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Upcoming Events
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The Biodiversity and Ecosystem eScience Conference 2025 brings together researchers, policymakers, and experts to tackle the Triple Planetary Crisis (climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution) through eScience and European Research Infrastructures (RIs)....
About the Congress The IUCN World Conservation Congress is where the world comes together to set priorities and drive conservation and sustainable development action. IUCN’s 1400+ government, civil society and...
The high-level 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (the 2025...
SCB’s 32nd International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2025), hosted by the SCB Oceania Region, will take place in Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) from 15-19 June 2025! Read the philosophy statement here....
Wildfires are growing in scale, frequency, and severity—posing a major threat to people, ecosystems, and economies across the globe. In response, the World Bank and the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture...
Desertification and Drought Day was officially declared by the UN General Assembly as “World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought” (Resolution A/RES/49/115). Since 2019, it has been known simply as...
The 12th European Urban Resilience Forum will take place on 25-27 June in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. For over a decade, the European Urban Resilience Forum has served as a pivotal...
Orca Action Month: “Killer” Conservation in the Salish Sea Join us for an engaging webinar, co-hosted by Pacific Wild and Cetus Research & Conservation Society, for an engaging webinar dedicated to the fascinating...
About this event A conversation with the authors of the new book, ‘Becoming Nature Positive’, that delves into what nature positive means and sets out the journey to secure a...
The EU4Ocean Summer School on Ocean Literacy & Collaboration is an intensive 5-day training program aimed at building essential skills and fostering collaborative approaches in the design and implementation of...
The Biodiversity and Ecosystem eScience Conference 2025 brings together researchers, policymakers, and experts to tackle the Triple Planetary Crisis (climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution) through eScience and European Research Infrastructures (RIs)....
About the Congress The IUCN World Conservation Congress is where the world comes together to set priorities and drive conservation and sustainable development action. IUCN’s 1400+ government, civil society and...
The high-level 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (the 2025...
SCB’s 32nd International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2025), hosted by the SCB Oceania Region, will take place in Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) from 15-19 June 2025! Read the philosophy statement here....
Wildfires are growing in scale, frequency, and severity—posing a major threat to people, ecosystems, and economies across the globe. In response, the World Bank and the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture...
Desertification and Drought Day was officially declared by the UN General Assembly as “World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought” (Resolution A/RES/49/115). Since 2019, it has been known simply as...
The 12th European Urban Resilience Forum will take place on 25-27 June in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. For over a decade, the European Urban Resilience Forum has served as a pivotal...
Orca Action Month: “Killer” Conservation in the Salish Sea Join us for an engaging webinar, co-hosted by Pacific Wild and Cetus Research & Conservation Society, for an engaging webinar dedicated to the fascinating...
About this event A conversation with the authors of the new book, ‘Becoming Nature Positive’, that delves into what nature positive means and sets out the journey to secure a...
The EU4Ocean Summer School on Ocean Literacy & Collaboration is an intensive 5-day training program aimed at building essential skills and fostering collaborative approaches in the design and implementation of...
The Biodiversity and Ecosystem eScience Conference 2025 brings together researchers, policymakers, and experts to tackle the Triple Planetary Crisis (climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution) through eScience and European Research Infrastructures (RIs)....
About the Congress The IUCN World Conservation Congress is where the world comes together to set priorities and drive conservation and sustainable development action. IUCN’s 1400+ government, civil society and...