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All sessions are listed in Abu Dhabi time (GST)

10 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Hall 4B: Session Room 2
Hybrid
ENACT Partnership Stories from the Ground: What Do Successful vs Unsuccessful Nature-Based Solutions Look Like?
Forum
Thematic session
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
ENACT Partnership Stories from the Ground: What Do Successful vs Unsuccessful Nature-Based Solutions Look Like?
10 Oct
14:00 - 16:00
Conference Hall B: Session Room 9
Onsite
Governance of the Ocean: Understanding the High Seas Treaty (BBNJ)
Forum
Learning Zone: Deep dive
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Governance of the Ocean: Understanding the High Seas Treaty (BBNJ)
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 4
Hybrid
Let’s talk about the draft IUCN Policy on Synthetic Biology in relation to Nature Conservation
Forum
Thematic session
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Let’s talk about the draft IUCN Policy on Synthetic Biology in relation to Nature Conservation
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Leveraging EO Data and AI for Biodiversity Monitoring: Case Study in Conservation
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Leveraging EO Data and AI for Biodiversity Monitoring: Case Study in Conservation
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Virtual Channel 2
Online only
Mainstreaming biodiversity in international solidarity: Connecting development, humanitarian and environmental organisations
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Mainstreaming biodiversity in international solidarity: Connecting development, humanitarian and environmental organisations
10 Oct
14:00 - 16:00
Conference Hall B: Session Room 11
Onsite
Nature For All: Sensory Science for Diverse Learners
Forum
Learning Zone: Toolbox
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Nature For All: Sensory Science for Diverse Learners
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Collabotorium
Hybrid
One Nest, One Community, One Island at a Time: The Future of Island Raptors
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
One Nest, One Community, One Island at a Time: The Future of Island Raptors
10 Oct
14:00 - 16:00
Conference Hall B: Session Room 10
Onsite
Pixels with Purpose: Geospatial AI, Analysis and Storytelling with Google Earth and Earth Engine
Forum
Learning Zone: Toolbox
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Pixels with Purpose: Geospatial AI, Analysis and Storytelling with Google Earth and Earth Engine
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 6
Hybrid
Reel Impact: Inspiring Conservation through Stories of Resilience and Innovation
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Reel Impact: Inspiring Conservation through Stories of Resilience and Innovation
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Strengthening Resilience Through Community Utility Companies and Nature-Based Energy Solutions
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Strengthening Resilience Through Community Utility Companies and Nature-Based Energy Solutions
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Virtual Channel 1
Online only
The conservation of saline lakes and wetlands and solutions for a sustainable and resilient transition
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The conservation of saline lakes and wetlands and solutions for a sustainable and resilient transition
10 Oct
14:00 - 16:00
Virtual Channel 4
Online only
The cultural and spiritual significance of nature in protected areas management and governance.
Forum
Learning Zone: Toolbox
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
The cultural and spiritual significance of nature in protected areas management and governance.
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Traditional Knowledge and Local Realities Integrated in Nature-based Education
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Traditional Knowledge and Local Realities Integrated in Nature-based Education
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 5
Hybrid
Unusual Coalitions: Indigenous Peoples, Communities and Private Sector Unite for Biodiversity
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Unusual Coalitions: Indigenous Peoples, Communities and Private Sector Unite for Biodiversity
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Visit a Future in which Nonhuman Species Participate in the Global Economy
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Visit a Future in which Nonhuman Species Participate in the Global Economy
10 Oct
14:30 - 15:10
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
IUCN Guidelines on selecting species and populations for monitoring of genetic diversity
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
IUCN Guidelines on selecting species and populations for monitoring of genetic diversity
10 Oct
14:30 - 15:00
Virtual Channel 3
Online only
Planning a resilient future: Incorporating Ecosystem-based Adaptation in land planning in Manabi, Ecuador
Forum
Podcast
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Planning a resilient future: Incorporating Ecosystem-based Adaptation in land planning in Manabi, Ecuador
10 Oct
14:30 - 15:30
Learning Zone Pavilion: Tools for Nature
Onsite
The IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas: How can it be improved?
Forum
Learning Zone: Tools for Nature
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
The IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas: How can it be improved?
10 Oct
15:00 - 15:40
Conference Hall B: Session Room 8
Hybrid
Community Fisheries Reserves - the road to 30x30 for freshwater ecosystems in KAZA
Forum
Learning Zone: Speedy Learning
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Community Fisheries Reserves - the road to 30x30 for freshwater ecosystems in KAZA
10 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Virtual Channel 5
Online only
Growing Greener Cities
Forum
Podcast
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Growing Greener Cities
10 Oct
15:30 - 16:10
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
Getting the future of vegetable oil right
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Getting the future of vegetable oil right
10 Oct
15:30 - 16:00
Collabotorium
Hybrid
NaturAfrica: empowering communities for thriving landscapes
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Conservation Showcase
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
NaturAfrica: empowering communities for thriving landscapes
10 Oct
16:00 - 16:30
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Advancing Biodiversity Conservation with AI-Driven Soil Classification & Habitat Mapping
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Conservation Showcase
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
Advancing Biodiversity Conservation with AI-Driven Soil Classification & Habitat Mapping
10 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Virtual Channel 1
Online only
Building the Future: Approaches to Nature-Positive Infrastructure Development
Forum
Thematic session
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Building the Future: Approaches to Nature-Positive Infrastructure Development
10 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 4
Hybrid
Geoengineering: Emerging technologies, risks and governance options
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
Geoengineering: Emerging technologies, risks and governance options
10 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Hall 4A: Session Room 1
Hybrid
Hima for Peace
Forum
Thematic session
Hima for Peace
10 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 7
Hybrid
How to operationalise the rights of nature through their implementation in the territories?
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
How to operationalise the rights of nature through their implementation in the territories?
10 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Hall 4C: Session Room 3
Hybrid
Integrating nature into business and finance decision-making: Pathways to a nature-positive economy
Forum
Thematic session
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Integrating nature into business and finance decision-making: Pathways to a nature-positive economy
10 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
Learning Zone Pavilion: Tools for Nature
Onsite
Learning for achieving 30x30 - toolkits of top-down and bottom-up approaches for area-based conservation
Forum
Learning Zone: Tools for Nature
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Learning for achieving 30x30 - toolkits of top-down and bottom-up approaches for area-based conservation
10 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 5
Hybrid
Scaling up behavior change approaches for wildlife conservation: Encouraging actions that benefit wildlife and communities
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Scaling up behavior change approaches for wildlife conservation: Encouraging actions that benefit wildlife and communities
10 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 6
Hybrid
Transboundary Conservation Around the World: Ecologically and Culturally Well-connected Landscapes and Seascapes
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Transboundary Conservation Around the World: Ecologically and Culturally Well-connected Landscapes and Seascapes
10 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Hall 4B: Session Room 2
Hybrid
Unlocking Transformative Ocean Finance at Scale
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Unlocking Transformative Ocean Finance at Scale
10 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Virtual Channel 2
Online only
Youth Lead Research to Understand Unexpected Resilience of Honduran Coral Reef
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Youth Lead Research to Understand Unexpected Resilience of Honduran Coral Reef
10 Oct
16:30 - 18:30
Conference Hall B: Session Room 9
Onsite
Crowdfunding for Conservation
Forum
Learning Zone: Deep dive
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Crowdfunding for Conservation
10 Oct
16:30 - 18:30
Virtual Channel 4
Online only
Exploring the Power of Cultural Ecosystem Services
Forum
Learning Zone: Deep dive
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Exploring the Power of Cultural Ecosystem Services
10 Oct
16:30 - 17:30
Virtual Channel 5
Online only
Forest to Table: Nurturing our Future with NTFPs
Forum
Podcast
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Forest to Table: Nurturing our Future with NTFPs
10 Oct
16:30 - 18:30
Conference Hall B: Session Room 11
Onsite
Giant Panda: Conservation Lessons from a Global Icon of Success and Hope
Forum
Learning Zone: Deep dive
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Giant Panda: Conservation Lessons from a Global Icon of Success and Hope
10 Oct
16:30 - 18:30
Conference Hall B: Session Room 8
Onsite
Mainstreaming Food Systems in Biodiversity and Climate Agendas: Aligning National Commitments with Powerful Tools
Forum
Learning Zone: Toolbox
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Mainstreaming Food Systems in Biodiversity and Climate Agendas: Aligning National Commitments with Powerful Tools
10 Oct
16:30 - 17:10
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
Protected and conserved areas and inland waters
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Protected and conserved areas and inland waters
10 Oct
16:30 - 17:10
Conference Hall B: Session Room 10
Hybrid
Tools for Managing Protected and Conserved Areas: The Resource Book and Interactive Toolkit
Forum
Learning Zone: Speedy Learning
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Tools for Managing Protected and Conserved Areas: The Resource Book and Interactive Toolkit
10 Oct
17:00 - 18:30
CS-Nature-Climate-People Nexus
Hybrid
Changemakers Pitch Event
Forum
Changemakers Pitch Event
Changemakers Pitch Event
10 Oct
17:00 - 18:00
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Changing the story on climate: nurturing resilience
Forum
Forum Other
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Changing the story on climate: nurturing resilience
10 Oct
17:30 - 18:10
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
Building capacity for managing human-wildlife conflict and coexistence
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Building capacity for managing human-wildlife conflict and coexistence
10 Oct
17:30 - 18:10
Conference Hall B: Session Room 10
Hybrid
New Tools for Assessing the Value and Sustainability of Species Use
Forum
Learning Zone: Speedy Learning
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
New Tools for Assessing the Value and Sustainability of Species Use
10 Oct
17:30 - 19:00
Learning Zone Pavilion: Tools for Nature
Onsite
Using lessons, guidelines, tools and knowledge products to enhance capacity for biodiversity monitoring for conservation
Forum
Learning Zone: Tools for Nature
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Using lessons, guidelines, tools and knowledge products to enhance capacity for biodiversity monitoring for conservation
10 Oct
18:00 - 18:30
Virtual Channel 5
Online only
11 Years of the Green List: A Global Journey towards conservation that works
Forum
Podcast
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
11 Years of the Green List: A Global Journey towards conservation that works
10 Oct
18:00 - 18:40
Virtual Channel 3
Online only
Nature’s Return: A Social Game to Reconnect with Nature
Forum
Learning Zone: Speedy Learning
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Nature’s Return: A Social Game to Reconnect with Nature
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