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All sessions are listed in Abu Dhabi time (GST)

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 - 19:00
Conference Hall B: Session Room 11
Onsite
Protecting the Wonders of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
Forum
Learning Zone: Deep dive
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Protecting the Wonders of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
09 Oct
17:00 - 17:00
Canada
Onsite
Successful approaches in Canada’s Partnering for Climate initiative : Part 2
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
Successful approaches in Canada’s Partnering for Climate initiative : Part 2
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 - 18:10
CS-Conservation Action
Hybrid
Be Active, Be a Friend to the Environment - central stage
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Be Active, Be a Friend to the Environment - central stage
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 - 19:00
CS-Nature-Climate-People Nexus
Hybrid
Changemakers Pitch Event
Forum
Changemakers Pitch Event
Changemakers Pitch Event
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:30
First Abu Dhabi Bank
Onsite
Co-host with ADSW:Public-Private Partnerships for nature in Action
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
Co-host with ADSW:Public-Private Partnerships for nature in Action
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
IUCN Business Pavilion
Onsite
Designing a Nature Positive Future: Converging Perspectives across Business and Science
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Designing a Nature Positive Future: Converging Perspectives across Business and Science
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
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R3
Onsite
Double Red Alert: Corals at Risk [Event starts at 4:45pm]
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Double Red Alert: Corals at Risk [Event starts at 4:45pm]
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:15
IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
Onsite
Earth Jurisprudence and the Rights of Nature: Transformative Solutions for Communities and Courts
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Earth Jurisprudence and the Rights of Nature: Transformative Solutions for Communities and Courts
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
IUCN Youth Pavilion
Onsite
Exploring the world’s protected areas through sound
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Exploring the world’s protected areas through sound
09 Oct
17:30 - 18:30
IUCN - The Americas - Room 2
Onsite
From norm to practice: International and Regional Standards on Environmental and Climate Justice
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
From norm to practice: International and Regional Standards on Environmental and Climate Justice
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 - 18:10
CS-Disruptive Innovation and Technology
Hybrid
Purpose-Built Reefs: Building Resilient Marine Ecosystems in a Changing World
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Purpose-Built Reefs: Building Resilient Marine Ecosystems in a Changing World
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
17:30 - 18:30
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R2
Onsite
Towards a Regenerative Blue Economy
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Towards a Regenerative Blue Economy
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 - 19:30
First Abu Dhabi Bank
Onsite
Accelerating nature conservation through circular solutions
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
Accelerating nature conservation through circular solutions
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
09 Oct
18:30 - 19:30
IUCN Africa
Onsite
Agriculture, Desertification and Climate Resilience: From Global Commitments to Community-led Solutions
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Agriculture, Desertification and Climate Resilience: From Global Commitments to Community-led Solutions
09 Oct
18:30 - 19:00
Al Ain Zoo and YSWRR
Onsite
Al Ain Zoo: Projects & Conservation Vision
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Al Ain Zoo: Projects & Conservation Vision
09 Oct
18:30 - 19:00
Ekthar
Onsite
Biobanking for biodiversity: Reshaping the future of conservation - Part 2
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
Biobanking for biodiversity: Reshaping the future of conservation - Part 2
09 Oct
18:30 - 19:30
Global Environment Facility
Onsite
Championing Gender Justice in Biodiversity Conservation: Pathways to CBD COP17
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Championing Gender Justice in Biodiversity Conservation: Pathways to CBD COP17
09 Oct
18:30 - 19:30
IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
Onsite
Commissions support to national governments - Global Biodiversity Framework
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Commissions support to national governments - Global Biodiversity Framework
09 Oct
18:30 - 19:30
Reimagining Conservation
Onsite
Dialogue: What is the role of humans in a more-than-human world? (Continued)
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? (Continued)