Official IUCN Congress Programme

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All sessions are listed in Abu Dhabi time (GST)

12 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
Nature-based Education Pavilion
Onsite
Reaching out: Nature based education within ex situ and in situ collaborations
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Reaching out: Nature based education within ex situ and in situ collaborations
12 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
Nature Positive Pavilion
Onsite
Recognising Ecocide Law to Protect Nature
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Recognising Ecocide Law to Protect Nature
12 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
Global Environment Facility
Onsite
Science, Policy, and Leadership in Conservation: Honoring Gustavo Fonseca’s Legacy
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Science, Policy, and Leadership in Conservation: Honoring Gustavo Fonseca’s Legacy
12 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
CS-Nature-Climate-People Nexus
Hybrid
The Business Case for Nature: Leading with Purpose.
Other
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The Business Case for Nature: Leading with Purpose.
12 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
Human-Centred Conservation Pavilion
Onsite
Wild Economies at Work: Lessons from India, the Amazon, and Zambia
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Wild Economies at Work: Lessons from India, the Amazon, and Zambia
12 Oct
13:30 - 14:10
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
Building trust between rangers and communities
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
  • Delivering on Equity
Building trust between rangers and communities
12 Oct
13:30 - 14:10
Conference Hall B: Session Room 11
Hybrid
Can the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species help protect deep sea biodiversity?
Forum
Learning Zone: Speedy Learning
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Can the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species help protect deep sea biodiversity?
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
13:30 - 14:00
Virtual Channel 3
Online only
When nature leads the way: building resilience through Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Manabi, Ecuador
Forum
Podcast
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
When nature leads the way: building resilience through Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Manabi, Ecuador
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R2
Onsite
Accelerating NbS Globally: The IUCN-Chery Partnership for People and Planet [Event ends at 3:00pm]
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Accelerating NbS Globally: The IUCN-Chery Partnership for People and Planet [Event ends at 3:00pm]
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 - 15:30
Nature Positive Pavilion
Onsite
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 - 15:00
IUCN Africa
Onsite
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 - 14:45
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1
Onsite
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
Onsite
Enhancing Nature-based Solutions (NbS) Implementation on Capacity with Regional Hubs (Starts at 13:30)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Enhancing Nature-based Solutions (NbS) Implementation on Capacity with Regional Hubs (Starts at 13:30)
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Reverse the Red
Onsite
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
Onsite
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
Onsite
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
Onsite
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
Onsite
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
Onsite
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
Onsite
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
Onsite
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
Hybrid
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
Onsite
Leveraging IUCN Red List Frameworks for Coral Reef Conservation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Leveraging IUCN Red List Frameworks for Coral Reef Conservation
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Hall 4C: Session Room 3
Hybrid
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
Forum
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
IUCN - The Americas - Room 2
Onsite
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
Onsite
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
Onsite
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 - 14:45
IUCN Asia Pavilion
Onsite
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
Onsite
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
Onsite
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
Onsite
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
Onsite
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
Onsite
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 Frontlines of the Climate Crisis: Documenting the Anthropocene
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The Frontlines of the Climate Crisis: Documenting the Anthropocene
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 - 14:30
BBC Media Action
Onsite
The secrets behind successful climate storytelling: Knowing your Audience for Branded Series
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • 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
Onsite
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
14:30 - 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