The UAE has gained the bid to host the World Conservation Congress of the Worldwide Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 2025 in Abu Dhabi. The Surroundings Company – Abu Dhabi (EAD) submitted the bid on behalf of Abu Dhabi and the UAE authorities.
The outcomes had been introduced on Twenty fifth Might, following approval of the IUCN’s bid analysis committee suggestions to the IUCN Governing Council at its assembly held in Gland, Switzerland from Twenty third-Twenty fifth Might 2023. The IUCN Council is chaired by the president and consists of elected members from throughout all of the areas in addition to a Chair of Commissions and is the physique accountable for the oversight and normal management of all IUCN affairs.
The profitable bid to host the IUCN World Conservation Congress in 2025 additional reaffirms the UAE and its management’s dedication to environmental conservation, local weather change motion and sustainability. Abu Dhabi continues to be on the forefront of nature conservation by constructing sturdy relations with key worldwide environmental organisations such because the IUCN. The company’s Managing Director, Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, is the present President of the IUCN, whereas the EAD’s Secretary-Normal, Dr. Shaikha Salem Al Dhaheri, is a International Councillor.
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Consultant in Al Dhafra Area and Chairman of EAD, mentioned, “Successful the bid to host the IUCN Congress in 2025 is important and a mirrored image of the imaginative and prescient of our President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. It is going to be a possibility to showcase UAE’s conservation management in defending and restoring endangered species, each within the nation and globally.
“We are going to make the IUCN 2025 Congress one of the impactful, efficient, and decisive congresses thus far. We are going to work with the conservation group to guard our planet to avert biodiversity and local weather crises.”
Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Local weather Change and the Surroundings, affirmed that the number of Abu Dhabi because the host metropolis for the 2025 Worldwide Union for Conservation of Nature World Convention is one other honour added to the UAE’s document stuffed with accomplishments, notably within the discipline of environmental, pure, and local weather preservation, through the 12 months of Sustainability.
Almheiri mentioned, “Since its inception, the UAE has prioritised environmental conservation and has made super native and worldwide efforts to reinforce biodiversity and shield endangered species. Internet hosting this convention is a crowning achievement for the UAE and underscores our main international standing in taking over bigger obligations in these areas. Our position as host of this 12 months’s Convention of the Events to the United Nations Framework Conference on Local weather Change (COP28) reiterates the UAE’s influential place as a number one international accomplice in steering efforts to deal with a number of the most urgent challenges of our instances – local weather change, environmental preservation, and the prevention of pure useful resource wastage.
“We stay up for the profitable orchestration of the Worldwide Union for Conservation of Nature World Convention in 2025 and prolong our heat welcome to delegates from numerous nations internationally to converge within the UAE and discover sensible and decisive options for the challenges of biodiversity and the safety of residing creatures. This can contribute to preserving our pure heritage for future generations and constructing a sustainable future for humanity.”
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs and Vice Chairman of EAD, mentioned, “I’m delighted with the information of Abu Dhabi profitable the bid to host the IUCN Congress in 2025. Our work on species conservation over the past 4 a long time in Abu Dhabi and globally is exemplary and helped us enhance the standing of a number of the most threatened species, a sworn statement to the dedication and help of our management.”
Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak mentioned, “As a President of the IUCN I’m delighted that my dwelling nation has gained the bid to host the subsequent IUCN Congress. International biodiversity loss and local weather change impacts are unprecedented environmental emergencies and wish an equally unprecedented response. IUCN with its international consultants, convening energy and data merchandise has a significant position to form such a response.”
Dr. Shaikha Salem Al Dhaheri mentioned, “To win the bid to host the most important gathering of conservationists, leaders, choice makers is a significant milestone in Abu Dhabi’s and the UAE’s conservation journey.
“I’m grateful to President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Consultant in Al Dhafra Area and Chairman of EAD, for his or her patronage, management, and help.
“This can be a large win for the UAE, and I want to thank the Ministry of International Affairs, the Ministry of Local weather Change and Surroundings, Abu Dhabi Government Workplace, Abu Dhabi Division of Tradition and Tourism and Abu Dhabi Nationwide Exhibitions Centre for his or her partnership and help all through the bid course of. This help and cooperation from over 20 Abu Dhabi authorities entities and the resort and airline industries had been key to us profitable the bid.
Saleh Mohammed Algeziry, Director-Normal of the Division of Tradition and Tourism, mentioned, “As a key accomplice on this bid course of we’re delighted with the end result. We are going to work with EAD and different companions to make sure its profitable organisation. The Congress will additional add to Abu Dhabi’s rising status as a number one tourism and enterprise vacation spot within the area.”
IUCN is a membership-based organisation, composed of each authorities and civil society organisations. It harnesses the expertise, sources and attain of greater than 1,400 member organisations and the enter of over 18,000 consultants. This variety and huge experience make IUCN the worldwide authority on the standing of the pure world and the measures wanted to safeguard it.
The physique is a democratic union that brings collectively the world’s most influential organisations and high consultants, in a mixed effort to preserve nature and speed up the transition to sustainable improvement.
The World Conservation Congress of the IUCN, held each 4 years is the very best organ of the Union and sees duly accredited delegates of the members of the IUCN assembly in session. One of many key capabilities of the Congress is to elect the President, Treasurer, Regional Councillors and Chairs of Commissions, who will make up the IUCN Council.
The company’s relationship with IUCN started in 2000 as an IUCN Framework Companion. As well as, EAD has supported the work of its Species Survival Fee and has hosted the Reintroduction Specialist Group Chair for over 15 years. In 2013, EAD turned an official IUCN member and continues to work and help IUCN’s largest fee: the Species Survival Fee.
The UAE has full IUCN membership. It has the Ministry of Local weather Change and Surroundings (MOCCAE) as State Member and Mohamed Bin Zayed Conservation Fund, Emirates Surroundings Group and Emirates Nature as NGO members. Dubai Desert Conservation Centre (DDCR), Worldwide Fund for Houbara Conservation (IFHC) and EAD are authorities members. All these members make up the UAE IUCN Nationwide Committee.
The IUCN WCC bidding course of may be very stringent and runs for nearly a 12 months by three phases, together with a website go to by a world panel of evaluators to judge the infrastructure, transport, authorities help and different providers. The bid submission course of was earlier authorised by the Abu Dhabi Authorities and was additionally included amongst 24 nationwide initiatives, authorised by the UAE Cupboard.
To win the bid to host such a significant international occasion is the fruits of efforts by EAD’s companions and supporting entities and is a validation that Abu Dhabi presents world-class services and infrastructure to such an essential international occasion. The IUCN WCC 2025 will probably be held in Abu Dhabi in October 2025 on the Abu Dhabi Nationwide Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).
The IUCN Congress, the place IUCN Members set the worldwide conservation agenda by voting on motions and information the Secretariat’s work by passing resolutions and the IUCN Programme. The final Congress was held in Marseille, France in September 2021.
The IUCN WCC in 2025 in Abu Dhabi is anticipated to carry an estimated 10,000-15,000 delegates from over 160 international locations throughout the globe and will probably be an occasion which might galvanise conservation actions to guard our planet, amid native and international challenges.
Established in 1948, IUCN has advanced into the world’s largest and most numerous environmental community. At the moment the organisation is well-known for its data merchandise, such because the Crimson Checklist of Species, Crimson Checklist of Ecosystems, Key Biodiversity Areas and the Inexperienced Lists that are extensively utilized in setting conservation priorities for threatened species, ecosystems and in identification of essential areas for defense.
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