Official IUCN Congress Programme

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Target audience:Professionals (36 years of age or older)X
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All sessions are listed in Abu Dhabi time (GST)

13 Oct
12:00 - 12:45
IUCN Africa
Onsite
Accelerating the Transition to Sustainable Agriculture in Africa: Regenerative and Nature-based Solutions
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Accelerating the Transition to Sustainable Agriculture in Africa: Regenerative and Nature-based Solutions
13 Oct
12:00 - 13:00
IUCN Youth Pavilion
Onsite
Bridging Science, Community, and Access Through Youth Leadership
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Bridging Science, Community, and Access Through Youth Leadership
13 Oct
12:00 - 13:00
Nature Positive Pavilion
Onsite
Defining Value: Putting People and Nature at the Heart of Landscape Outcomes
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Defining Value: Putting People and Nature at the Heart of Landscape Outcomes
13 Oct
12:00 - 13:00
IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
Onsite
Double the Lists, Double the Impact: Uniting the IUCN Red Lists for Maximum Impact
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Double the Lists, Double the Impact: Uniting the IUCN Red Lists for Maximum Impact
13 Oct
12:00 - 13:00
IUCN Business Pavilion
Onsite
Embracing Context: How Businesses Can Co-Create Nature-Positive Futures Through Inclusive Stakeholder Strategies
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Embracing Context: How Businesses Can Co-Create Nature-Positive Futures Through Inclusive Stakeholder Strategies
13 Oct
12:00 - 13:00
Nature-based Education Pavilion
Onsite
Forest Literacy for Planetary Health
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
Forest Literacy for Planetary Health
13 Oct
12:00 - 13:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1
Onsite
Fostering Community-Based Conservation through Integrated Technologies for Land and Sea
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Fostering Community-Based Conservation through Integrated Technologies for Land and Sea
13 Oct
12:00 - 13:00
IUCN Arabia
Onsite
Fostering regional collaboration to disrupt illegal wildlife trade in the MENA region.
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Fostering regional collaboration to disrupt illegal wildlife trade in the MENA region.
13 Oct
12:00 - 13:30
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R2
Onsite
Granting Conservation a Chance: exploring the impact of IUCN's grant-making programmes
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Granting Conservation a Chance: exploring the impact of IUCN's grant-making programmes
13 Oct
12:00 - 13:00
IUCN Green List
Onsite
Innovative Actions for Effective and Resilient Freshwater Connectivity and Conservation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Innovative Actions for Effective and Resilient Freshwater Connectivity and Conservation
13 Oct
12:00 - 13:00
MECC Mongolia
Onsite
Introducing UNCCD COP17: Mongolia’s Vision for a Land-Resilient Future (October 13)
Exhibition
Reception
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Introducing UNCCD COP17: Mongolia’s Vision for a Land-Resilient Future (October 13)
13 Oct
12:00 - 12:45
Human-Centred Conservation Pavilion
Onsite
Living Models, Working Lands: Lessons from North America
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Living Models, Working Lands: Lessons from North America
13 Oct
12:00 - 12:45
Pavillon France
Onsite
Monitoring Semi-Wild Populations to Regenerate Landscapes
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Monitoring Semi-Wild Populations to Regenerate Landscapes
13 Oct
12:00 - 12:30
Reimagining Conservation
Onsite
Open Mic: Reflections, Actions, Commitments for a reimagined future (Continued)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Open Mic: Reflections, Actions, Commitments for a reimagined future (Continued)
13 Oct
12:00 - 13:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R3
Onsite
Prosper with Nature: Safeguarding biodiversity and human rights in energy transition mineral governance [ends 1:30pm]
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
Prosper with Nature: Safeguarding biodiversity and human rights in energy transition mineral governance [ends 1:30pm]
13 Oct
12:00 - 12:45
UAE Pavilion
Onsite
The Role of Law Enforcement in Combating Environmental Crimes and Protecting Biodiversity
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
The Role of Law Enforcement in Combating Environmental Crimes and Protecting Biodiversity
13 Oct
12:00 - 12:30
IDEA Campaign and IUCN ENCA
Onsite
The Western Iberian Transboundary Biological Corridor as a Model of Ecological Connectivity and Sustainable Development
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The Western Iberian Transboundary Biological Corridor as a Model of Ecological Connectivity and Sustainable Development
13 Oct
12:00 - 12:30
BBC Media Action
Onsite
When wildfires strike - media and natural disaster in North Africa
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
When wildfires strike - media and natural disaster in North Africa
13 Oct
13:00 - 13:45
IUCN Africa
Onsite
African Visions Driving Conservation Futures
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
African Visions Driving Conservation Futures
13 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
IUCN Asia Pavilion
Onsite
Beyond Borders: Borneo Conservation Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Beyond Borders: Borneo Conservation Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
13 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
Canada
Onsite
Conservation in Action: Service Learning for Real-World Impact
Exhibition
Social / Cultural event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Conservation in Action: Service Learning for Real-World Impact
13 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
Nabat
Onsite
From trees to ecosystems: Reframing the value of mangrove restoration
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
From trees to ecosystems: Reframing the value of mangrove restoration
13 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
Nature-based Education Pavilion
Onsite
Growing Futures: UAE & Global Children Reimagining Education for Biodiversity
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Growing Futures: UAE & Global Children Reimagining Education for Biodiversity
13 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
IUCN Green List
Onsite
Mapping designated areas across the EU Overseas
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Mapping designated areas across the EU Overseas
13 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
IDEA Campaign and IUCN ENCA
Onsite
One Health - One Mind: Health and wellbeing for the nature conservation sector
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
One Health - One Mind: Health and wellbeing for the nature conservation sector
13 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
Onsite
Scaling conflict-sensitive conservation to benefit nature, people and peace: Understanding the challenges
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Scaling conflict-sensitive conservation to benefit nature, people and peace: Understanding the challenges
13 Oct
13:00 - 13:45
Pavillon France
Onsite
Scaling Up Conservation: From Pilot Projects to Landscape-Level Impact with Satellite Animal Tracking
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Scaling Up Conservation: From Pilot Projects to Landscape-Level Impact with Satellite Animal Tracking
13 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
UAE Pavilion
Onsite
UAE Rural Communities and Nature Positive Solutions
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
UAE Rural Communities and Nature Positive Solutions
13 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
Reimagining Conservation
Onsite
Visualising transformation: inspiration from the Reimagine Pavilion
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Visualising transformation: inspiration from the Reimagine Pavilion
13 Oct
13:00 - 15:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R2
Onsite
What Role Should Nature Play in Community-based Adaptation?
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
What Role Should Nature Play in Community-based Adaptation?
13 Oct
13:00 - 13:45
The Nature Conservancy
Onsite
What We Protect Together Endures: Mobilizing Finance to Achieve the 2030 Goals
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
What We Protect Together Endures: Mobilizing Finance to Achieve the 2030 Goals
13 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Global Environment Facility
Onsite
Ask the CEO
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Ask the CEO
13 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 2
Onsite
Catalyzing Nature-Positive Investment: The Next Generation of Investments in Nature
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Catalyzing Nature-Positive Investment: The Next Generation of Investments in Nature
13 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN Green List
Onsite
Centering Human Rights and Gender Equity in Protected and Conserved Areas Governance
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Centering Human Rights and Gender Equity in Protected and Conserved Areas Governance
13 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
The Nature Conservancy
Onsite
Co-created conservation performance payment mechanisms to share costs and benefits of living with wildlife
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Co-created conservation performance payment mechanisms to share costs and benefits of living with wildlife
13 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
13 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1
Onsite
Community-based climate action: evidence for scaling up EbA through small grants mechanisms
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Community-based climate action: evidence for scaling up EbA through small grants mechanisms
13 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R3
Onsite
HEALTHY PLANET NOW: HEALTH & NATURE AT THE HEART OF CLIMATE ACTION
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
HEALTHY PLANET NOW: HEALTH & NATURE AT THE HEART OF CLIMATE ACTION
13 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
IUCN Africa
Onsite
Human–Nature Connectedness for Transformative Change
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Human–Nature Connectedness for Transformative Change
13 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN Arabia
Onsite
Inter-generational Dialogue on Transformative Storytelling
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Inter-generational Dialogue on Transformative Storytelling
13 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Nature Positive Pavilion
Onsite
NATURE Impacts: Prioritising national action towards global nature recovery
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
NATURE Impacts: Prioritising national action towards global nature recovery
13 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
Onsite
Overcoming the biodiversity paradox
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Overcoming the biodiversity paradox
13 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Human-Centred Conservation Pavilion
Onsite
Panel Discussion: Stewardship or Control? Rethinking Conservation at Scale
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Panel Discussion: Stewardship or Control? Rethinking Conservation at Scale
13 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R1
Onsite
PCA vision for 2030: IUCN's Secretariat value proposition for GBF Target 3 [starts at 1:30pm]
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
PCA vision for 2030: IUCN's Secretariat value proposition for GBF Target 3 [starts at 1:30pm]
13 Oct
14:00 - 14:30
Al Ain Zoo and YSWRR
Onsite
Role of Veterinarian in Conservation and Animal Welfare
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Role of Veterinarian in Conservation and Animal Welfare
13 Oct
14:00 - 14:30
BBC Media Action
Onsite
Speaker's corner - experiences and reflections
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Speaker's corner - experiences and reflections
13 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
Pavillon France
Onsite
The Biodiversity Collage Workshop: A Ready-to-Deploy Tool to Understand IPBES Findings
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The Biodiversity Collage Workshop: A Ready-to-Deploy Tool to Understand IPBES Findings
13 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN Business Pavilion
Onsite
Unlocking Confidence: interactive dialogue on applying natural capital into business decisions
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Unlocking Confidence: interactive dialogue on applying natural capital into business decisions
13 Oct
14:00 - 14:30
Reimagining Conservation
Onsite
Visualising transformation: inspiration from the Reimagine Pavilion (Continued)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Visualising transformation: inspiration from the Reimagine Pavilion (Continued)
13 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Nature-based Education Pavilion
Onsite
WEEC No Limits to Hope and 13WEEC 2026
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
WEEC No Limits to Hope and 13WEEC 2026