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All sessions are listed in Abu Dhabi time (GST)

10 Oct
19:00 - 21:00
IUCN Arabia
Onsite
Members reception
Exhibition
Reception
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Members reception
10 Oct
19:00 - 20:00
Reverse the Red
Onsite
National Networks Driving Coordinated Species Strategies (19:00 - 22:00)
Exhibition
Reception
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
National Networks Driving Coordinated Species Strategies (19:00 - 22:00)
10 Oct
19:00 - 21:00
Nature Positive Pavilion
Onsite
Opening Reception: Assessing progress ahead of the UN Biodiversity Conference 2026
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Opening Reception: Assessing progress ahead of the UN Biodiversity Conference 2026
10 Oct
19:00 - 21:00
Pavillon France
Onsite
Réception France-UICN - De Fontainebleau à Abu Dhabi : l’engagement français au sein de l’UICN
Exhibition
Social / Cultural event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Réception France-UICN - De Fontainebleau à Abu Dhabi : l’engagement français au sein de l’UICN
10 Oct
19:00 - 19:30
Reimagining Conservation
Onsite
Reimagining support for Indigenous and community led conservation (Continued)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Reimagining support for Indigenous and community led conservation (Continued)
10 Oct
19:00 - 20:00
Nature-based Education Pavilion
Onsite
Seeds of Change: Celebrating Nature-Based Education Heroes Networking Reception
Exhibition
Reception
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Seeds of Change: Celebrating Nature-Based Education Heroes Networking Reception
10 Oct
19:00 - 19:30
First Abu Dhabi Bank
Onsite
SME Showcase
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
SME Showcase
10 Oct
19:00 - 20:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 2
Onsite
Water governance in transboundary basins: collaborative solutions for transformative conservation
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Water governance in transboundary basins: collaborative solutions for transformative conservation
10 Oct
19:00 - 21:00
Canada
Onsite
Wild Minds/Bright Futures Reception
Exhibition
Reception
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Wild Minds/Bright Futures Reception
10 Oct
20:00 - 20:30
UAE Pavilion
Onsite
An innovative approach to Environmental Knowledge Management
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
An innovative approach to Environmental Knowledge Management
10 Oct
20:00 - 21:00
Ekthar
Onsite
From Vision to Action
Exhibition
Reception
From Vision to Action
10 Oct
20:00 - 21:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R3
Onsite
IUCN RHINO launch: an approach to deliver Rapid High-Integrity Nature-positive Outcomes [Starts 7:30pm]
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
IUCN RHINO launch: an approach to deliver Rapid High-Integrity Nature-positive Outcomes [Starts 7:30pm]
10 Oct
20:00 - 21:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1
Onsite
Reception - Did You Forget About the Caribbean? BIOPAMA Didn’t — and Here's Why!
Exhibition
Reception
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Reception - Did You Forget About the Caribbean? BIOPAMA Didn’t — and Here's Why!
10 Oct
20:00 - 21:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 2
Onsite
Reception - Did You Forget About the Caribbean? BIOPAMA Didn’t — and Here's Why!
Exhibition
Reception
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Reception - Did You Forget About the Caribbean? BIOPAMA Didn’t — and Here's Why!
10 Oct
20:00 - 21:00
Reimagining Conservation
Onsite
Reimagined Already: storytelling session (with catering)
Exhibition
Reception
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Reimagined Already: storytelling session (with catering)
10 Oct
20:00 - 21:00
IUCN Asia Pavilion
Onsite
Roundtable: Catalysing Asian Philanthropy for Nature and People
Exhibition
Reception
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Roundtable: Catalysing Asian Philanthropy for Nature and People
10 Oct
20:00 - 21:00
Nature-based Education Pavilion
Onsite
Seeds of Change: Celebrating Nature-Based Education Heroes Networking Reception
Exhibition
Reception
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Seeds of Change: Celebrating Nature-Based Education Heroes Networking Reception
10 Oct
20:00 - 21:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R2
Onsite
Strengthening IP&LC Leadership in tiger conservation: Voices from the landscape [Event starts at 7:30pm]
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Strengthening IP&LC Leadership in tiger conservation: Voices from the landscape [Event starts at 7:30pm]
11 Oct
08:00 - 09:30
Contact Group - Virtual 3
Online only
Contact Group - CGR-2025-2.5-1
Members' Assembly
Contact Group
Contact Group - CGR-2025-2.5-1
11 Oct
08:00 - 09:30
Contact Group - Virtual 3
Online only
Contact Group - Motion 056
Members' Assembly
Contact Group
Contact Group - Motion 056
11 Oct
08:00 - 09:30
Contact Group - Virtual 4
Online only
Contact Group - Motion 081
Members' Assembly
Contact Group
Contact Group - Motion 081
11 Oct
08:00 - 09:30
Contact Group - Virtual 2
Online only
Contact Group - Motions 87/133
Members' Assembly
Contact Group
Contact Group - Motions 87/133
11 Oct
08:30 - 10:30
Conference Hall B: Session Room 9
Onsite
Better Grant-making: exploring best practices and knowledge sharing for grant-making facilities.
Forum
Learning Zone: Deep dive
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Better Grant-making: exploring best practices and knowledge sharing for grant-making facilities.
11 Oct
08:30 - 09:30
Learning Zone Pavilion: Tools for Nature
Onsite
Discover, Adapt, Apply: Hands-on with PANORAMA Solutions for a Healthy Planet
Forum
Learning Zone: Tools for Nature
Discover, Adapt, Apply: Hands-on with PANORAMA Solutions for a Healthy Planet
11 Oct
08:30 - 10:30
Conference Hall B: Session Room 8
Onsite
From Classroom to Congress: Engaging Youth in International Environmental Policy-Making
Forum
Learning Zone: Deep dive
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
From Classroom to Congress: Engaging Youth in International Environmental Policy-Making
11 Oct
08:30 - 10:30
Conference Hall B: Session Room 10
Onsite
IUCN Red List of Ecosystems: from theory to practice. Step by step training
Forum
Learning Zone: Toolbox
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
IUCN Red List of Ecosystems: from theory to practice. Step by step training
11 Oct
08:30 - 11:45
Hall 5 -6: Members Assembly
Onsite
Oceania Regional meeting
Members' Assembly
Regional Members' Meeting
Oceania Regional meeting
11 Oct
08:30 - 09:10
Conference Hall B: Session Room 11
Hybrid
Saving Fungi: Conservation Strategies for Earth's Hidden Kingdom
Forum
Learning Zone: Speedy Learning
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Saving Fungi: Conservation Strategies for Earth's Hidden Kingdom
11 Oct
09:00 - 10:30
Hall 3: Forum Plenary
Hybrid
From Commitments to Change: Driving Transformative Action for the Ocean
Forum
High-Level Dialogue
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
From Commitments to Change: Driving Transformative Action for the Ocean
11 Oct
09:00 - 09:30
Collabotorium
Hybrid
NbS for Forest Fire Prevention : Working with Nature in Vulnerable Mediterrean Hotspots
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Conservation Showcase
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
NbS for Forest Fire Prevention : Working with Nature in Vulnerable Mediterrean Hotspots
11 Oct
09:30 - 10:00
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Climate change adaptation in practice: Lessons from tropical mountain ecosystems
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Conservation Showcase
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Climate change adaptation in practice: Lessons from tropical mountain ecosystems
11 Oct
09:30 - 10:10
Conference Hall B: Session Room 11
Hybrid
Mobilising the role of wild animals in ecosystems as a climate solution
Forum
Learning Zone: Speedy Learning
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Mobilising the role of wild animals in ecosystems as a climate solution
11 Oct
09:30 - 10:00
Press conference room | Hall 2
Hybrid
Wildlife Protection Map Launch: Modular and targeted storytelling for the ocean’s most endangered species
Press Conference
Wildlife Protection Map Launch: Modular and targeted storytelling for the ocean’s most endangered species
11 Oct
10:00 - 11:30
Contact Group - Virtual 1
Online only
Contact Group - Motion 084
Members' Assembly
Contact Group
Contact Group - Motion 084
11 Oct
10:00 - 11:30
Contact Group - Virtual 3
Online only
Contact Group - Motion 121
Members' Assembly
Contact Group
Contact Group - Motion 121
11 Oct
10:00 - 11:30
Contact Group - Virtual 2
Online only
Contact Group - Motion 136
Members' Assembly
Contact Group
Contact Group - Motion 136
11 Oct
10:00 - 11:00
Learning Zone Pavilion: Tools for Nature
Onsite
How to get the most out of the IUCN Contributions for Nature Platform
Forum
Learning Zone: Tools for Nature
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
How to get the most out of the IUCN Contributions for Nature Platform
11 Oct
10:00 - 11:00
MECC Mongolia
Onsite
IUCN Red List: Mongolia’s Great Gobi Six under Spotlight (10:00-12:00)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
IUCN Red List: Mongolia’s Great Gobi Six under Spotlight (10:00-12:00)
11 Oct
10:30 - 11:10
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
10 Steps for Transforming the Impact of your Communications Efforts
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
10 Steps for Transforming the Impact of your Communications Efforts
11 Oct
11:00 - 11:45
IUCN Youth Pavilion
Onsite
1 vs 20: Youth vs. The Future of Nature-Positive Economies
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
1 vs 20: Youth vs. The Future of Nature-Positive Economies
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CS-Conservation Action
Hybrid
A Success Story: A Global Call to Save the Rarest Apes
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
A Success Story: A Global Call to Save the Rarest Apes
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
Ministry of Natural Resources of China
Onsite
Addressing climate change and biodiversity Collaboration for conservation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Addressing climate change and biodiversity Collaboration for conservation
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
Canada
Onsite
Advancing Indigenous Stewardship in Conservation - A Conversation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Advancing Indigenous Stewardship in Conservation - A Conversation
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Conference Hall B: Session Room 9
Hybrid
Advancing Nature-Positive Multifunctional Landscapes through Effective Fund Management and Blended Finance for IPLCs
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Advancing Nature-Positive Multifunctional Landscapes through Effective Fund Management and Blended Finance for IPLCs
11 Oct
11:00 - 11:30
Al Ain Zoo and YSWRR
Onsite
Al Ain Zoo Conservation Role
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Al Ain Zoo Conservation Role
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1
Onsite
Alineando los flujos financieros con la naturaleza: hacia economías positivas para la naturaleza
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Alineando los flujos financieros con la naturaleza: hacia economías positivas para la naturaleza
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
Nature Positive Pavilion
Onsite
Becoming better allies: How can Conservation NGOs better support indigenous and community-led conservation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Becoming better allies: How can Conservation NGOs better support indigenous and community-led conservation
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 7
Hybrid
CAE and Nature Crime: A Cross-Sectoral Challenge for Conservation and the Future of IUCN's Mandate
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
CAE and Nature Crime: A Cross-Sectoral Challenge for Conservation and the Future of IUCN's Mandate
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
Reverse the Red
Onsite
Celebrating Success: Species Recovery (11:00 - 11:45)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Celebrating Success: Species Recovery (11:00 - 11:45)
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R1
Onsite
Communications for Conservation Action: advancing effective communications for conservation impact
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Communications for Conservation Action: advancing effective communications for conservation impact