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All sessions are listed in Abu Dhabi time (GST)

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 - 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
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
10:30 - 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 - 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 - 12:30
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 - 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 - 12:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 6
Hybrid
Conservation and protection of Coral Reefs from transboundary plastic pollution using advanced monitoring technologies
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Conservation and protection of Coral Reefs from transboundary plastic pollution using advanced monitoring technologies
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CS-Nature-Climate-People Nexus
Hybrid
Dryland Conservation and Natural Resource Management: Focus on Saudi Arabia
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Dryland Conservation and Natural Resource Management: Focus on Saudi Arabia
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CS-Transition to Nature- Positive
Hybrid
Fly bird fly: Thriving as a Young Conservationist
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Fly bird fly: Thriving as a Young Conservationist
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Hall 4C: Session Room 3
Hybrid
Human Rights-Based Approaches and Reconciliation in Conservation
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Human Rights-Based Approaches and Reconciliation in Conservation
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CS-Disruptive Innovation and Technology
Hybrid
Increasing Coordination of Conservation Activities Across Central Asia to Meet National and Global Goals
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Increasing Coordination of Conservation Activities Across Central Asia to Meet National and Global Goals
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Hall 4A: Session Room 1
Hybrid
IUCN and International Courts: Climate Change Advisory Opinions (ICJ, ITLOS and IACtHR)
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
IUCN and International Courts: Climate Change Advisory Opinions (ICJ, ITLOS and IACtHR)
11 Oct
11:00 - 11:30
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Launching conflict-sensitive conservation online training
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Conservation Showcase
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Launching conflict-sensitive conservation online training
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Conference Hall B: Session Room 10
Hybrid
Linking Conservation Translocation Goals with Strategic Monitoring to Increase Responsible Conservation Action
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Linking Conservation Translocation Goals with Strategic Monitoring to Increase Responsible Conservation Action
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Conference Hall B: Session Room 11
Hybrid
Marine Mammal Conservation Across Ecosystems: Lessons from Antarctica, Africa, and the Red Sea
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Marine Mammal Conservation Across Ecosystems: Lessons from Antarctica, Africa, and the Red Sea
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
Virtual Channel 3
Online only
Rooted in resilience: Native cover crops transforming vineyards
Forum
Podcast
Rooted in resilience: Native cover crops transforming vineyards
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 5
Hybrid
Sustainable forestry in the bioeconomy transition: How to achieve ambitious goals for biodiversity?
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Sustainable forestry in the bioeconomy transition: How to achieve ambitious goals for biodiversity?
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Hall 4B: Session Room 2
Hybrid
Technology at the service of Conservation: Innovations Driving Shared Impact
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Technology at the service of Conservation: Innovations Driving Shared Impact
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Virtual Channel 1
Online only
The Role for Arts and Culture for Reimagining Conservation and Abundant Futures
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The Role for Arts and Culture for Reimagining Conservation and Abundant Futures
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 4
Hybrid
Understanding biodiversity credits as a new tool for conservation: Limits and opportunities
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Understanding biodiversity credits as a new tool for conservation: Limits and opportunities
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:00
Virtual Channel 5
Online only
Women in water: voices of change transforming water governance across local, regional, and global scales
Forum
Podcast
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Women in water: voices of change transforming water governance across local, regional, and global scales
11 Oct
11:30 - 12:10
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
Agricultural support, biodiversity and trade. Examining connections to repurpose harmful incentives
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Agricultural support, biodiversity and trade. Examining connections to repurpose harmful incentives
11 Oct
11:30 - 12:00
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Hunting Reserves as OECMs: case studies from Tuscany, Italy
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Conservation Showcase
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Hunting Reserves as OECMs: case studies from Tuscany, Italy
11 Oct
11:30 - 12:30
Learning Zone Pavilion: Tools for Nature
Onsite
Using an IUCN Standard to classify environmental impacts of invasive alien species
Forum
Learning Zone: Tools for Nature
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Using an IUCN Standard to classify environmental impacts of invasive alien species
11 Oct
12:30 - 13:30
Virtual Channel 5
Online only
Digital Innovations for Empowering and Scaling Farmer-led Restoration
Forum
Podcast
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Digital Innovations for Empowering and Scaling Farmer-led Restoration
11 Oct
12:30 - 13:10
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
Enhancing Climate Change Mitigation in Protected Areas
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
Enhancing Climate Change Mitigation in Protected Areas
11 Oct
12:30 - 13:00
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Indigenous and Western Scientific Collaboration for Conservation: Following a New Path Toward our Sustainable Future
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Conservation Showcase
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Indigenous and Western Scientific Collaboration for Conservation: Following a New Path Toward our Sustainable Future
11 Oct
12:30 - 13:30
Hall 3: Forum Plenary
Hybrid
One Health: The only healthy future for people, animals and ecosystems
Forum
High-Level Dialogue
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
One Health: The only healthy future for people, animals and ecosystems
11 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
Learning Zone Pavilion: Tools for Nature
Onsite
Farming with Nature : Tracking Land Health through Functional Biodiversity - NATAE Living Labs examples
Forum
Learning Zone: Tools for Nature
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Farming with Nature : Tracking Land Health through Functional Biodiversity - NATAE Living Labs examples
11 Oct
13:00 - 13:30
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Incorporating Traditional Knowledge on the IUCN Red List: a freshwater perspective from Lake Tanganyika
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Conservation Showcase
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Incorporating Traditional Knowledge on the IUCN Red List: a freshwater perspective from Lake Tanganyika
11 Oct
13:30 - 14:10
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
Reimagine Conservation : Toward a Flourishing Future
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Reimagine Conservation : Toward a Flourishing Future
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Beyond boundaries: overcoming institutional, physical, and social boundaries to reconnect nature conservation with society.
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Beyond boundaries: overcoming institutional, physical, and social boundaries to reconnect nature conservation with society.
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 6
Hybrid
Dams in a social-ecological ecosystem approach to freshwater conservation
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Dams in a social-ecological ecosystem approach to freshwater conservation
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Virtual Channel 2
Online only
Empowering countries to meet their GBF targets: The Global Amphibian Coalition case study
Forum
Thematic session
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Empowering countries to meet their GBF targets: The Global Amphibian Coalition case study
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Exploring the Ocean’s Hidden Depths for Conservation
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Exploring the Ocean’s Hidden Depths for Conservation
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Improving the business environment for small & medium forestry enterprises in Central America
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Improving the business environment for small & medium forestry enterprises in Central America
11 Oct
14:00 - 14:40
Virtual Channel 4
Online only
Innovative Financing Solutions for Conservation: Showcasing Trees for Global Benefit
Forum
Learning Zone: Speedy Learning
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Innovative Financing Solutions for Conservation: Showcasing Trees for Global Benefit
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Hall 4C: Session Room 3
Hybrid
Integrating Tools for Biodiversity Risk
Forum
Thematic session
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Integrating Tools for Biodiversity Risk
11 Oct
14:00 - 16:00
Conference Hall B: Session Room 10
Onsite
Measuring the impacts of invasive alien species
Forum
Learning Zone: Toolbox
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Measuring the impacts of invasive alien species
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Measuring what matters - developing a human-wildlife conflict indicator framework for KMBGF Target 4
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Measuring what matters - developing a human-wildlife conflict indicator framework for KMBGF Target 4
11 Oct
14:00 - 16:00
Conference Hall B: Session Room 9
Onsite
Nature-based Solutions for Water: practical strategies and lessons from the private sector
Forum
Learning Zone: Deep dive
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Nature-based Solutions for Water: practical strategies and lessons from the private sector
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 4
Hybrid
Nature’s Value in the UAE: A Vision for a Nature-Positive Economy
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Nature’s Value in the UAE: A Vision for a Nature-Positive Economy
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Plastic Smart Coral Triangle: Regional Strategies for Cleaner Seas
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Plastic Smart Coral Triangle: Regional Strategies for Cleaner Seas
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Researching Oman’s Endangered Vulture Populations
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Researching Oman’s Endangered Vulture Populations
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 5
Hybrid
The hidden cost of plastic pollution and biodiversity loss: Economic & policy implications
Forum
Thematic session
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The hidden cost of plastic pollution and biodiversity loss: Economic & policy implications