Official IUCN Congress Programme

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All sessions are listed in Abu Dhabi time (GST)

09 Oct
16:30 - 17:00
Collabotorium
Hybrid
New data for identifying the nexus for conservation of freshwater biodiversity and ecosystem carbon
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Conservation Showcase
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
New data for identifying the nexus for conservation of freshwater biodiversity and ecosystem carbon
09 Oct
16:30 - 18:00
Hall 4C: Session Room 3
Hybrid
New technologies to accelerate the transformative impact of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
New technologies to accelerate the transformative impact of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
09 Oct
16:30 - 17:15
IUCN Africa
Onsite
Partnership for Species Survival: Building a model of collaboration for conservation in the 21st Century
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Partnership for Species Survival: Building a model of collaboration for conservation in the 21st Century
09 Oct
16:30 - 17:00
EPAA - Sharjah Government
Onsite
Rebuilding Reefs: Innovative Coral Restoration Techniques in Sharjah’s Waters
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
Rebuilding Reefs: Innovative Coral Restoration Techniques in Sharjah’s Waters
09 Oct
16:30 - 17:30
Reimagining Conservation
Onsite
Reconsidering relationships in more than human worlds: Indigenous, scientific & other storytellings (continued)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Reconsidering relationships in more than human worlds: Indigenous, scientific & other storytellings (continued)
09 Oct
16:30 - 17:30
IDEA Campaign and IUCN ENCA
Onsite
Regional vision uniting nature conservation, traditional knowledge, and sustainability across Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Regional vision uniting nature conservation, traditional knowledge, and sustainability across Eastern Europe and Central Asia
09 Oct
16:30 - 17:15
Human-Centred Conservation Pavilion
Onsite
Resilience in Unexpected Places
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
Resilience in Unexpected Places
09 Oct
16:30 - 18:00
Hall 4B: Session Room 2
Hybrid
Responsible fisheries management towards biodiversity conservation, climate resilience and carbon neutrality
Forum
Thematic session
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Responsible fisheries management towards biodiversity conservation, climate resilience and carbon neutrality
09 Oct
16:30 - 17:15
Pavillon France
Onsite
Rewilding and "libre évolution" : new levers for conservation and human-nonhuman coexistence
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Rewilding and "libre évolution" : new levers for conservation and human-nonhuman coexistence
09 Oct
16:30 - 17:30
IUCN Arabia
Onsite
Scaling Nature Positive Solutions in Arid Environments: The Finance Imperative
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Scaling Nature Positive Solutions in Arid Environments: The Finance Imperative
09 Oct
16:30 - 17:30
Reverse the Red
Onsite
Scaling Up Effective Funding for Species (16:00 - 17:45)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Scaling Up Effective Funding for Species (16:00 - 17:45)
09 Oct
16:30 - 17:15
Indigenous Peoples' Pavilion
Onsite
Structural Shifts: Indigenous leadership and the reshaping of inclusive financial systems for biodiversity and climate
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Structural Shifts: Indigenous leadership and the reshaping of inclusive financial systems for biodiversity and climate
09 Oct
16:30 - 17:30
Nature-based Education Pavilion
Onsite
The 2040 Challenge: Designing the Next 15 Years of Resilient Conservation (PART I)
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The 2040 Challenge: Designing the Next 15 Years of Resilient Conservation (PART I)
09 Oct
16:30 - 17:30
IUCN Business Pavilion
Onsite
The COMBO+ Adventure: Ten years of reconciling economic development with biodiversity conservation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The COMBO+ Adventure: Ten years of reconciling economic development with biodiversity conservation
09 Oct
16:30 - 17:30
IUCN Oceania
Onsite
The impacts of Grants in Conservation to achieve GBF targets
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
The impacts of Grants in Conservation to achieve GBF targets
09 Oct
16:30 - 17:15
The Nature Conservancy
Onsite
The role of Privately Protected Areas as a catalyst for landscape scale conservation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
The role of Privately Protected Areas as a catalyst for landscape scale conservation
09 Oct
16:30 - 18:00
Conference Hall A: Session Room 5
Hybrid
Transforming Climate and Biodiversity Finance: Lessons Learned from Indigenous Led Initiatives
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Transforming Climate and Biodiversity Finance: Lessons Learned from Indigenous Led Initiatives
09 Oct
16:30 - 18:00
Virtual Channel 4
Online only
Transforming Rewilding: Guidelines for Resilient Conservation and Nature-Positive Economies
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Transforming Rewilding: Guidelines for Resilient Conservation and Nature-Positive Economies
09 Oct
16:30 - 17:10
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
Unlocking the Power of Human Behaviour to Save Nature
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Unlocking the Power of Human Behaviour to Save Nature
09 Oct
17:00 - 17:45
UAE Pavilion
Onsite
Advancing Marine Conservation Through Research, Literacy, and Policy
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Advancing Marine Conservation Through Research, Literacy, and Policy
09 Oct
17:00 - 19:00
Conference Hall B: Session Room 8
Onsite
One Health: Tools to Integrate Human, Environmental, and Wildlife Wellbeing
Forum
Learning Zone: Deep dive
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
One Health: Tools to Integrate Human, Environmental, and Wildlife Wellbeing
09 Oct
17:00 - 17:40
Conference Hall B: Session Room 9
Hybrid
Paludiculture: Scaling Sustainable Solutions for Peatlands
Forum
Learning Zone: Speedy Learning
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Paludiculture: Scaling Sustainable Solutions for Peatlands
09 Oct
17:00 - 19:00
Conference Hall B: Session Room 10
Onsite
Participatory 3D Modelling for good governance of protected and conserved areas
Forum
Learning Zone: Toolbox
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Participatory 3D Modelling for good governance of protected and conserved areas
09 Oct
17:00 - 17:30
Virtual Channel 5
Online only
Wild rivers, living communities: perks and challenges of river protection
Forum
Podcast
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Wild rivers, living communities: perks and challenges of river protection
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:30
IUCN Green List
Onsite
Advancing Connectivity and Transboundary Partnerships: towards Green List Networks
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Advancing Connectivity and Transboundary Partnerships: towards Green List Networks
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:00
Al Ain Zoo and YSWRR
Onsite
Advancing strandings investigation to improve marine megafauna protection
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Advancing strandings investigation to improve marine megafauna protection
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:30
Nature-based Education Pavilion
Onsite
Aligning the UNESCO led Greening Education Partnership with Nature-Based Education vision
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Aligning the UNESCO led Greening Education Partnership with Nature-Based Education vision
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:30
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1
Onsite
Aquascapes, Landscapes, and the Global Pact: A Connected Approach to Ecosystem Conservation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Aquascapes, Landscapes, and the Global Pact: A Connected Approach to Ecosystem Conservation
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:30
Ekthar
Onsite
Biobanking for biodiversity: Reshaping the future of conservation - Part 1
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Biobanking for biodiversity: Reshaping the future of conservation - Part 1
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:15
IUCN Arabia
Onsite
Connectivity for Conservation Toward a Networked, Inclusive Conservation Landscape
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Connectivity for Conservation Toward a Networked, Inclusive Conservation Landscape
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:15
The Nature Conservancy
Onsite
Designing a Community of Practice on Nature & Infrastructure (COPNI)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Designing a Community of Practice on Nature & Infrastructure (COPNI)
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:30
Reimagining Conservation
Onsite
Dialogue: What is the role of humans in a more-than-human world?
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Dialogue: What is the role of humans in a more-than-human world?
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:30
Pavillon France
Onsite
Engaging with and enhancing the effectiveness of the Global Review of the KMGBF
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Engaging with and enhancing the effectiveness of the Global Review of the KMGBF
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:30
Canada
Onsite
Enhancing Climate Change Mitigation in Protected and Conserved Areas
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
Enhancing Climate Change Mitigation in Protected and Conserved Areas
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:00
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Enhancing Global Biodiversity through national-scale Electrocution Mitigation
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Conservation Showcase
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Enhancing Global Biodiversity through national-scale Electrocution Mitigation
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:10
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
Establishing Marine Protected Areas in a Changing Climate
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Establishing Marine Protected Areas in a Changing Climate
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:15
Global Environment Facility
Onsite
GEF SGP: Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Through Local Action
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
GEF SGP: Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Through Local Action
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:00
IDEA Campaign and IUCN ENCA
Onsite
Identifying Key Geoheritage Areas (KGAs) for safeguarding geoheritage sites of global significance
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Identifying Key Geoheritage Areas (KGAs) for safeguarding geoheritage sites of global significance
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:30
CS-Transition to Nature- Positive
Hybrid
Linking Culture to Nature Using the Hima Approach
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Linking Culture to Nature Using the Hima Approach
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:30
Nature Positive Pavilion
Onsite
Nature in the Balance Sheet : Turning Natural Capital into Business Reality
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Nature in the Balance Sheet : Turning Natural Capital into Business Reality
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:30
Learning Zone Pavilion: Tools for Nature
Onsite
Outil d'accompagnement du Comité français de l'UICN "de la planification à l'évaluation d'une démarche SfN"
Forum
Learning Zone: Tools for Nature
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Outil d'accompagnement du Comité français de l'UICN "de la planification à l'évaluation d'une démarche SfN"
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:30
Human-Centred Conservation Pavilion
Onsite
Panel Discussion: Feeding the Future - Which Food Systems Will Survive Escalating Climate Events?
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Panel Discussion: Feeding the Future - Which Food Systems Will Survive Escalating Climate Events?
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:30
Indigenous Peoples' Pavilion
Onsite
Partners Meet & Greet
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Partners Meet & Greet
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:15
IUCN Asia Pavilion
Onsite
Protecting Asia's Giants: Scalable and Resilient Conservation in Action
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Protecting Asia's Giants: Scalable and Resilient Conservation in Action
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:15
IUCN Africa
Onsite
Safeguarding Africa Keystone Protected Areas through enhanced Collaborative Management Partnerships
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Safeguarding Africa Keystone Protected Areas through enhanced Collaborative Management Partnerships
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:30
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R1
Onsite
Sneak Preview- an IUCN Explanatory Guide to the High Seas Treaty
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Sneak Preview- an IUCN Explanatory Guide to the High Seas Treaty
09 Oct
18:00 - 18:40
Conference Hall B: Session Room 9
Hybrid
Financing the Future: Unlocking Private Capital for a Thriving Planet
Forum
Learning Zone: Speedy Learning
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Financing the Future: Unlocking Private Capital for a Thriving Planet
09 Oct
18:00 - 18:45
UAE Pavilion
Onsite
From Islands to Insights: The Arabian Region’s Longest Breeding Seabird Monitoring Journey.
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
From Islands to Insights: The Arabian Region’s Longest Breeding Seabird Monitoring Journey.
09 Oct
18:00 - 18:30
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Innovative Carbon Neutral Solutions: Action Plans for Reforming Transportation and Energy System
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Conservation Showcase
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
Innovative Carbon Neutral Solutions: Action Plans for Reforming Transportation and Energy System
09 Oct
18:30 - 19:15
The Nature Conservancy
Onsite
Accelerating Nature Markets - a Conservation Finance Conversation and Coffee
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Accelerating Nature Markets - a Conservation Finance Conversation and Coffee