Join us at the Reimagining Conservation Pavilion: A home for transformative change at WCC

Hosted by the IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy (CEESP) in collaboration with a dynamic coalition of partners – including Arcus Foundation, Cambridge Conservation Initiative, Conservation Data Justice, Forest Peoples Programme, International Institute for Environment and Development, IUCN Centre for Conservation Action,  Maliasili, Synchronicity Earth, and ICCA Consortium – the Pavilion is not just another venue. It’s a home for honest dialogue, deep listening, and transformative possibility.

Over five days (Oct 9-13), the Pavilion will host inclusive conversations that challenge dominant conservation narratives and open space for plural, lived, and grounded alternatives.

Each day is curated around a core theme: from more-than-human kinship and challenging conservation norms, to justice and equity, resourcing transformation, and a new narrative for conservation. These sessions invite everyone – from grassroots defenders to global policymakers – into shared storytelling, honest conversations, critical questioning, and collective creativity.

Expect fishbowl dialogues, storytelling under candlelight, interactive art walls, restorative wellbeing circles, and open mic celebrations. Whether discussing Indigenous-led governance in Peru, the decolonization of conservation data, or the emotional labour of sustaining hope, the Pavilion honours a diversity of ways of knowing and being.

But it’s not just about content – it’s about atmosphere. With hot tea, personal conversations, and care for the whole self, the Pavilion feels more like a community gathering than a conventional forum. It is where vision meets vulnerability, and where the seeds of the Reimagining Conservation movement are being nurtured.

We look forward to welcoming you at the Pavilion.

Don’t miss a session – check and download the Pavilion programme:

• English
• French
• Spanish