IUCN World Conservation Congress
October 9, 2025Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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.