IUCN World Conservation Congress
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Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Where the world comes together to set priorities and drive conservation and sustainable development action
The full programme is available here: Official IUCN Congress Programme
AWEI is participating in the Congress to support IUCN's commitment to the sustainable and legal use of wild species as a conservation measure.
To support the Members, AWEI and CIC have produced a policy brief on the Motions. See: 2025 IUCN Motions and Sustainable Use
Agenda
AWEI Journey
through the IUCN Forum 2025
For those interested in Africa’s wildlife economy,
we have set out an hour-by-hour journey of key sessions to attend.
See you along the way!
(PDF version available further below)
Thu 09 Oct |
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| Event | Time | Location |
| Nature-Positive Future: Turning Pledges into Investments | 11:30-13:00 | Hall 4C: Forum - Session Room 3 |
| Co-management models in Africa | 14:00-14:45 | IUCN Africa |
| Nature on the Table: What Role Can Wild Harvesting Play in Today’s Food Systems? | 15:00-15:45 | Human-Centred Conservation Pavilion |
| Resilience in Unexpected Places | 16:00-16:45 | Global Environment Facility |
| Towards a Regenerative Blue Economy | 17:00-18:00 | IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R2 |
| Agriculture, Desertification and Climate Resilience: From Global Commitments to Community-led Solutions | 18:00-19:00 | IUCN Africa |
Sun 12 Oct |
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| Event | Time | Location |
| Transformational change from Rio and beyond: An all-out push for the 2030 goals | 09:00-10:30 | Hall 3: Forum Plenary |
| The Wildlife Economy : Prospering with Nature | 11:00-12:30 | Conference Hall A: Session Room 6 |
| Smart Herding for Conservation: Mitigating Human-Wildlife Conflict in South Africa | 12:00-13:00 | Collabotorium |
| Blue Planet - From coast to continent: expanding co-management mechanisms across Africa | 13:00-14:00 | IUCN Africa |
| Sustainable Use in Focus: Hunting and Harvesting | 14:00-14:45 | Human-Centred Conservation Pavilion |
| Can Wild Economies Fund Conservation? From Livelihoods to Resilient Nature-Based Economies | 15:00-15:45 | Human-Centred Conservation Pavilion |
| Forum Closing Ceremony | 16:00-17:00 | Hall 3: Forum Plenary |
| People and Partnerships for a Regenerative Blue Economy | 17:30-19:00 | IUCN Africa |
| Beyond the Pavilion: Be Part of the Human-Centred Conservation Journey | 19:00-21:00 | Human-Centred Conservation Pavilion |
Mon 13 Oct |
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| Event | Time | Location |
| Enhancing Africa’s Drylands Resilience – Challenges, Successes, Innovations and Scaling Up | 09:00-10:00 | IUCN Africa |
| People, Places, and Partnerships: Africa’s OECM Experience | 10:00-11:00 | IUCN Green List |
| Where People Shape the Land, and the Land Shapes Us | 11:00-11:45 | Human-Centred Conservation Pavilion |
| Accelerating the Transition to Sustainable Agriculture in Africa: Regenerative and Nature-based Solutions | 12:00-12:45 | IUCN Africa |
| African Visions Driving Conservation Futures | 13:00-13:45 | IUCN Africa |
| Panel Discussion: Stewardship or Control? Rethinking Conservation at Scale | 14:00-15:00 | Human-Centred Conservation Pavilion |
| Community-Based Ecosystem Restoration in Africa: Key Experiences Involving Local Communities | 15:00-15:45 | IUCN Africa |
| How can youth and senior leaders co-create shared conservation leadership in Africa | 16:00-17:00 | Nature-based Education Pavilion |
More info
Let's meet up at the Congress!
- Francis Vorhies, AWEI Director (wfv@sun.ac.za)
- Yolanda Mutinhima, AWEI Research Associate (yolandamutinhima@sun.ac.za)
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