Official IUCN Congress Programme

1306 results
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
IUCN - The Americas - Room 2
Sharing Stories on the Power and Practice of Very Large-Scale Conservation
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Sharing Stories on the Power and Practice of Very Large-Scale Conservation
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Pavillon France
Showcasing Concrete Field Actions Enabled by the France–IUCN Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Showcasing Concrete Field Actions Enabled by the France–IUCN Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
11 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
IUCN Africa
The Future of Forest Landscape Restoration driving Investment and Biodiversity Conservation in Africa
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The Future of Forest Landscape Restoration driving Investment and Biodiversity Conservation in Africa
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
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Hall 4C: Forum - Session Room 3
Transforming our urban environment: Pathways to sustainability
Forum
High-Level Dialogue
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Transforming our urban environment: Pathways to sustainability
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Indigenous Peoples' Pavilion
Video: We are the Guardians
Exhibition
Social / Cultural event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Video: We are the Guardians
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1
Walking the Talk: Inclusive Conservation in Action Across the Americas
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Walking the Talk: Inclusive Conservation in Action Across the Americas
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Virtual Channel 1
Online only
Why does Animal Culture matter for Conservation?
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Why does Animal Culture matter for Conservation?
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Hall 4B: Forum - Session Room 2
Hybrid
Women in a Degraded Amazon: The Need for Gender-inclusive and Intersectional Approaches to Environmental Crime
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Women in a Degraded Amazon: The Need for Gender-inclusive and Intersectional Approaches to Environmental Crime
11 Oct
14:00 - 16:00
Conference Hall B: Session Room 8
Onsite
Working Together to Build a Powerful Global Plan of Action for Education on Biodiversity
Forum
Learning Zone: Deep dive
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Working Together to Build a Powerful Global Plan of Action for Education on Biodiversity
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 7
Youth Breaking Walls: Advancing Transboundary Conservation in Conflict-Affected Regions
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Youth Breaking Walls: Advancing Transboundary Conservation in Conflict-Affected Regions
11 Oct
14:30 - 15:00
Press conference room
Hybrid
4th IUCN World Heritage Outlook report launch: The state of our natural world
Press Conference
4th IUCN World Heritage Outlook report launch: The state of our natural world
11 Oct
14:30 - 15:10
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
Bridging agriculture and biodiversity through policy and practice
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Bridging agriculture and biodiversity through policy and practice
11 Oct
14:30 - 15:30
Learning Zone Pavilion: Tools for Nature
Onsite
Mitigation hierarchy and biodiversity offsets: Foundations for contributing to nature positive goals
Forum
Learning Zone: Tools for Nature
Mitigation hierarchy and biodiversity offsets: Foundations for contributing to nature positive goals
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:30
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R2
Aligning principles for Marine NPI in the Energy Sector - Part I
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Aligning principles for Marine NPI in the Energy Sector - Part I
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Brazil
Birdwatching Adventure: Challenges and opportunities for protected areas
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Birdwatching Adventure: Challenges and opportunities for protected areas
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Virtual Channel 5
Online only
Blue Social Progress: Do marine policy and management drive biodiversity conservation AND sustainable coastal development?
Forum
Podcast
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Blue Social Progress: Do marine policy and management drive biodiversity conservation AND sustainable coastal development?
11 Oct
15:00 - 15:40
CS-Nature-Climate-People Nexus
Hybrid
Central Stage - Nature-Climate-People Nexus. Knowledge and Action: The Power of Expert Networks
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Central Stage - Nature-Climate-People Nexus. Knowledge and Action: The Power of Expert Networks
11 Oct
15:00 - 15:45
UAE Pavilion
Conserving Raptors Across Regions: Action Plans for Falcons and Vultures
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Conserving Raptors Across Regions: Action Plans for Falcons and Vultures
11 Oct
15:00 - 15:30
Al Ain Zoo and YSWRR
Dama Gazelle Conservation Breeding at Al Ain Zoo
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Dama Gazelle Conservation Breeding at Al Ain Zoo
11 Oct
15:00 - 15:40
CS-Disruptive Innovation and Technology
Hybrid
Debate: The Tech Takeover? Debating the Future of Conservation
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Debate: The Tech Takeover? Debating the Future of Conservation
11 Oct
15:00 - 15:45
IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
Developing new WCPA guidance on Protected/Conserved Area Management Planning
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Developing new WCPA guidance on Protected/Conserved Area Management Planning
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Nature-based Education Pavilion
Engaging Communities for the Future of Wildlife
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Engaging Communities for the Future of Wildlife
11 Oct
15:00 - 15:45
IUCN Youth Pavilion
Experiencing Mentorship: Connecting Generations in Conservation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Experiencing Mentorship: Connecting Generations in Conservation
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Nature Positive Pavilion
Forests and nature: from Stocktake to Action
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Forests and nature: from Stocktake to Action
11 Oct
15:00 - 15:45
Indigenous Peoples' Pavilion
FPIC of IPLCs for the Establishment of Protected Areas & OECM
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
FPIC of IPLCs for the Establishment of Protected Areas & OECM
11 Oct
15:00 - 15:40
CS-Conservation Action
Hybrid
Human-Centred Conservation: Reframing and Transforming Conservation in the Anthropocene
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Human-Centred Conservation: Reframing and Transforming Conservation in the Anthropocene
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R1
Innovating for impact: the WALD Innovation Facility bridging private finance and nature positive projects (4:30pm)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Innovating for impact: the WALD Innovation Facility bridging private finance and nature positive projects (4:30pm)
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Africa
Local entrepreneurship and economies supporting biodiversity goals
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Local entrepreneurship and economies supporting biodiversity goals
11 Oct
15:00 - 15:30
BBC Media Action
Making weather information accessible for those in need in rural Kenya
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Making weather information accessible for those in need in rural Kenya
11 Oct
15:00 - 15:45
The Nature Conservancy
Meet The Nature Conservancy!
Exhibition
Social / Cultural event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Meet The Nature Conservancy!
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Business Pavilion
Mitigation Hierarchy in Practice: Strategies for Effective Application
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Mitigation Hierarchy in Practice: Strategies for Effective Application
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1
Nature Crime in the Americas: Tackling Wildlife Trafficking to Safeguard Biodiversity
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Nature Crime in the Americas: Tackling Wildlife Trafficking to Safeguard Biodiversity
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
Plastic-Free Society: Policies and Practices for Transition to a Nature-Based Economy (Changed to Oct 10)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Plastic-Free Society: Policies and Practices for Transition to a Nature-Based Economy (Changed to Oct 10)
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Ministry of Environment, KR
Rangers beyond borders: building capacity together
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Rangers beyond borders: building capacity together
11 Oct
15:00 - 15:45
IUCN Arabia
Science in Action: Harnessing Nature-Based Solutions for Resilient Pastoral Landscapes
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Science in Action: Harnessing Nature-Based Solutions for Resilient Pastoral Landscapes
11 Oct
15:00 - 15:40
CS-Transition to Nature- Positive
Hybrid
Showcase Canada: Conservation in Action
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Showcase Canada: Conservation in Action
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R3
Species conservation in Madagascar: from NBSAPs to local action for species, habitats and people [Ends@4:30pm]
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Species conservation in Madagascar: from NBSAPs to local action for species, habitats and people [Ends@4:30pm]
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
International Coral Reef Initiative (ICR
Strategic Coral Predator Management: Strengthening Coral Resilience Pathways
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Strategic Coral Predator Management: Strengthening Coral Resilience Pathways
11 Oct
15:00 - 15:45
IUCN Asia Pavilion
The Future of Animal Biobanking in Asia
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
The Future of Animal Biobanking in Asia
11 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Virtual Channel 3
Online only
The Missing piece in conservation? Engaging world faiths and worldviews at the grass roots
Forum
Podcast
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The Missing piece in conservation? Engaging world faiths and worldviews at the grass roots
11 Oct
15:00 - 15:40
Conference Hall B: Session Room 11
Triggering change in education for sustainable agriculture systems - a call to action!
Forum
Learning Zone: Speedy Learning
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Triggering change in education for sustainable agriculture systems - a call to action!
11 Oct
15:00 - 15:45
Human-Centred Conservation Pavilion
Using Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Rights to Revive Species and Sustain Communities
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
Using Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Rights to Revive Species and Sustain Communities
11 Oct
15:30 - 16:00
Press conference room
Hybrid
Success stories from the Global South
Press Conference
Success stories from the Global South
11 Oct
15:30 - 16:10
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
Supporting action against Invasive Alien Species to meet the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
Supporting action against Invasive Alien Species to meet the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030
11 Oct
15:30 - 16:00
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Tacking global crises together: Integrating a One Health Approach to Conservation from local to global
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Conservation Showcase
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Tacking global crises together: Integrating a One Health Approach to Conservation from local to global
11 Oct
16:00 - 16:45
IUCN Asia Pavilion
30x30 Youth Vision: Advancing Target 3 through Gen Z
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
30x30 Youth Vision: Advancing Target 3 through Gen Z
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
Nature-based Education Pavilion
Activating Green Spaces Through Self-Guided Learning: The PEEP Model in Action
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Activating Green Spaces Through Self-Guided Learning: The PEEP Model in Action
11 Oct
16:00 - 16:45
Pavillon France
BIODEV2030 : Bridging local stakeholders and donors to implement the KMGBF
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
BIODEV2030 : Bridging local stakeholders and donors to implement the KMGBF
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
Brazil
Brazilian National Long Distance Trails Network: a recreation structure serving as an ecological connectivity tool
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Brazilian National Long Distance Trails Network: a recreation structure serving as an ecological connectivity tool
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
IUCN Meeting Room 5
Onsite
BY INVITATION ONLY - From Film to Finance: Reimagining Investment for a Living Planet
Other
BY INVITATION ONLY - From Film to Finance: Reimagining Investment for a Living Planet
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 6
Can climate adaptation be truly integrative? Yes, with the NAbSA Operational Framework
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Can climate adaptation be truly integrative? Yes, with the NAbSA Operational Framework
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 4
Hybrid
Collaborative Pathways to Nature Positive: Multi-Stakeholder Support for Nature Disclosure
Forum
Thematic session
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Collaborative Pathways to Nature Positive: Multi-Stakeholder Support for Nature Disclosure
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Virtual Channel 2
Online only
Collateral damage from non-selective fisheries… and possible solutions.
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Collateral damage from non-selective fisheries… and possible solutions.
11 Oct
16:00 - 16:45
CS-Conservation Action
Hybrid
Connected nature: A Global Partnership for Scaling up Ecological Connectivity
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Connected nature: A Global Partnership for Scaling up Ecological Connectivity
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 5
Hybrid
Controlling the commercial pet trade in terrestrial wildlife: Development of IUCN Guidelines?
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Controlling the commercial pet trade in terrestrial wildlife: Development of IUCN Guidelines?
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
Reverse the Red
Corporations Supporting Conservation Action (16:00 - 17:00)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Corporations Supporting Conservation Action (16:00 - 17:00)
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
IUCN Arabia
Economics of Rangeland Goods and Services
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Economics of Rangeland Goods and Services
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 2
Exploring progress in innovative technology and knowledge management for biodiversity conservation in the Caribbean.
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Exploring progress in innovative technology and knowledge management for biodiversity conservation in the Caribbean.
11 Oct
16:00 - 16:30
UAE Pavilion
From Baseline to Breakthrough: Fungal Conservation in the UAE and the Middle Eastern Region
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
From Baseline to Breakthrough: Fungal Conservation in the UAE and the Middle Eastern Region
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
IUCN Africa
From Local Voices to Systemic Shifts: Rethinking Finance and Partnerships for African Conservation Leadership
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
From Local Voices to Systemic Shifts: Rethinking Finance and Partnerships for African Conservation Leadership
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
IUCN Green List
Green List Partnership Impact for the Effective Protected and Conserved Areas in Africa
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Green List Partnership Impact for the Effective Protected and Conserved Areas in Africa
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Hall 4A: Session Room 1
Hybrid
High level Event on Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Scaling Up Nature-based Solutions (NbS)
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
High level Event on Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Scaling Up Nature-based Solutions (NbS)
11 Oct
16:00 - 16:45
IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
Identifying priority marine areas for effective implementation of global biodiversity goals
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Identifying priority marine areas for effective implementation of global biodiversity goals
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
Improving the Conservation Outlook of MIDAs
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Improving the Conservation Outlook of MIDAs
11 Oct
16:00 - 16:45
Human-Centred Conservation Pavilion
In Conversation with Shane Mahoney: Journalist Sarah Roberts Explores the Evolution of North American Wildlife Management
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
In Conversation with Shane Mahoney: Journalist Sarah Roberts Explores the Evolution of North American Wildlife Management
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
Global Environment Facility
Investing in Lasting Impact: Scaling Biodiversity Finance Through Conservation Trust Funds
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Investing in Lasting Impact: Scaling Biodiversity Finance Through Conservation Trust Funds
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
Learning Zone Pavilion: Tools for Nature
Onsite
Learning to Act4GBF: Bringing the Global Biodiversity Framework to life through education and engagement
Forum
Learning Zone: Tools for Nature
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Learning to Act4GBF: Bringing the Global Biodiversity Framework to life through education and engagement
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 7
Lost from Nature, Saving Extinct in the Wild Species
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Lost from Nature, Saving Extinct in the Wild Species
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1
New IUCN CSS for Human Dimensions of Conservation: Focused on Sustainable Use, Livelihoods and Health
Exhibition
Reception
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
New IUCN CSS for Human Dimensions of Conservation: Focused on Sustainable Use, Livelihoods and Health
11 Oct
16:00 - 16:45
The Nature Conservancy
Pathways to River Protection in Latin America
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Pathways to River Protection in Latin America
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
Al Ain Zoo and YSWRR
Regional collaboration for Seagrass conservation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Regional collaboration for Seagrass conservation
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Hall 4B: Forum - Session Room 2
Hybrid
Replacement industries to catalyze scalable, regenerative bioeconomies in the Amazon: The case of alternative proteins
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Replacement industries to catalyze scalable, regenerative bioeconomies in the Amazon: The case of alternative proteins
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
International Coral Reef Initiative (ICR
Resilient Reefs, Resilient Communities: Coral Triangle, Effective Seascapes for Ocean Resilience (90min 16.00h-17.30h)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Resilient Reefs, Resilient Communities: Coral Triangle, Effective Seascapes for Ocean Resilience (90min 16.00h-17.30h)
11 Oct
16:00 - 16:45
Indigenous Peoples' Pavilion
Resource mobilization for Indigenous and traditional territories, including marine and coastal areas
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Resource mobilization for Indigenous and traditional territories, including marine and coastal areas
11 Oct
16:00 - 16:30
EPAA - Sharjah Government
Road to IUCN Green List: Sir Bu Nair Island Protected Area
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Road to IUCN Green List: Sir Bu Nair Island Protected Area
11 Oct
16:00 - 16:30
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Species Monitoring for Conservation and Zoonotic Disease Prevention in Central Asia
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Conservation Showcase
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Species Monitoring for Conservation and Zoonotic Disease Prevention in Central Asia
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
Nature Positive Pavilion
State of nature measurement in action
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
State of nature measurement in action
11 Oct
16:00 - 16:45
IUCN Youth Pavilion
Strengthening human-nature connectedness to advance transformative change for nature
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Strengthening human-nature connectedness to advance transformative change for nature
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Hall 4C: Forum - Session Room 3
The Freshwater Challenge: Accelerating freshwater ecosystem conservation and restoration
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
The Freshwater Challenge: Accelerating freshwater ecosystem conservation and restoration
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
IUCN Business Pavilion
The Nature of Success: How business is enabling conservation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
The Nature of Success: How business is enabling conservation
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
Ministry of Natural Resources of China
Urban biodiversity conservation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Urban biodiversity conservation
11 Oct
16:00 - 16:40
CS-Nature-Climate-People Nexus
Onsite
Water without borders: from reliance to resilience
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Water without borders: from reliance to resilience
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
Reimagining Conservation
What are the barriers to shifting power?
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
What are the barriers to shifting power?
11 Oct
16:00 - 16:45
IDEA Campaign and IUCN ENCA
Young professionals from Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Young professionals from Eastern Europe and Central Asia
11 Oct
16:15 - 19:30
Hall 5 -6: Members Assembly
Hybrid
North America and the Caribbean Regional Meeting
Members' Assembly
Regional Members' Meeting
North America and the Caribbean Regional Meeting
11 Oct
16:30 - 18:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R2
Aligning principles for Marine NPI in the Energy Sector - Part II
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Aligning principles for Marine NPI in the Energy Sector - Part II
11 Oct
16:30 - 17:10
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
Book launch! Applying the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions in 21 Case Studies
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Book launch! Applying the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions in 21 Case Studies
11 Oct
16:30 - 18:30
Conference Hall B: Session Room 10
Onsite
Bridging Science and Story: Turning Data into Impactful Narratives
Forum
Learning Zone: Toolbox
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Bridging Science and Story: Turning Data into Impactful Narratives
11 Oct
16:30 - 18:30
Conference Hall B: Session Room 11
Onsite
Bridging the Gap Between Science and Action in Amphibian Conservation
Forum
Learning Zone: Deep dive
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Bridging the Gap Between Science and Action in Amphibian Conservation
11 Oct
16:30 - 18:30
Virtual Channel 4
Online only
Cave Biodiversity
Forum
Learning Zone: Deep dive
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Cave Biodiversity
11 Oct
16:30 - 17:30
Virtual Channel 3
Online only
CheetahTV - Making a Beautiful Future for Cheetahs: Art and Conservation in Action
Forum
Podcast
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
CheetahTV - Making a Beautiful Future for Cheetahs: Art and Conservation in Action
11 Oct
16:30 - 17:10
Conference Hall B: Session Room 8
From Negotiations to Action: What Global Plastic Policy Means for Local Governments
Forum
Learning Zone: Speedy Learning
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
From Negotiations to Action: What Global Plastic Policy Means for Local Governments
11 Oct
16:30 - 18:30
Conference Hall B: Session Room 9
Onsite
Nature Meets Cities: IUCN Sectorial Interpretation for Urban Nature-based Solutions
Forum
Learning Zone: Toolbox
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Nature Meets Cities: IUCN Sectorial Interpretation for Urban Nature-based Solutions
11 Oct
16:30 - 18:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R1
Towards actionable circular bioeconomy: bringing biodiversity and natural capital into business decisions
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Towards actionable circular bioeconomy: bringing biodiversity and natural capital into business decisions
11 Oct
16:30 - 17:30
Virtual Channel 5
Online only
TRANSNATURE: cases of transboundary biodiversity protection in Europe
Forum
Podcast
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
TRANSNATURE: cases of transboundary biodiversity protection in Europe
11 Oct
17:00 - 17:45
IUCN Asia Pavilion
A Conservation Partnership to Protect Biodiversity in Asia
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
A Conservation Partnership to Protect Biodiversity in Asia
11 Oct
17:00 - 17:40
CS-Conservation Action
Hybrid
Accelerator Award Announcement (17:00 - 17:40)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Accelerator Award Announcement (17:00 - 17:40)
11 Oct
17:00 - 18:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1
Advancing connectivity in the ETP: A holistic approach to marine conservation and management
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Advancing connectivity in the ETP: A holistic approach to marine conservation and management