IUCN World Conservation Congress

October 16, 2025 10:23 AM

IUCN World Conservation Congress Concludes with Historic Conservation Commitments

The IUCN World Conservation Congress concluded today in Abu Dhabi after a week of high-level deliberations that shaped a renewed global conservation agenda. Gathering more than 10,000 delegates from governments, NGOs, Indigenous communities, and research institutions, the congress adopted landmark resolutions to address biodiversity loss, climate threats, and environmental crime. IUCN Director General Dr. Grethel Aguilar urged collective action, stating, “With over a million species at risk, ...

October 11, 2025 3:00 PM

Ocean conservation gains global momentum as climate solution at IUCN Congress

Investment interest in ocean conservation and sustainable marine industries is surging, as the blue economy emerges as a critical pathway to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and economic transformation. Speaking at the IUCN World Conservation Congress at Abudhabi , global leaders and ocean advocates highlighted the unprecedented focus on marine ecosystems and the urgent need for patient capital to support long-term regenerative business models. The shift is significant. Five years a...

October 10, 2025 6:01 PM

India Calls for Integration of Indigenous Knowledge in Climate Action at IUCN Summit

Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh led India’s intervention at a high-level roundtable with IUCN President Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak during the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi. The session focused on nature-based solutions for climate action and the road to COP30 in Belém. Singh stressed that science and traditional knowledge must be viewed as complementary, calling for an evidence-based and culturally rooted framework for clim...