IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025

Conference Details

Date: 09 October 2025

Time: 09:00

Duration: 7 days

Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Cost: $ 40 - $ 1449

Organiser: IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature

Conference Website

Conference Description

The IUCN World Conservation Congress is where the world comes together to set priorities and drive conservation and sustainable development action.  

IUCN’s 1400+ government, civil society and Indigenous peoples’ Member organisations vote on major issues to help guide humanity’s relationship with our planet.  

The Congress is also the largest marketplace for conservation and sustainable development science, practice and policy. Scientists, policy experts, business leaders and professionals from around the globe share their experience, innovation and latest research. 

IUCN’s unique convening power of state and non-state actors together gives Congress a powerful mandate to set the nature conservation agenda for decades to come. 

A Congress with three components: 

Forum:

The Forum is the largest knowledge marketplace for conservation and sustainable development science, practice and innovation. Through thematic sessions, the Forum addresses the economic, social, scientific and technical aspects of a broad range of nature conservation issues, ranging from wildlife to oceans, protected areas to sustainable business, and climate change to human rights. 

Exhibition:

In the Exhibition, IUCN Members and Commissions, businesses, partners, and academia host pavilions, booths and events. The Exhibition is open to both Congress participants and the public, allowing exhibitors to showcase their research, innovations and work to the broadest Congress audience.

Member’s Assembly:

The Members' Assembly is IUCN’s highest decision-making body. During the Assembly, IUCN’s Member organisations vote on pressing conservation and sustainable development issues.

Congress 2025 themes:

The Congress will tackle five critical themes, each driving the bold, transformative change needed to secure a sustainable future for both nature and humanity.