The IUCN Leaders Forum

Application Deadline: 28 May 2024

Applications are now open for the 2024 IUCN Leaders Forum. The IUCN Leaders Forum is an annual event, gathering leaders and changemakers from around the world, in-person, to discuss innovative solutions to critical global challenges, make bold commitments, build partnerships and catalyse action for impactful change in nature conservation and sustainability.

IUCN Leaders Forum Changemakers brings together young leaders and innovators who are designing or implementing innovative nature conservation or biodiversity action projects in their communities. Selected young changemakers will join leaders from around the world at the IUCN Leaders Forum in Geneva in October 2024 to showcase innovations for transformative change; discuss concrete actions that include nature at the nexus of energy systems, food and agriculture, and human health; and advance nature-positive solutions. Young changemakers will have an exclusive opportunity to pitch their initiatives to influential global leaders from the private sector, government and civil society.

Requirements

You should apply to be an IUCN Leaders Forum Changemaker if you:

Are aged 18 – 35*.
Have a track record of leadership and innovation in the fields of nature conservation, biodiversity, climate change and / or sustainable development.
Are currently working on an innovative solution that addresses the nature, climate and biodiversity crises; and has nature at the nexus of one or more societal challenges (e.g. energy-nature-climate nexus; food-agriculture-nature-climate nexus; transforming urban landscapes for nature and people etc.)

Benefits

Delegate access to the IUCN Leaders Forum in Geneva, Switzerland from 8 to 10 October 2024
An exclusive opportunity to pitch your environmental action project to influential global leaders from the private sector, government and civil society
Hotel accommodation in Geneva from 7 to 11 October 2024
Return travel to Geneva, Switzerland
Meals and other expenses covered for the duration of stay in Geneva

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the IUCN Leaders Forum

Application Deadline: 5 August 2022

The IUCN Leaders Forum is an annual event, gathering leaders and changemakers from around the world, in-person, to discuss innovative solutions to critical global challenges, make bold commitments, build partnerships and catalyse action for impactful change in nature conservation and sustainability.

This year the IUCN Leaders Forum will take place in Jeju Province, Republic of Korea, from 13-15 October 2022 and focus on ‘Building nature-positive economies and societies’.

This event will focus on three primary objectives:

Convene influential and innovative leaders (government, private sector, civil society, sub-national authorities, other) with the aim of creating alliances and new partnerships, identifying innovative solutions, and advancing the international policy agenda on this issue;
Create a space to discuss emerging issues and help shape future market forces on nature and climate-related issues;
Offer a platform for young changemakers, to increase awareness of their actions and connect with potential collaborators from the public and private sector to further develop their projects.

Requirements:

You should apply to be an IUCN Leaders Forum Changemaker if you:

Are aged 18 – 35*.
Have a track record of leadership and innovation in the fields of nature conservation, biodiversity, climate change and / or sustainable development.
Are currently working on an innovative project that is or will contribute to building nature-positive societies and economies.

Benefits

Delegate access to the IUCN Leaders Forum in Jeju Province, Republic of Korea from 13 – 15 October 2022, including an exclusive opportunity to pitch your project to influential global leaders from the private sector, government and civil society.
Hotel accommodation in Jeju from 12 – 16 October 2022.
Return travel to Jeju Province, Republic of Korea.
Meals and other expenses covered for the duration of stay in Jeju.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the IUCN Leaders Forum 2022

The IUCN Leaders Forum 2024 for Young Changemakers (Fully Funded to Geneva, Switzerland)

The IUCN Leaders Forum 2022 for young Changemakers (Fully Funded to Jeju, Republic of Korea)