Events and presentations
10th World Wilderness Congress
IUCN experts will explore the wild side of World Heritage at WILD10. In particular, they will discuss how criteria ix and x, which relate to ecosystems and threatened species, can be used for wilderness sites. WILD10 will be held in Salamanca, Spain on 4-10 October.
3rd International Marine Protected Areas Congress
IMPAC gathers major marine specialists and other stakeholders every four years to assist in the conservation and sustainable development of the oceans. Organized by IUCN together with the French Marine Protected Areas Agency, it will take place in Marseille from 21-25 October 2013.
Asia Parks Congress
Held one year before the 6th IUCN World Parks Congress in Sydney, Australia, the Asia Parks Congress will serve as a valuable lead-in to the Sydney gathering by providing lessons learned and ways forward. Jointly organized by IUCN and Japan's Ministry of Environment, it will take plave in Sendai, Japan from 13-17 November 2013.
2014 IUCN World Parks Congress
Parks, People Planet: Inspiring Solutions. Such will be the theme of the 2014 IUCN World Parks Congress, a landmark global forum on protected areas held every ten years. As the world’s most influential gathering of people involved in protected area management, it sets the global agenda for the following decade. It will take place in Sidney, Australia on 12-14 November 2014.
2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress
The World Conservation Congress is IUCN's landmark event, where world leaders and conservationists gather to take joint decisions on the global conservation agenda. It is composed of two parts: the Forum, an open knowledge-sharing platform; and the Members' Assembly, where IUCN's 1,200 Members vote on the most pressing conservation issues.
