The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the 2025 World Conservation Congress (WCC) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The IUCN World Conservation Congress is held every four years.
Key points
- The WCC is the world’s largest and most important gathering of conservationists. The UAE has a long history of environmental protection, and it is home to a number of important conservation initiatives, including the Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Center and the Al Ain Oasis.
- The 2025 WCC will be held in Abu Dhabi from October 10-21, 2025. The event will be an opportunity for conservationists from around the world to come together and discuss the most pressing environmental challenges facing our planet.
- The WCC is also expected to produce a number of important resolutions and recommendations that will help to guide future conservation efforts.
- Established in 1948, IUCN has evolved into the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network.
- The organisation is well known for its knowledge products, such as the Red List of Species, Red List of Ecosystems, Key Biodiversity Areas and the Green Lists which are widely used in setting conservation priorities for threatened species, ecosystems and in identification of important areas for protection.ommendations that will help to guide future conservation efforts.
