Official IUCN Congress Programme

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All sessions are listed in Abu Dhabi time (GST)

10 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
IUCN Arabia
Onsite
Farming the future: Climate-smart solutions for resilient communities
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Farming the future: Climate-smart solutions for resilient communities
10 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
IUCN Youth Pavilion
Onsite
Funding Futures: Youth-Led Pathways for Biodiversity
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Funding Futures: Youth-Led Pathways for Biodiversity
10 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
IUCN Africa
Onsite
Meet and Greet AICA on key topics
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
Meet and Greet AICA on key topics
10 Oct
13:00 - 13:40
CS-Conservation Action
Hybrid
Nature’s Narrative: Launching the Living Legacy series
Exhibition
Social / Cultural event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Nature’s Narrative: Launching the Living Legacy series
10 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
Brazil
Onsite
Strengthening Red Lists through synergy between Global and National Assessments
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Strengthening Red Lists through synergy between Global and National Assessments
10 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
Onsite
The WCPA “Book Club” conversation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
The WCPA “Book Club” conversation
10 Oct
13:00 - 13:30
UAE Pavilion
Onsite
Thriving Against the Odds: Marine Megafauna Conservation in Extreme Environments
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Thriving Against the Odds: Marine Megafauna Conservation in Extreme Environments
10 Oct
13:30 - 14:10
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
IUCN SSC Biobanking Guidelines for Conservation Purposes
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
IUCN SSC Biobanking Guidelines for Conservation Purposes
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
IUCN Meeting Room 5
Onsite
[Invite Only] MENA Oceans Deepdive Session: MENA Desalination & Water Management Working Group
MENA Oceans Summit
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
[Invite Only] MENA Oceans Deepdive Session: MENA Desalination & Water Management Working Group
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN Arabia
Onsite
AI and advanced technologies in conservation: Expensive luxury or cost-effective necessity?
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
AI and advanced technologies in conservation: Expensive luxury or cost-effective necessity?
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 7
Hybrid
Big cat conservation: Developing synergies by integration across and within IUCN
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Big cat conservation: Developing synergies by integration across and within IUCN
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Hall 4C: Session Room 3
Hybrid
Biodiversity financing for the implementation of GBF: Private and public sector opportunities, innovations, and challenges
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Biodiversity financing for the implementation of GBF: Private and public sector opportunities, innovations, and challenges
10 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
10 Oct
14:00 - 14:40
Conference Hall B: Session Room 8
Hybrid
Conflict-sensitive conservation in practice: learning from peers
Forum
Learning Zone: Speedy Learning
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Conflict-sensitive conservation in practice: learning from peers
10 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
IDEA Campaign and IUCN ENCA
Onsite
Conservation in Central Asia: Building on the past, shaping the future
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Conservation in Central Asia: Building on the past, shaping the future
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Hall 4A: Session Room 1
Hybrid
Conserving Nature Through Law: A Dialogue Among Judges and the Conservation Community
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Conserving Nature Through Law: A Dialogue Among Judges and the Conservation Community
10 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
UAE Pavilion
Onsite
Designing Resilient Cities: Integrating Nature, People, and Innovation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
Designing Resilient Cities: Integrating Nature, People, and Innovation
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Nature-based Education Pavilion
Onsite
Empowering Action Through Learning: An Interactive Journey with the IUCN Academy
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Empowering Action Through Learning: An Interactive Journey with the IUCN Academy
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 - 15:30
IUCN Green List
Onsite
From Commitment to Action: The Green List as a Conservation Strategy for 30x30 (starts 2:30pm)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
From Commitment to Action: The Green List as a Conservation Strategy for 30x30 (starts 2:30pm)
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R1
Onsite
From Harmful Subsidies to Overfishing: Exploring the Roots of Unsustainable Fisheries [Event starts at 1:30pm]
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
From Harmful Subsidies to Overfishing: Exploring the Roots of Unsustainable Fisheries [Event starts at 1:30pm]
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 2
Onsite
Future-Proofing Conservation Data: Maintaining Reliable Datasets for Research and Decision-Making
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Future-Proofing Conservation Data: Maintaining Reliable Datasets for Research and Decision-Making
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 - 14:40
CS-Transition to Nature- Positive
Hybrid
Integrating Biodiversity into Business: from Science to Strategy
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Integrating Biodiversity into Business: from Science to Strategy
10 Oct
14:00 - 14:40
CS-Nature-Climate-People Nexus
Hybrid
Integrating Water, Climate, and Biodiversity Actions: Accelerating SDG Implementation for Nature and People
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Integrating Water, Climate, and Biodiversity Actions: Accelerating SDG Implementation for Nature and People
10 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
Pavillon France
Onsite
Intégrer la biodiversité dans les politiques publiques sectorielles de 15 pays : la méthode BIODEV2030
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Intégrer la biodiversité dans les politiques publiques sectorielles de 15 pays : la méthode BIODEV2030
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
MECC Mongolia
Onsite
Introducing WRAP30 and advancing KMGBF & NBSAP Implementation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Introducing WRAP30 and advancing KMGBF & NBSAP Implementation
10 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
Indigenous Peoples' Pavilion
Onsite
IPOs: Our engagement at the IUCN Members General Assembly
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
IPOs: Our engagement at the IUCN Members General Assembly
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 - 15:30
IUCN Oceania
Onsite
Mainstreaming NbS into Pacific Finance
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Mainstreaming NbS into Pacific Finance
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
Nature Positive Pavilion
Onsite
Nature Positive Landscapes
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Nature Positive Landscapes
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 - 14:45
Human-Centred Conservation Pavilion
Onsite
Panel Discussion: Balancing Risk and Wellbeing - Making Room for People and Wildlife.
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
Panel Discussion: Balancing Risk and Wellbeing - Making Room for People and Wildlife.
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
Canada
Onsite
Preventing Ocean Road Kill - Solutions to avoiding ship strikes with large whales
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Preventing Ocean Road Kill - Solutions to avoiding ship strikes with large whales
10 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
IUCN Asia Pavilion
Onsite
Progress and challenges toward achieving the Target 3 of the GBF in Asia
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Progress and challenges toward achieving the Target 3 of the GBF in Asia
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Brazil
Onsite
Protected Areas in Tropical Arid Regions: Experiences and Challenges from Brazil’s Caatinga I
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Protected Areas in Tropical Arid Regions: Experiences and Challenges from Brazil’s Caatinga I
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
Ministry of Natural Resources of China
Onsite
Renewable Energy Sector's Contribution and Practice towards Green Just Energy Transition (13:30-15:00)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Renewable Energy Sector's Contribution and Practice towards Green Just Energy Transition (13:30-15:00)
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R3
Onsite
Restoring Our Future: Lessons and Innovations to Achieve Global Restoration Goals [Event starts at 1:30pm]
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Restoring Our Future: Lessons and Innovations to Achieve Global Restoration Goals [Event starts at 1:30pm]
10 Oct
14:00 - 14:40
CS-Disruptive Innovation and Technology
Hybrid
Scaling nature with tech: How AI and robotics are transforming ecosystem transformation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Scaling nature with tech: How AI and robotics are transforming ecosystem transformation
10 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
Ekthar
Onsite
Sport and Biodiversity: Bridging two disconnected worlds
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Sport and Biodiversity: Bridging two disconnected worlds
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 - 15:00
Ministry of Environment, KR
Onsite
Strengthening Urban Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in Korea: Activities and Achievements
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
Strengthening Urban Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in Korea: Activities and Achievements
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Reverse the Red
Onsite
Synergies Between Species and Protected Areas (14:00 - 15:30)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Synergies Between Species and Protected Areas (14:00 - 15:30)
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.