Programme

101 results
09 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
CR A-B: Forum - Session Room 4
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
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
14:00 - 15:30
CR A-C: Forum - Session Room 5
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Foods systems & commodities: Practices matters for biodiversity outcomes
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Foods systems & commodities: Practices matters for biodiversity outcomes
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
14:00 - 15:30
Hall 4C: Forum - Session Room 3
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
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
14:00 - 15:30
CR A-D: Forum - Session Room 6
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
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
14:00 - 15:30
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
14:00 - 15:30
CR A-A: Forum - Session Room 7
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
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
16:00 - 17:30
CR A-B: Forum - Session Room 4
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
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
16:00 - 17:30
CR A-A: Forum - Session Room 7
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
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
16:00 - 17:30
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
16:00 - 17:30
CR A-D: Forum - Session Room 6
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
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
16:00 - 17:30
Hall 4C: Forum - Session Room 3
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
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
16:00 - 17:30
Hall 4B: Forum - Session Room 2
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
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
16:00 - 17:30
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
16:00 - 17:30
CR A-C: Forum - Session Room 5
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
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
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CR A-D: Forum - Session Room 6
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Achieving conservation and socio-economic benefits from managing Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in freshwater ecosystems
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Achieving conservation and socio-economic benefits from managing Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in freshwater ecosystems
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Hall 4B: Forum - Session Room 2
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Advancing nature policies to fast-track business action
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Advancing nature policies to fast-track business action
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CR B: Forum - Session Room 8
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Advancing OECMs in Central and Western Africa: Challenges, processes, and pathways to effective implementation
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Advancing OECMs in Central and Western Africa: Challenges, processes, and pathways to effective implementation
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CR B: Forum - Session Room 10
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Agroecological NbS in Action: Jointly Addressing the Resilience of Water, Soil, Biodiversity and People
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Agroecological NbS in Action: Jointly Addressing the Resilience of Water, Soil, Biodiversity and People
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Virtual Channel 1
Online only
Conservation Communication for a New Generation: How narratives of Hope, Art, and Culture Drive Impact
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Conservation Communication for a New Generation: How narratives of Hope, Art, and Culture Drive Impact
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CR B: Forum - Session Room 11
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Empowering Grassroots Conservation through Trust-Based Funding, Networking, and Capacity Support
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Empowering Grassroots Conservation through Trust-Based Funding, Networking, and Capacity Support
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CR A-B: Forum - Session Room 4
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Promote business nature-positive transition through green finance and nature-related disclosure
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Promote business nature-positive transition through green finance and nature-related disclosure
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Hall 4A: Forum - Session Room 1
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Rangers Unlocking Nature-Positive Economies through Innovative Finance
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Rangers Unlocking Nature-Positive Economies through Innovative Finance
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Central Stage 2
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Reorienting sectoral public policies to shift production practices: Lessons on biodiversity mainstreaming from 15 countries
Forum
Thematic session
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Reorienting sectoral public policies to shift production practices: Lessons on biodiversity mainstreaming from 15 countries
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Central Stage 1
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Scaling Up Resilient Conservation and Protected Areas in Arid and Hyper-Arid Regions
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Scaling Up Resilient Conservation and Protected Areas in Arid and Hyper-Arid Regions
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Virtual Channel 2
Online only
Soil Health for Nature Conservation and Resilience
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Soil Health for Nature Conservation and Resilience
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Central Stage 3
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Tejiendo Equidad: Mujeres y Género hacia la Gestión Efectiva en Áreas Protegidas
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Tejiendo Equidad: Mujeres y Género hacia la Gestión Efectiva en Áreas Protegidas
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CR A-A: Forum - Session Room 7
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
The Diverse Illegal Trade in Funga, Flora, and Fauna.
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The Diverse Illegal Trade in Funga, Flora, and Fauna.
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Hall 4C: Forum - Session Room 3
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
The Future of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™: Expanding Collaboration
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The Future of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™: Expanding Collaboration
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CR A-C: Forum - Session Room 5
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
The Mediterranean Blueprint: Scaling conservation with bold alliances and funding solutions
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
The Mediterranean Blueprint: Scaling conservation with bold alliances and funding solutions
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CR B: Forum - Session Room 9
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
The Model Forest Act Initiative: Modernising Law to Address the Global Forest Crisis
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
The Model Forest Act Initiative: Modernising Law to Address the Global Forest Crisis
10 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Central Stage 4
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Zero Deforestation and Responsible Trade: Challenges and Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Zero Deforestation and Responsible Trade: Challenges and Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
CR A-A: Forum - Session Room 7
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
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: Forum - Session Room 3
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
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 - 15:30
Hall 4B: Forum - Session Room 2
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
ENACT Stories from the Ground: What Does Successful vs Unsuccessful Nature-Based Solutions Look Like?
Forum
Thematic session
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
ENACT Stories from the Ground: What Does Successful vs Unsuccessful Nature-Based Solutions Look Like?
10 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
CR A-B: Forum - Session Room 4
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Listening to the silent majority: Citizens’ Assemblies of IUCN Members to inform IUCN policy development
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
Listening to the silent majority: Citizens’ Assemblies of IUCN Members to inform IUCN policy development
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
CR A-D: Forum - Session Room 6
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
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 - 15:30
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 - 15:30
CR A-C: Forum - Session Room 5
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Unusual Coalitions: Indigenous Peoples, Communities and Private Sector Unite for Biodiversity
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Unusual Coalitions: Indigenous Peoples, Communities and Private Sector Unite for Biodiversity
10 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Virtual Channel 1
Online only
Building the Future: Approaches to Nature-Positive Infrastructure Development
Forum
Thematic session
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Building the Future: Approaches to Nature-Positive Infrastructure Development
10 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
CR A-B: Forum - Session Room 4
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Geoengineering 1: A technical introduction to the concepts, scope, risks and benefits
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
Geoengineering 1: A technical introduction to the concepts, scope, risks and benefits
10 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
CR A-A: Forum - Session Room 7
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
How to operationalise the rights of nature through their implementation in the territories?
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
How to operationalise the rights of nature through their implementation in the territories?
10 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Hall 4C: Forum - Session Room 3
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Integrating nature into business and finance decision-making: Pathways to a nature-positive economy
Forum
Thematic session
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Integrating nature into business and finance decision-making: Pathways to a nature-positive economy
10 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
CR A-C: Forum - Session Room 5
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Scaling up behavior change approaches for wildlife conservation: Encouraging actions that benefit wildlife and communities
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Scaling up behavior change approaches for wildlife conservation: Encouraging actions that benefit wildlife and communities
10 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
CR A-D: Forum - Session Room 6
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Transboundary Conservation Around the World: Ecologically and Culturally Well-connected Landscapes and Seascapes
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Transboundary Conservation Around the World: Ecologically and Culturally Well-connected Landscapes and Seascapes
10 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Hall 4B: Forum - Session Room 2
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Unlocking Transformative Ocean Finance at Scale
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Unlocking Transformative Ocean Finance at Scale
10 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Virtual Channel 2
Online only
Youth Lead Research to Understand Unexpected Resilience of Honduran Coral Reef
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Youth Lead Research to Understand Unexpected Resilience of Honduran Coral Reef
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Central Stage 1
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
A Success Story: A Global Call to Save the Rarest Apes
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
A Success Story: A Global Call to Save the Rarest Apes
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CR B: Forum - Session Room 9
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Advancing Nature-Positive Multifunctional Landscapes through Effective Fund Management and Blended Finance for IPLCs
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Advancing Nature-Positive Multifunctional Landscapes through Effective Fund Management and Blended Finance for IPLCs
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CR A-A: Forum - Session Room 7
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
CAE and Nature Crime: A Cross-Sectoral Challenge for Conservation and the Future of IUCN's Mandate
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
CAE and Nature Crime: A Cross-Sectoral Challenge for Conservation and the Future of IUCN's Mandate
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CR A-D: Forum - Session Room 6
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Conservation and protection of Coral Reefs from transboundary plastic pollution using advanced monitoring technologies
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Conservation and protection of Coral Reefs from transboundary plastic pollution using advanced monitoring technologies
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Central Stage 4
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Fly bird fly: Thriving as a Young Conservationist
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Fly bird fly: Thriving as a Young Conservationist
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Hall 4C: Forum - Session Room 3
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Human Rights-Based Approaches and Reconciliation in Conservation
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Human Rights-Based Approaches and Reconciliation in Conservation
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Central Stage 2
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Indicators for Dryland Conservation and Natural Resource Management: Focus on Saudi Arabia
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Indicators for Dryland Conservation and Natural Resource Management: Focus on Saudi Arabia
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Hall 4A: Forum - Session Room 1
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
IUCN and International Courts: Climate Change Advisory Opinions (ICJ, ITLOS and IACtHR)
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
IUCN and International Courts: Climate Change Advisory Opinions (ICJ, ITLOS and IACtHR)
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CR B: Forum - Session Room 10
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Linking Conservation Translocation Goals with Strategic Monitoring to Increase Responsible Conservation Action
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Linking Conservation Translocation Goals with Strategic Monitoring to Increase Responsible Conservation Action
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Virtual Channel 2
Online only
Safeguarding the human right to a sustainable environment: A dialogue with environmental and ocean defenders
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Safeguarding the human right to a sustainable environment: A dialogue with environmental and ocean defenders
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CR A-C: Forum - Session Room 5
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Sustainable forest management in the transition to a bioeconomy: How to reach ambitious conservation goals?
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Sustainable forest management in the transition to a bioeconomy: How to reach ambitious conservation goals?
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Hall 4B: Forum - Session Room 2
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Technology at the service of Conservation: Innovations Driving Shared Impact
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Technology at the service of Conservation: Innovations Driving Shared Impact
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Virtual Channel 1
Online only
The Critical Role for Arts and Culture in Conservation and Abundant Futures
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The Critical Role for Arts and Culture in Conservation and Abundant Futures
11 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CR A-B: Forum - Session Room 4
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Understanding biodiversity credits as a new tool for conservation: Limits and opportunities
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Understanding biodiversity credits as a new tool for conservation: Limits and opportunities
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
CR A-D: Forum - Session Room 6
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Dams in a social-ecological ecosystem approach to freshwater conservation
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Dams in a social-ecological ecosystem approach to freshwater conservation
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Virtual Channel 2
Online only
Empowering countries to meet their GBF targets: The Global Amphibian Coalition case study
Forum
Thematic session
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Empowering countries to meet their GBF targets: The Global Amphibian Coalition case study
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Hall 4C: Forum - Session Room 3
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Integrating Tools for Biodiversity Risk
Forum
Thematic session
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Integrating Tools for Biodiversity Risk
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
CR A-B: Forum - Session Room 4
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Nature’s Value in the UAE: A Vision for a Nature-Positive Economy
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Nature’s Value in the UAE: A Vision for a Nature-Positive Economy
11 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
CR A-C: Forum - Session Room 5
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
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 - 15:30
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 (onsite with livestreaming)
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 - 15:30
CR A-A: Forum - Session Room 7
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
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
16:00 - 17:30
CR A-D: Forum - Session Room 6
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
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
CR A-B: Forum - Session Room 4
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Collaborative Pathways to Nature Positive: Accelerating Corporates’ Nature-related Financial Disclosure Through Multi-Stakeholder Engagement
Forum
Thematic session
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Collaborative Pathways to Nature Positive: Accelerating Corporates’ Nature-related Financial Disclosure Through Multi-Stakeholder Engagement
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
CR A-C: Forum - Session Room 5
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
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 - 17:30
Hall 4A: Forum - Session Room 1
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
High-Level Launch: 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 Launch: Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Scaling Up Nature-based Solutions (NbS)
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
CR A-A: Forum - Session Room 7
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
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 - 17:30
Hall 4B: Forum - Session Room 2
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Replacement industries to catalyse scalable, regenerative bioeconomies in the Amazon: The case for alternative proteins
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Replacement industries to catalyse scalable, regenerative bioeconomies in the Amazon: The case for alternative proteins
11 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Hall 4C: Forum - Session Room 3
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
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 - 17:30
Virtual Channel 1
Online only
The role of Privately Protected Areas as a catalyst for landscape scale conservation
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The role of Privately Protected Areas as a catalyst for landscape scale conservation
12 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CR A-B: Forum - Session Room 4
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
A Global Strategy for Conserving Freshwater Biodiversity
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
A Global Strategy for Conserving Freshwater Biodiversity
12 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CR B: Forum - Session Room 10
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Conservation Challenges and Outlook for Madagascar's Protected Areas
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Conservation Challenges and Outlook for Madagascar's Protected Areas
12 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Hall 4A: Forum - Session Room 1
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
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
12 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Central Stage 3
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Derechos humanos y conservación: Un zoom a México, Centroamérica y el Caribe
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Derechos humanos y conservación: Un zoom a México, Centroamérica y el Caribe
12 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Hall 4B: Forum - Session Room 2
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Disruptive Innovation in Environmental Knowledge Management: A Systems Thinking Approach to Biodiversity Conservation
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
Disruptive Innovation in Environmental Knowledge Management: A Systems Thinking Approach to Biodiversity Conservation
12 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CR B: Forum - Session Room 11
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Exploring nature-based solutions at the science-policy interface: Can mangroves be a climate saviour?
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Exploring nature-based solutions at the science-policy interface: Can mangroves be a climate saviour?
12 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Virtual Channel 2
Online only
Exploring the Intersection of Spirituality, Conservation, and Climate Action at the Mahakumbh Mela
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Exploring the Intersection of Spirituality, Conservation, and Climate Action at the Mahakumbh Mela
12 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Central Stage 4
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
From Exploration to Stewardship: Can Seamount Exploration Balance the Blue Economy and Deep‑Sea Protection?
Forum
Thematic session
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
From Exploration to Stewardship: Can Seamount Exploration Balance the Blue Economy and Deep‑Sea Protection?
12 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CR A-A: Forum - Session Room 7
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Global mechanisms for the conservation of overlooked species
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Global mechanisms for the conservation of overlooked species
12 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Virtual Channel 1
Online only
Money flows: Funding food systems transformation through agroecology
Forum
Thematic session
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Money flows: Funding food systems transformation through agroecology
12 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Hall 4C: Forum - Session Room 3
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Nature Positive Renewables: Aligning Climate and Energy Goals
Forum
Thematic session
  • Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Nature Positive Renewables: Aligning Climate and Energy Goals
12 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CR B: Forum - Session Room 9
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Rethinking urban conservation: framing new opportunities for Urban Protected Areas
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Rethinking urban conservation: framing new opportunities for Urban Protected Areas
12 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Central Stage 1
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Scaling Up CSO-Led Environmental Solutions : Launch of the GEF Small Grants Program CSO Challenge
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Scaling Up CSO-Led Environmental Solutions : Launch of the GEF Small Grants Program CSO Challenge
12 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CR A-C: Forum - Session Room 5
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
The Caribbean Blueprint: Powering Blue Finance, Governance & Innovation
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
The Caribbean Blueprint: Powering Blue Finance, Governance & Innovation
12 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Central Stage 2
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
The Power of Sports and Gamification in Conservation
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
The Power of Sports and Gamification in Conservation
12 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
CR A-D: Forum - Session Room 6
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
The Wildlife Economy : Prospering with Nature
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The Wildlife Economy : Prospering with Nature
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
CR A-B: Forum - Session Room 4
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Advancing the implementation of the KM-GBF through the UNESCO World Heritage Convention
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Advancing the implementation of the KM-GBF through the UNESCO World Heritage Convention
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
CR A-C: Forum - Session Room 5
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Catalysing Regenerative Seascapes: Nature-based Solutions and Community-Driven Conservation in the Great Blue Wall (GBW)
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Catalysing Regenerative Seascapes: Nature-based Solutions and Community-Driven Conservation in the Great Blue Wall (GBW)
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
CR A-D: Forum - Session Room 6
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
ICCAs and their role in meeting KMGBF through community-based monitoring and assessments
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
ICCAs and their role in meeting KMGBF through community-based monitoring and assessments
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Hall 4C: Forum - Session Room 3
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
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
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Virtual Channel 1
Online only
Longevity Conservation: Why we should protect old, wise and large animals
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Longevity Conservation: Why we should protect old, wise and large animals
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Virtual Channel 2
Online only
Protected and Conserved Areas: Providing Outcomes that Benefit the Economy and Society
Forum
Thematic session
  • Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Protected and Conserved Areas: Providing Outcomes that Benefit the Economy and Society
12 Oct
14:00 - 15:30
Hall 4B: Forum - Session Room 2
Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund: Early successes and perspectives
Forum
Thematic session
  • Delivering on Equity
  • Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund: Early successes and perspectives