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All sessions are listed in Abu Dhabi time (GST)

09 Oct
12:30 - 14:00
Hall 3: Forum Plenary
Hybrid
'Everything, everywhere, all at once': Addressing the risks of climate overshoot
Forum
Thematic Plenary
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
'Everything, everywhere, all at once': Addressing the risks of climate overshoot
09 Oct
12:30 - 14:00
Hall 4A: Session Room 1
Hybrid
Driving equity, rethinking inclusive conservation
Forum
Thematic Plenary
  • Delivering on Equity
Driving equity, rethinking inclusive conservation
09 Oct
12:30 - 14:00
Hall 4B: Session Room 2
Hybrid
Inclusive innovation and bold leadership. The disruption we seek.
Forum
Thematic Plenary
Inclusive innovation and bold leadership. The disruption we seek.
09 Oct
12:30 - 14:00
Hall 4C: Session Room 3
Hybrid
Nature-Positive Future: Turning Pledges into Investments
Forum
Thematic Plenary
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Nature-Positive Future: Turning Pledges into Investments
09 Oct
12:30 - 14:00
ICC Hall
Hybrid
Shaping resilience, scaling impact
Forum
Thematic Plenary
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Shaping resilience, scaling impact
09 Oct
14:00 - 16:00
Virtual Channel 3
Online only
European farming Living Labs perspective for Climate Change and Biodiversity in Food Systems
Forum
Learning Zone: Toolbox
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
European farming Living Labs perspective for Climate Change and Biodiversity in Food Systems
09 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Virtual Channel 2
Online only
LNG Industrialisation Threats to Biodiversity Hotspots: Impacts and Opportunities
Forum
Thematic session
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
LNG Industrialisation Threats to Biodiversity Hotspots: Impacts and Opportunities
09 Oct
14:30 - 16:30
Conference Hall B: Session Room 11
Onsite
Advancing Indigenous Stewardship in Conservation
Forum
Learning Zone: Deep dive
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Advancing Indigenous Stewardship in Conservation
09 Oct
14:30 - 16:00
Conference Hall A: Session Room 4
Hybrid
ALL IN for One Health: Uniting Efforts to Protect People, Animals, and the Environment
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
ALL IN for One Health: Uniting Efforts to Protect People, Animals, and the Environment
09 Oct
14:30 - 15:30
Collabotorium
Hybrid
BirdLife's new DataZone: a powerful tool for conservation
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
BirdLife's new DataZone: a powerful tool for conservation
09 Oct
14:30 - 15:30
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Conservation Journey of Oman's Loggerhead Sea Turtles
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Conservation Journey of Oman's Loggerhead Sea Turtles
09 Oct
14:30 - 16:00
Conference Hall A: Session Room 5
Hybrid
Food systems & commodities: Practices matters for biodiversity outcomes
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Food systems & commodities: Practices matters for biodiversity outcomes
09 Oct
14:30 - 15:30
Virtual Channel 5
Online only
Innovative Leadership for a Nature-Positive Economy
Forum
Podcast
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Innovative Leadership for a Nature-Positive Economy
09 Oct
14:30 - 15:30
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Landscape Prioritization for Forest Landscape Restoration: Insights from an Indo-German bilateral project -RECAP4NDC- strategic approach
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Landscape Prioritization for Forest Landscape Restoration: Insights from an Indo-German bilateral project -RECAP4NDC- strategic approach
09 Oct
14:30 - 16:30
Conference Hall B: Session Room 10
Onsite
Nature Positive: Delivering species and ecosystem contributions to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Forum
Learning Zone: Deep dive
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Nature Positive: Delivering species and ecosystem contributions to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
09 Oct
14:30 - 16:00
Hall 4C: Session Room 3
Hybrid
Nature’s last defenders: frontline conservation in declining civic spaces
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Nature’s last defenders: frontline conservation in declining civic spaces
09 Oct
14:30 - 15:10
Conference Hall B: Session Room 9
Hybrid
NbS Finance: Unlocking Investment in Nature-based Solutions
Forum
Learning Zone: Speedy Learning
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
NbS Finance: Unlocking Investment in Nature-based Solutions
09 Oct
14:30 - 16:00
Conference Hall A: Session Room 6
Hybrid
Overlooked yet Essential: Advancing the Recognition and Conservation of Springs for Biodiversity and Society
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Overlooked yet Essential: Advancing the Recognition and Conservation of Springs for Biodiversity and Society
09 Oct
14:30 - 16:30
Conference Hall B: Session Room 8
Onsite
Restore Her Rights: Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Roles in Ecosystem Restoration
Forum
Learning Zone: Deep dive
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Restore Her Rights: Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Roles in Ecosystem Restoration
09 Oct
14:30 - 16:00
Virtual Channel 1
Online only
Restoring Land, Shaping Laws: Advancing Legislative Action for Ecosystem Restoration
Forum
Thematic session
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Restoring Land, Shaping Laws: Advancing Legislative Action for Ecosystem Restoration
09 Oct
14:30 - 15:30
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Resultados del Primer encuentro de Mujeres Guardaparques de Latinoamerica
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Resultados del Primer encuentro de Mujeres Guardaparques de Latinoamerica
09 Oct
14:30 - 15:30
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Scaling Climate Finance with Trust: How FinTech Can Unlock Capital for Verified Nature-based Impact
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Scaling Climate Finance with Trust: How FinTech Can Unlock Capital for Verified Nature-based Impact
09 Oct
14:30 - 16:00
Conference Hall A: Session Room 7
Hybrid
Sustainable and Inclusive Blue Tourism: Experience-Sharing from the Mediterranean, Caribbean and Western Indian Ocean
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Sustainable and Inclusive Blue Tourism: Experience-Sharing from the Mediterranean, Caribbean and Western Indian Ocean
09 Oct
14:30 - 15:10
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
The Green Status Index: measuring progress towards species recovery and the impact of conservation actions
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
The Green Status Index: measuring progress towards species recovery and the impact of conservation actions
09 Oct
14:30 - 15:30
Learning Zone Pavilion: Tools for Nature
Onsite
The Role of Key Biodiversity Areas in the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework
Forum
Learning Zone: Tools for Nature
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The Role of Key Biodiversity Areas in the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework
09 Oct
14:30 - 15:30
Collabotorium
Hybrid
The sky IS the limit: the present state and future stake of alpine plants
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Lightning Talk
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
The sky IS the limit: the present state and future stake of alpine plants
09 Oct
15:30 - 16:10
Conference Hall B: Session Room 9
Hybrid
Conservation Funding: Empowering Action Through Small Grants
Forum
Learning Zone: Speedy Learning
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Conservation Funding: Empowering Action Through Small Grants
09 Oct
15:30 - 16:10
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
IUCN Guidelines on Responsible Translocation of Displaced Organisms
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
IUCN Guidelines on Responsible Translocation of Displaced Organisms
09 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Virtual Channel 3
Online only
15 Years of Partnership: Harnessing nature to tackle climate, biodiversity, land, and disaster challenges
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
15 Years of Partnership: Harnessing nature to tackle climate, biodiversity, land, and disaster challenges
09 Oct
16:00 - 17:00
Learning Zone Pavilion: Tools for Nature
Onsite
Assessing ecosystem recovery and conservation impact with the proposed IUCN Green Status of Ecosystems
Forum
Learning Zone: Tools for Nature
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Assessing ecosystem recovery and conservation impact with the proposed IUCN Green Status of Ecosystems
09 Oct
16:00 - 16:30
Virtual Channel 5
Online only
Developing wind energy while taking into consideration birds of prey populations and behaviors
Forum
Podcast
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Developing wind energy while taking into consideration birds of prey populations and behaviors
09 Oct
16:00 - 16:30
Collabotorium
Hybrid
Scaling Circular Solutions for Plastic-Free Oceans
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Conservation Showcase
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Scaling Circular Solutions for Plastic-Free Oceans
09 Oct
16:30 - 18:00
Conference Hall A: Session Room 4
Hybrid
Biodiversity credits or certificates: integrity criteria and the case of offsetting
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Biodiversity credits or certificates: integrity criteria and the case of offsetting
09 Oct
16:30 - 18:00
Conference Hall A: Session Room 7
Hybrid
Building capacity for monitoring, early detection and action of HPAI in wild bird populations
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Building capacity for monitoring, early detection and action of HPAI in wild bird populations
09 Oct
16:30 - 18:00
Virtual Channel 1
Online only
Cultural Approach to Promoting Natural Heritage Conservation
Forum
Thematic session
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Cultural Approach to Promoting Natural Heritage Conservation
09 Oct
16:30 - 18:00
Conference Hall A: Session Room 6
Hybrid
From State Action to Global Impact: Strengthening Biodiversity Through American Local Legislation
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
From State Action to Global Impact: Strengthening Biodiversity Through American Local Legislation
09 Oct
16:30 - 17:00
Collabotorium
Hybrid
New data for identifying the nexus for conservation of freshwater biodiversity and ecosystem carbon
Forum
Speaker Pitch: Conservation Showcase
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
New data for identifying the nexus for conservation of freshwater biodiversity and ecosystem carbon
09 Oct
16:30 - 18:00
Hall 4C: Session Room 3
Hybrid
New technologies to accelerate the transformative impact of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
New technologies to accelerate the transformative impact of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
09 Oct
16:30 - 18:00
Hall 4B: Session Room 2
Hybrid
Responsible fisheries management towards biodiversity conservation, climate resilience and carbon neutrality
Forum
Thematic session
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Responsible fisheries management towards biodiversity conservation, climate resilience and carbon neutrality
09 Oct
16:30 - 18:00
Virtual Channel 2
Online only
The Elephant in The Room: A Toolkit to Overcome Mental Health Challenges Among Rangers
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
The Elephant in The Room: A Toolkit to Overcome Mental Health Challenges Among Rangers
09 Oct
16:30 - 18:00
Conference Hall A: Session Room 5
Hybrid
Transforming Climate and Biodiversity Finance: Lessons Learned from Indigenous Led Initiatives
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Transforming Climate and Biodiversity Finance: Lessons Learned from Indigenous Led Initiatives
09 Oct
16:30 - 18:00
Virtual Channel 4
Online only
Transforming Rewilding: Guidelines for Resilient Conservation and Nature-Positive Economies
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Transforming Rewilding: Guidelines for Resilient Conservation and Nature-Positive Economies
09 Oct
16:30 - 17:10
Learning Zone Pavilion: Publications Hub
Onsite
Unlocking the Power of Human Behaviour to Save Nature
Forum
Learning Zone: Hot off the press
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Unlocking the Power of Human Behaviour to Save Nature
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 - 17:30
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 - 19:00
CS-Nature-Climate-People Nexus
Hybrid
Changemakers Pitch Event
Forum
Changemakers Pitch Event
Changemakers Pitch Event
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