Official IUCN Congress Programme

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All sessions are listed in Abu Dhabi time (GST)

13 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1
Onsite
Countering the Colonial Legacies of Conservation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Countering the Colonial Legacies of Conservation
13 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
IUCN Arabia
Onsite
How Young Women Can Shape the IUCN Programme and Environmental Policies in the Arab Region
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
How Young Women Can Shape the IUCN Programme and Environmental Policies in the Arab Region
13 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
IUCN Youth Pavilion
Onsite
Intergenerational Dialogue and Youth Commitments for Biodiversity in Africa
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Intergenerational Dialogue and Youth Commitments for Biodiversity in Africa
13 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
IUCN Green List
Onsite
Mapping designated areas across the EU Overseas
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Mapping designated areas across the EU Overseas
13 Oct
13:00 - 13:30
Al Ain Zoo and YSWRR
Onsite
Plastic Asking Workshop
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Plastic Asking Workshop
13 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 2
Onsite
Tackling Plastic Pollution in Latin America and the Caribbean through a Collaborative Approach
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Tackling Plastic Pollution in Latin America and the Caribbean through a Collaborative Approach
13 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
IUCN Business Pavilion
Onsite
Unlocking Private Finance for scalable, credible, and high integrity NbS
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Unlocking Private Finance for scalable, credible, and high integrity NbS
13 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1
Onsite
Community-based climate action: evidence for scaling up EbA through small grants mechanisms
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Community-based climate action: evidence for scaling up EbA through small grants mechanisms
13 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Canada
Onsite
From Classrooms to Conservation: Canadian Children Driving Biodiversity and Education Solutions
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
From Classrooms to Conservation: Canadian Children Driving Biodiversity and Education Solutions
13 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R3
Onsite
HEALTHY PLANET NOW: HEALTH & NATURE AT THE HEART OF CLIMATE ACTION
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
HEALTHY PLANET NOW: HEALTH & NATURE AT THE HEART OF CLIMATE ACTION
13 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Human-Centred Conservation Pavilion
Onsite
Panel Discussion: Stewardship or Control? Rethinking Conservation at Scale
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Panel Discussion: Stewardship or Control? Rethinking Conservation at Scale
13 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R1
Onsite
PCA vision for 2030: IUCN's Secretariat value proposition for GBF Target 3 [starts at 1:30pm]
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
PCA vision for 2030: IUCN's Secretariat value proposition for GBF Target 3 [starts at 1:30pm]
13 Oct
14:00 - 14:30
BBC Media Action
Onsite
Speaker's corner - experiences and reflections
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Speaker's corner - experiences and reflections
13 Oct
14:00 - 14:45
Pavillon France
Onsite
The Biodiversity Collage Workshop: A Ready-to-Deploy Tool to Understand IPBES Findings
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The Biodiversity Collage Workshop: A Ready-to-Deploy Tool to Understand IPBES Findings
13 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Ekthar
Onsite
Unlocking Biodiversity: the role of genomics for conservation efforts
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Unlocking Biodiversity: the role of genomics for conservation efforts
13 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN Business Pavilion
Onsite
Unlocking Confidence: interactive dialogue on applying natural capital into business decisions
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Unlocking Confidence: interactive dialogue on applying natural capital into business decisions
13 Oct
14:00 - 15:00
Reverse the Red
Onsite
Wild Hope: Does Nature Have Rights? (Film, 13:00 and Discussion, 14:00)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Wild Hope: Does Nature Have Rights? (Film, 13:00 and Discussion, 14:00)
13 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Arabia
Onsite
Building Transparency and Measuring the Long-Term Impact of Ecosystem Restoration
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Building Transparency and Measuring the Long-Term Impact of Ecosystem Restoration
13 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Global Environment Facility
Onsite
CANCELLED - Enhancing GEF and Multilateral Support to IPLC-Led Biodiversity Action
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
CANCELLED - Enhancing GEF and Multilateral Support to IPLC-Led Biodiversity Action
13 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 1
Onsite
Community-based climate action: evidence for scaling up EbA through small grants mechanisms
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Community-based climate action: evidence for scaling up EbA through small grants mechanisms
13 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Human-Centred Conservation Pavilion
Onsite
From Carnivores to Cross-Border Sheep: Landscape Solutions for Wildlife Under Pressure
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
From Carnivores to Cross-Border Sheep: Landscape Solutions for Wildlife Under Pressure
13 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Asia Pavilion
Onsite
From Fields to Forests: Sustaining Communities, Reviving Biodiversity
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
From Fields to Forests: Sustaining Communities, Reviving Biodiversity
13 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R1
Onsite
Improving the Red List one line of code at a time: The Codeservationists
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Improving the Red List one line of code at a time: The Codeservationists
13 Oct
15:00 - 15:45
Pavillon France
Onsite
La Plateforme des Contributions pour la Nature de l'UICN, un outil innovant
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
La Plateforme des Contributions pour la Nature de l'UICN, un outil innovant
13 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 2
Onsite
Leading 30x30 efforts – How are subnational governments responding to the challenges?
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Leading 30x30 efforts – How are subnational governments responding to the challenges?
13 Oct
15:00 - 15:30
Al Ain Zoo and YSWRR
Onsite
One Ocean Photo Contest
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
One Ocean Photo Contest
13 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R3
Onsite
Open
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Open
13 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R2
Onsite
Rewilding the Urban Mind: Culture, Education, and Monitoring for Nature-Connected Cities [Event ends at 4:30pm]
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Rewilding the Urban Mind: Culture, Education, and Monitoring for Nature-Connected Cities [Event ends at 4:30pm]
13 Oct
15:00 - 15:45
CS-Nature-Climate-People Nexus
Hybrid
Stakeholder Panel: UAEU–EAD Collaboration
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Stakeholder Panel: UAEU–EAD Collaboration
13 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
Onsite
Understanding hidden GHG emissions from militaries and forests for effective nature based mitigation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Understanding hidden GHG emissions from militaries and forests for effective nature based mitigation
13 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
IUCN Asia Pavilion
Onsite
Beyond Extraction: Exploring Biodiversity Refugia in Indonesian Production Landscapes
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Beyond Extraction: Exploring Biodiversity Refugia in Indonesian Production Landscapes
13 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
UAE Pavilion
Onsite
Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation: The Imperatives of Social Inclusion in Fostering Resilience Biodiversity
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation: The Imperatives of Social Inclusion in Fostering Resilience Biodiversity
13 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 2
Onsite
Bridging Capacity Gaps to Unlock Opportunities for Protected and Conserved Areas
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Bridging Capacity Gaps to Unlock Opportunities for Protected and Conserved Areas
13 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
IUCN Youth Pavilion
Onsite
Empowering the Next Generation: Children Driving Biodiversity and Education Solutions
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Empowering the Next Generation: Children Driving Biodiversity and Education Solutions
13 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
Onsite
Environmental Defenders
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Environmental Defenders
13 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
International Coral Reef Initiative (ICR
Onsite
extra
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
extra
13 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
Nature-based Education Pavilion
Onsite
How can youth and senior leaders co-create shared conservation leadership in Africa
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
How can youth and senior leaders co-create shared conservation leadership in Africa
13 Oct
16:00 - 16:30
Al Ain Zoo and YSWRR
Onsite
Science/Conservation Talks for Youth
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Science/Conservation Talks for Youth
13 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
IUCN Green List
Onsite
The Green List learning pathway: Experiences from Marine PCAs in the Western Indian Ocean
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
The Green List learning pathway: Experiences from Marine PCAs in the Western Indian Ocean
13 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
IUCN Arabia
Onsite
Towards protecting and rescuing animals at disasters in the MENA region.
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Towards protecting and rescuing animals at disasters in the MENA region.
13 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
Reverse the Red
Onsite
Wild Hope: Rebranding Conservation (16:00 - 17:00)
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Wild Hope: Rebranding Conservation (16:00 - 17:00)
13 Oct
17:00 - 17:30
UAE Pavilion
Onsite
Digital Conservation: How Emirati Voices Are Leading the Sustainability Conversation
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Delivering on Equity
Digital Conservation: How Emirati Voices Are Leading the Sustainability Conversation
13 Oct
17:00 - 17:30
IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
Onsite
Environmental Defenders
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Environmental Defenders
13 Oct
17:00 - 17:30
Nature-based Education Pavilion
Onsite
Nature-based teacher training, indigenous knowledge, and higher education
Exhibition
Sponsor / Partner event
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Nature-based teacher training, indigenous knowledge, and higher education