Please join us for the following sessions.
These are topics that have been confirmed, with more on the way.
For many of the presentations, you’ll be able to chat with the presenters following their presentation to ask more questions and dive deeper into their strategy. You’ll have access to follow-up tools, training, webinars, strategies, and resources to help accelerate your efforts.
We will continue updating the agenda and timing for the program - stay tuned!
May 14, 2024 -
2200 GMT
Welcome to the World Species Congress
The Importance of and Origin of the World Species Congress
Accelerating National Species Recovery in New Zealand
Preventing the extinction of Victoria's Threatened flora
Coral Integration into NBSAPs
Transforming the Genetic Landscape for Species Recovery
Global Species Action Plan 4.5: Ensuring Genetic Diversity for Wild Population Recovery
2300 GMT
Ex-situ Breeding of Mammillaria herrerae
Marna Banggara: Collaborative partnership to save the Brush-Tailed Bettong
Accelerating National Species Recovery in Australia
Fungal Conservation and Policy at a Global Level
May 15, 2024 -
0000 GMT
Field Visit to the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary’s effort to Recover the Kroombit Frog
Strategies to Recover Endemic Plants in Samoa & Fiji
Innovation panel: Futuristic BioScience and the Impact on Species Recovery
0100 GMT
Accelerating National Species Recovery in Indonesia
The Orange-Bellied Parrot: Breeding and Captive Management for Successful Recovery
Global Species Action Plan 4.4: Ex Situ Management for Species Recovery Panel
0200 GMT
NBSAP Medal Announcement
From 7 to 10,000 - Successful Recovery of the Crested Ibis in China
The King of the Forest's Miraculous Recovery: Northeast Tiger & Leopard National Park
Assessing the status of Malaysia's Tremendous Tree Populations
Field Visit: Recovery efforts at the Vietnam Primate Center
Recovery of the Yamato Salamander
Innovation Panel: Behavior Change
0300 GMT
Collaboration to create a National Species Assessment in Indonesia
Saiga Successful Downlisting / Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative
Conserving Conservationists
0400 GMT
Field Visit to the Taipei Zoo Rescue Center
River Dolphin Recovery
Cockies Helping Cockies Program
Mitigating Threats, leveraging veterinary science & changing laws: Vulture Conservation
Accelerating National Species Recovery in India
Creative and multi-tactic strategies to recover Whale Sharks
Jordan's Committment to National Plant Recovery Strategies
Strategies for Collaboration to Recover Markhor
0500 GMT
The role of CMS in protecting species, reversing declines, and recovering biodiversity
Lemurs of Madagascar
Holistic Conservation and Justice-Informed Responses for Species Recovery
Successful recovery of a top predator in multiple countries: Snow Leopards
Saving plants in the world’s most biodiverse Desert
Island Problems & Solutions Panel
0600 GMT
Conservation interventions to save the endemic and Critically Endangered Reed frog from extinction
Saving Europe's Endangered Mammals
A Strategy for Species in the Global Biodiversity Framework
A new lease of life for Java’s endemic species
Strategies for 26 Globally threatened and 23 nationally threatened trees in Uganda
Accelerating National Species Recovery in Spain
The next generation of Biodiversity Conservation
0700 GMT
Multi-sectoral collaboration to save the Endangered African penguin from declining food source
Scaling up species recovery work in a megadiverse country, South Africa
Accelerating National Species Recovery in Mozambique
Gathering support and recovery for the Green Heart Tree in Zimbabwe: Warburgia salutaris
Mountain Gorilla Downlisting
0800 GMT
Ecological Farming and Bird-Nest Box Stations
Species Conservation through unlikely methods - Gardening & Rekindled Relationships
Accelerating National Species Recovery in Kenya
Conservation Action Plans for Insects
0900 GMT
Fungi Assessments
Global Species Action Plan 4.1: Assessment Panel
National Geographic Grey Crowned Crane Recovery
Fungal conservation and sustainable use in Western Africa
Industry Network Associations Panel
1000 GMT
Accelerating National Species Recovery in Germany
Bridging Gaps and Prioritizing Species Survival - Insights from IUCN SSC Center for Species Survival Nigeria
Accelerating National Species Recovery in Angola
Downlisting the Iberian Lynx
Innovation Panel: Financing Biodiversity
1100 GMT
Learning from the Past, Shaping the future
Species Conservation in Brazil: National Strategy and Joint Implementation
Accelerating National Species Recovery in Brazil
Ex situ Frog Populations in Brazil
Treasure of the Caribbean
Big Fish Initiative and Marine Protected Areas Panel
1200 GMT
Rio Botanic Garden
Brazil Fungi
Ex-Situ and reintroduction of the Black-Fronted Piping Guan
Accelerating Impact & Strategy Globally Panel
Discovering and Recovering Peru's yellow-tailed monkey
1300 GMT
Dublin Zoo Native Species Weekend and National Planning for Irish Biodiversity
Freshwater Challenge
Elephant Conflict Mitigation in Botswana
Global Species Action Plan 4.6: Human Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence Panel
1400 GMT
A Message From IUCN
Accelerating National Species Recovery in Ireland
A Message From CITES
Global Species Action Plan 4.2: Planning for Recovery Panel
Field Visit: Barro Colorado Island Research Station
1500 GMT
NBSAP Medal Announcement
Using Mayan Tourism to recover the illusive Swamp Crocodiles
Collaborative Recovery of the Bermuda Snail
Field Visit: Surveying and recovering Mussels
AZA SAFE: Coral Program
1600 GMT
Global Species Action Plan 4.3: Implementation and Action Panel
Scarlet macaw recovery in the Maya Forest using artificial incubation
Intersection of Welfare and Conservation Panel
1700 GMT
Aligning and Amplifying Climate Action, Land Preservation, and Species Action Panel
Sustainable Use for Vicuña Recovery
Wildlife Trafficking Alliance
Lost Species: Big Puma Fungus
1800 GMT
Conservation Evidence
Global Species Action Plan 4.7: Storytelling, Adaptive Learning, & Influence Panel
Accelerating National Species Recovery in Colombia
JetSMART Partners for Argentinian Species Conservation
The Serpent's Lair
Aquascapes Conversation
1900 GMT
Recovering North American Grasslands
Innovation in Conservation Panel
Collaborative efforts to recover Bat species
Save Our Species: Sturgeon
2000 GMT
Moths, Mountains, and Marsupials
Strategy to Shape Impact
Accelerating Species Recovery in Paraguay
Corporate Decisions to Invest in Species Recovery
2100 GMT
AZA SAFE: Black Footed Ferret
ABQ BioPark Species Pledge
Recovering the Southern Purple-Spotted Gudgeon: Breeding for Release
Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo’s Wilder Canada Action Plan
Commercial Propagation of 500 Endemic Plants for Species Recovery
Thank You
During the World Species Congress…
We will hear from presenters from more than 50 countries including: