IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025
📅 9–15 October 2025

Every four years, the IUCN World Conservation Congress brings together thousands of conservation experts, Indigenous leaders, policymakers, scientists, NGOs, and businesses from across the globe. This landmark event serves as the world’s largest platform for shaping global conservation policy and driving transformative action for nature and people.

🌍 A Congress with Three Components

• Forum (9–12 October)
  The Forum is the world’s largest marketplace for conservation knowledge, innovation, and practice. Participants explore solutions to today’s most urgent environmental challenges, from climate change and biodiversity loss to sustainable development.

• Exhibition (9–13 October)
  The Exhibition showcases the work of IUCN Members, Commissions, partners, businesses, and academia. Open to both Congress participants and the public, it highlights cutting-edge research, technologies, and community-driven solutions that advance global conservation.

• Members’ Assembly (13–15 October)
  The Members’ Assembly is IUCN’s highest decision-making body. Here, Member organisations debate and vote on motions that shape international conservation priorities and policies for years to come.

💡 Congress Themes 2025
This edition of the Congress focuses on five key themes driving transformative conservation, from protecting biodiversity and climate resilience to fostering inclusive governance and sustainable economies.

🌱 A Sustainable Congress
IUCN is committed to making the Congress environmentally responsible by reducing its footprint and ensuring positive impacts for host communities.

✨ Why Attend?

• Influence global conservation policy

• Learn from the latest scientific and community-based innovations

• Connect with decision-makers, leaders, and activists worldwide

• Be part of the most important conservation gathering of the decade

👉 Join us at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 and help shape a sustainable future for people and planet.