The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has won the bid to host the 2025 World Conservation Congress (WCC) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The WCC is the world's largest and most important gathering of conservationists, and it is expected to draw more than 10,000 delegates from over 160 countries.
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 IUCN WCC in 2025 in Abu Dhabi is expected to bring an estimated 10,000-15,000 delegates from over 160 countries across the globe and will be an event which could galvanise conservation actions to protect our planet, amid local and global challenges.
Established in 1948, IUCN has evolved into the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network.