Building on the momentum of IUCN World Conservation Congresses, IUCN has launched the IUCN Leaders Forum, a new series of high-level events, to convene global leaders more frequently on key topics of relevance to the international agenda.
The first edition took place in 2022 in Jeju, South Korea under the theme "building nature-positive economies and societies". Since then, two more editions have been hosted by Geneva, Switzerland in 2023 and 2024, focused on the themes of "global goals for nature: tracking progress, financing", and "harnessing innovation, enabling conservation".

Large event
08 Oct, 2024
Join us in Geneva, Switzerland on October 8-10, 2024 for a conversation with private sector, government, Indigenous peoples and youth leaders to devise solutions to the most pressing environmental…
Leaders Forum News & Outcomes

News
10 Oct, 2024
The IUCN Leaders Forum 2024 closed in Geneva, Switzerland today with a poignant call to work across “boundaries and borders… geography, sectors, age and expertise” to secure real change for nature…

Story
10 Oct, 2024
The IUCN Leaders Forum Changemakers initiative brings together young leaders and innovators who are designing or implementing innovative nature conservation or biodiversity action projects in their…