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Nature Positive Pavilion at the IUCN WCC

The Nature Positive Pavilion runs 9 - 13 October 2025, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Welcome to the Nature Positive Pavilion! 

Join us at the IUCN World Conservation Congress for a full packed programme of events about nature positive. The Pavilion is hosted by: African Parks, GoNaturePositive!, Google Earth, IUCN, InTent, Nature Positive Initiative, WBCSD and WWF International.

From Thursday 9th October – Monday 13th October participants to the IUCN Exhibition will be able to join events on a range of themes supporting action to secure a nature positive world by 2030.

Full schedule below.

Past events...

  • How to scale up species conservation action innovatively and achieve greater impact for all?

    Main Room
    This dynamic event convenes conservation practitioners, policymakers, and community-based organizations to explore innovative strategies for scaling up species conservation globally. Grounded in the IUCN Global Species Action Plan (GSAP), it emphasizes collaboration, cutting-edge tools, and capacity-building to address the biodiversity crisis. Participants will share experiences, examine successful case studies, and identify ways to integrate new approaches into their work. The session aims to inspire collective action to prevent extinctions, reduce species risk, and restore wildlife abundance, while strengthening partnerships and catalyzing impactful conservation efforts across the Union and society.
  • NATURE Impacts: Prioritising national action towards global nature recovery

    Main Room
    Accelerating national progress towards Nature Positive: Introducing ‘NATURE Impacts’ – a new initiative to track, prioritise, and strengthen action for the Global Biodiversity Framework’s 2030 goals.
  • Defining value: putting people and nature at the heart of landscape outcomes

    Main Room
    This session explores how to define and deliver meaningful outcomes in conservation initiatives by integrating local and Indigenous values, strengthening multi-stakeholder partnerships, and identifying shared priorities for nature and people.This session explores how to define and plan for meaningful outcomes in landscape initiatives by centering local and Indigenous values, strengthening cross-sector partnerships, and identifying shared priorities for nature and people.
  • Principles for Inclusive Nature Action

    Main Room
    Come and learn about these Principles that provide a framework for governments, donors, NGOs and other stakeholders who seek to support local action for nature to scale-up transformative action to conserve, restore, sustainably use and manage biodiversity.
  • Becoming Nature Positive Closing Reception

    Main Room
    This will be an informal, interactive session providing a space for nature aficionados to share challenges and ideas around how to cut through the noise, information overload and short attention spans, to reach and motivate hearts and minds in the quest to achieve a nature-positive future – taking inspiration from the new book and forthcoming film, ‘Becoming Nature Positive’, and ultimately, nature itself. We will have a panel discussion, discuss the book, watch the film trailer, and then take some time to enjoy refreshments, mingle and network together. There will also be the chance to get hold of a signed copy of the book.
  • IBAT & NPI Learning Lab – Measuring the state of nature: Species

    Main Room
    Join us for an interactive session focussing on how to make measuring extinction risk meaningful and feasible for companies. In this Learning Lab, you will receive background on the draft global consensus state of nature metrics, a practical walkthrough of the STAR (Species Threat Abatement and Restoration) metric calibration process using IBAT, insights from company piloters and, most importantly, the chance to try it for yourself! Bring along your laptop and your ambition to contribute to conserving threatened species and creating a nature-positive world.
  • All in for COP30 in Brazil: where ambition meets action

    Main Room
    How Brazilian stakeholders, including companies implementing IUCN RHINO, (The new IUCN approach for Rapid High-Integrity Nature-positive Outcomes), are working to raise the bar for nature and for Brazil... join us and find out more.
  • Recognising Ecocide Law to Protect Nature

    Main Room
    Join us to learn more about Motion 061 and the rapidly growing movement to create an international ecocide law.
  • Ground truth for nature

    Main Room
    Adventure Scientists: Building the Trust Layer for Climate and Biodiversity Remote Sensing Technologies
  • Protecting nature using geospatial AI, analysis and storytelling

    Main Room
    Advancements in geospatial technology have massive implications for how conservationists can protect species, habitats and ecosystems. As Google Earth celebrates its 20th year and Google Earth Engine celebrates its 15th anniversary, we reflect on the impacts and wins in the conservation space and look forward to what the future holds for how geospatial technology can drive conservation action – locally and globally. Learn about the latest advancements including how our partners are helping countries meet the moment for the Global Biodiversity Framework, and explore ground-breaking AI innovations.
  • Walking the talk: mapping and governing territories for inclusive conservation

    Main Room
    Drawing the Future of Conservation Maps, mandates, and Indigenous leadership in action.
  • State of nature measurement in action

    Main Room
    Get the latest insights on progress to develop and pilot aligned metrics for measuring the state of nature. You will hear from piloting companies as they tell their stories of testing the metrics in action as well as the standards and frameworks that are looking to embed them in 2026+.
  • Forests and nature: from stocktake to action

    Main Room
    An informal high-level event with senior government and civil society actors to explore opportunities to elevate forests and nature under Brazil’s COP30 Leadership
  • Measuring Nature Positive: a whole of society approach

    Main Room
    GoNaturePositive! pilots a whole-of-society approach to address underlying causes of nature loss, engaging key sectors and actors to complement existing nature metrics and align efforts toward a nature-positive future.
  • The Power of Community-Led Conservation in Africa: Scaling Local Action for Global Impact

    Main Room
    Discover how some of Africa’s leading community-led conservation organizations are transforming landscapes, delivering measurable impact, and shaping a new model of conservation that is more effective, equitable, and sustainable.
  • Becoming better allies: how can conservation NGOs better support indigenous and community-led conservation?

    Main Room
    The current conservation paradigm is undergoing profound and necessary transformations towards rights-based approaches, but what does this mean for the roles of conservation NGOs? Join us for an open discussion.
  • Nature Positive Reception: Assessing progress ahead of the UN Biodiversity Conference 2026

    Main Room
    Join our lead pavilion partners as we explore the year ahead to COP17 in Armenia and how we can together chart the way forward for a nature-positive future, including light bites and informal networking.
  • Accelerating nature-positive outcomes and corporate accountability along the value chain

    Main Room
    This session explores challenges and collaboration opportunities to develop robust guidance that allows all companies to drive credible and meaningful nature action throughout the value chain – namely for downstream actors.
  • Right Data, Right Time

    Main Room
    Navigating Nature Datasets: Matching the Right Data Types to Your Sustainability Goals and Nature Journey Stage
  • The Verifiable Nature Unit – critical infrastructure for nature finance

    Main Room
    The Verifiable Nature Unit: Moving from pilot to practice - how a standardized, outcomes-based approach can unlock public and private capital for nature, and what’s needed to take it further.
  • Advancing equity and rights in conservation using the SAGE tool

    Main Room
    Delivering on equity is one of the five main themes of WCC and a key element of the 30x30 target. This event covers how to identify the key inequity issues in a given context, what actions to enhance equity look like in practice and how to measure success.
  • Nature Positive Landscapes

    Main Room
    Nature Positive Landscapes Initiative in collaboration with Wildlife Conservation Society, The Biodiversity Consultancy & Nature Positive Initiative invite you to this session: 'Achieving Nature Positive outcomes through collaborative and equitable landscape conservation'
  • Centring relationships and kin-building in global conservation partnerships

    Main Room
    The majority of discourse on global partnerships in conservation has focused on funding. In this session, we explore what ethical, decolonised conservation partnerships really look like beyond funding. Hear honest stories from the front lines about power, grief, joy, and what it takes to build mutually generative and supportive relationships that allow for self-strengthening of locally-led conservation.
  • Nature positive commitments and net-positive claims to drive & secure nature-positive outcomes

    Main Room
    Can we claim to be Nature Positive? This session explores responsible approaches, attribution limits, and the approach to guide credible claims for business and biodiversity.
  • The new nature of business

    Main Room
    André Hoffmann will deliver a keynote speech on the evolving relationship between business and nature. His address will be followed by a fireside chat with Marco Lambertini, Convenor of the Nature Positive Initiative, exploring how companies can embrace nature-positive strategies as a driver of resilience, innovation, and long-term value creation.
  • Pavilion kick off session: “Nature Positive action on the road to COP17”

    Central Stage 3
    Join the Nature Positive Pavilion opening session adjacent to the pavilion on Central Stage 3 to hear from high level speakers and key partners in this important year ahead of COP17.