mins open
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
30 mins open
12 Oct
17:30 - 18:30
Human-Centred Conservation Pavilion
Cancelled
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Cancelled
12 Oct
17:30 - 19:30
Canada
Celebrating 9 years of #NatureForAll in Canada
Exhibition
Reception
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Celebrating 9 years of #NatureForAll in Canada
12 Oct
17:30 - 18:10
CS-Nature-Climate-People Nexus
Hybrid
Central Stage - Announcement of the host country for the IUCN World PCA Congress 2027
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Central Stage - Announcement of the host country for the IUCN World PCA Congress 2027
12 Oct
17:30 - 18:30
Ministry of Environment, KR
Expanding the Conservation Boundaries: OECMs in Asia and Beyond
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Expanding the Conservation Boundaries: OECMs in Asia and Beyond
12 Oct
17:30 - 19:00
Reimagining Conservation
Funding justice … justly: Shifting power and practice in conservation philanthropy
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Funding justice … justly: Shifting power and practice in conservation philanthropy
12 Oct
17:30 - 18:30
Nature Positive Pavilion
IBAT & NPI Learning Lab: Measuring the state of nature
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
IBAT & NPI Learning Lab: Measuring the state of nature
12 Oct
17:30 - 18:00
Nature-based Education Pavilion
Inclusive and authentic conservation storytelling
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Inclusive and authentic conservation storytelling
12 Oct
17:30 - 18:00
Reverse the Red
Influencing Meaningful Change (17:30 - 18:30)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Influencing Meaningful Change (17:30 - 18:30)
12 Oct
17:30 - 18:10
CS-Transition to Nature- Positive
Hybrid
Integrating Biodiversity into Industry: UAE Leadership in Action
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Integrating Biodiversity into Industry: UAE Leadership in Action
12 Oct
17:30 - 18:30
IDEA Campaign and IUCN ENCA
Measuring the Pulse of European Biodiversity: Scaling-Up Red List Applications to Guide Policy and Action
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Measuring the Pulse of European Biodiversity: Scaling-Up Red List Applications to Guide Policy and Action
12 Oct
17:30 - 19:00
IUCN Africa
People and Partnerships for a Regenerative Blue Economy
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
People and Partnerships for a Regenerative Blue Economy
12 Oct
17:30 - 19:00
CS-Conservation Action
Hybrid
Protected and Restored Areas in Brazil and Beyond: Pathways to Global Collaboration for Ecosystem Resilience
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Protected and Restored Areas in Brazil and Beyond: Pathways to Global Collaboration for Ecosystem Resilience
12 Oct
17:30 - 18:30
Pavillon France
Sustainable organizational development of civil society organizations: for whom, why, how?
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Sustainable organizational development of civil society organizations: for whom, why, how?
12 Oct
17:30 - 19:30
IUCN Green List
Tech4Nature: Masterclass with Tech4Nature Award Winners / Networking Event
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Tech4Nature: Masterclass with Tech4Nature Award Winners / Networking Event
12 Oct
17:30 - 18:00
BBC Media Action
The anatomy of natural history filmmaking
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The anatomy of natural history filmmaking
12 Oct
17:30 - 18:00
IUCN Youth Pavilion
The GEF Fonseca Fellowship Experience
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
The GEF Fonseca Fellowship Experience
12 Oct
17:30 - 18:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R2
The new Species Information Service: Scaling up the Red List assessment process
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
The new Species Information Service: Scaling up the Red List assessment process
12 Oct
17:30 - 18:00
IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
What is Real Just Transition? Indigenous Peoples Perspectives
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
What is Real Just Transition? Indigenous Peoples Perspectives
12 Oct
18:00 - 18:30
BBC Media Action
Early warnings for all in Asia Pacific
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Early warnings for all in Asia Pacific
12 Oct
18:00 - 19:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R3
Enhancing financial mechanisms for Primary Forest conservation [Event ends at 7:30pm]
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Enhancing financial mechanisms for Primary Forest conservation [Event ends at 7:30pm]
12 Oct
18:00 - 19:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R1
Global partnerships for coexistence: Scaling up conservation of apex predators [Event ends at 7:30pm]
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Global partnerships for coexistence: Scaling up conservation of apex predators [Event ends at 7:30pm]