Programme

Innovating for Impact: IUCN’s New Business Engagement Strategy

In today’s busy communication landscape, the skills of effective communication and strategic storytelling have never been more important, especially for nature conservation and sustainability. This inspiring talk will share powerful ways for you to heighten how you communicate with your peers, teams and stakeholders.

Tools and Approaches to support a just energy transition

While tackling the environmental crisis has never been more urgent, there remains a $700 billion annual finance gap for nature and biodiversity. New private financing, coupled with existing mechanisms can help bridge this critical gap. Join us as we explore the investment case for financing nature and the latest and most promising solutions for scalable investments.

This session will see the launch of a new IUCN Flagship Report on “Agriculture and Conservation” which examines the interactions, synergies and tradeoffs between agriculture and conservation that sit at the heart of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The report, the second in the “Living Nature in a Globalised World” series, explores the positive and negative relationships between agriculture and nature conservation, mobilises new modelling approaches to examine both imperatives within a range of realistic policies, and formulates actionable policy recommendations to re-align agriculture with conservation of biodiversity. Join us to reflect on the interplay between agriculture and conservation with the report’s co-authors and partners.

Join us for an interactive exploration of IUCN tools, projects and initiatives, and engage with IUCN experts on the use and applicability of these products and opportunities for businesses. Come and explore practical ways to collaborate with different parts of IUCN on your journey to a nature-positive future!

Innovate, Invest, Inspire: Financing a Circular Plastics Economy 

With a $500+ billion-dollar gap in nature finance, private philanthropy’s role in investing in innovation and technology for nature has considerably increased, and has become a powerful force in biodiversity conservation and climate action. Come and learn about innovative approaches and effective strategies from leading philanthropic organisations, and enhance your understanding of how to leverage private funding for maximum environmental impact.

We have a lot to achieve by 2030, but the work does not end there. IUCN is designing a new 20-year strategic vision to complement its 4-year programme cycle. This session is your chance to contribute to this vision and help us shape it.

Tying together disclosure, conservation investment and the KM GBF with Nature Positive

The next big thing: Financing regenerative agriculture for biodiversity benefits

Innovative models of blended finance are being increasingly deployed towards investments in nature and climate. What opportunities do these models offer in closing the nature and climate finance gaps? And how do we deliver them at scale for transformative impact? Join us as we explore the challenges and opportunities of deploying blended finance, and discuss how innovative financing models can act as a critical lever for delivering the climate and biodiversity goals of many countries.

Explore how to build a credible and equitable biodiversity credits market grounded in rigorous science and strong collaboration with Indigenous peoples and local communities. Learn from the lessons of the carbon market to ensure the emerging biodiversity credits market drives ethical transformative change.

Prepare to unlock new opportunities, build valuable connections, and expand your professional network. Our networking event is designed to maximise your interactions and ensure meaningful conversations. Whether you are seeking partnerships, exploring collaborations, or simply growing your circle, this event offers a platform for you to engage with like-minded individuals. Get ready to exchange ideas, share experiences, and forge lasting connections that can propel your career or business to new heights.

Come and listen to inspiring young leaders and entrepreneurs as they pitch their innovative solutions to address some of the most complex nature and biodiversity challenges of our time. Following a short pitch presentation, each changemaker will respond to questions from a jury panel as well as the audience.

How to unlock the private sector’s capacity to contribute to the 30x30 target?

What is the role of innovative metrics in the transition to regenerative agriculture? How can reform of agricultural subsidies influence the transition? Join us to discover how regenerative agriculture is transforming both ecosystems and livelihoods. Explore the opportunities, challenges, and the vital roles played by smallholders, local communities, and policy reforms in driving this essential transition toward sustainable farming.

Explore how cutting-edge AI technologies are revolutionising conservation by providing powerful tools for real-time species monitoring, identification, and anti-poaching efforts. This session will highlight the latest innovations, such as edge-computing and aerial surveys, that are enhancing our ability to protect biodiversity and respond swiftly to environmental threats. Learn about how these advanced tools are being integrated into decision-making processes to empower conservationists and safeguard our planet’s wildlife.

Now more than ever, companies are barraged with demands to analyse and disclose their biodiversity risks and opportunities. Discover how Nature Positive contributions and appropriate biodiversity metrics can help companies meet reporting and disclosure requirements while accelerating action toward the goals and targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Join us for an inspiring conversation with global leaders and trailblazers in the fields of nature, biodiversity and sustainability, followed by an exchange with the audience.

This closing plenary will provide a brief overview of key takeaways, announcements, and new commitments from participants at the Forum.