2 September 2016

Media availability

08:15-08:45	Media availability: Sally Jewell Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior	323B
16:00-16:30	Media availability: Prof. Edward O. Wilson, Founder, E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation, USA	323B

Press conference schedule

All press conferences take place in room 320.

11:30-12:00	President Obama's Expansion of Papahanaumokuakea - A spotlight on the culture and science behind the world's largest marine reserve	Expand Papahanaumokuakea Coalition & Pew Charitable Trusts
13:00 - 13:30	The Sustainable Forestry Initiative Announces the Conservation Impact Project – Metrics for Conservation Results	Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Inc.
13:45 - 14:15	Protectors & Promoters Partner-The DLNR/HTA Collaboration	Hawaii Dept. of Land and Natural Resources
14:30 - 15:00	A Deep Dive into the Great Elephant Census	Vulcan Inc

Congress highlights

08:30 - 10:30	Forum Opening Ceremony	Ballroom B
11:00 - 13:00	High-level Session: A Changing Climate: Championing Nature-Based Solutions	Ballroom B
14:30 - 16:30	High-level Session: Private Finance for Public Good	Ballroom B
14:30-19:00	National Geographic Storytelling Bootcamp - block 1	308A
17:00- 17:30	Marine Seismic Surveys : management guidelines – IUCN launch	Oceans & Islands Pavilion
15:30- 18:30	Time to choose – film directed by Charles Ferguson Speakers include Jane Goodall	320
19:00-21:30	Launch of the Protected Planet Report 2016	Protected Planet pavilion

RECOMMENDED

11:00 - 13:00	Islands at Risk: Meeting the Global Challenge of Invasive Alien Species	313A
11:00 - 13:00	Interleadership Toolkit - Planning for the future	316C
11:00-12:00	Opening Ceremony and Official Launch of the #NatureForAll Campaign	#NatureForAll Pavilion
12:00 - 13:00	The realities of multi-stakeholder collaboration: lessons from conservation NGO-business partnerships	Business and Biodiversity Pavilion
13:00-13:30	The Zoohackathon and new conservation technology tools	United States Pavilion
13:00 - 14:00	Light Animal Magic: Homes for Whales in the Sea - interactive animation	310
14:30 - 16:30	The High Seas: Conserving the Earth's Final Frontier	313A
14:30 - 16:30	Living shorelines on Tropical Islands: Creating and maintaining healthy coastal systems and improving community resilience in the face of climate change	316C
17:00- 19:00	The Road Ahead: Toyota & The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - Driving Private Sector	310
17:00- 18:00	Remains of a Rainbow Reception – National Tropical Botanical Garden reception	Hawaii - Pacific Pavilion A
17:00- 19:00	Ecosystems and Society in a Changing World: Experience, Exchange, and Learning about EbA and Eco-DRR that Works!	316A
17:30- 18:30	Combating Illegal Wildlife Trafficking	United States Pavilion
19:00- 20:00	Brandwein Institute Awards Brandwein Medal to Kartikeya V. Sarabhai	#NatureForAll Pavilion
19:30- 21:00	Natural Capital Protocol and Sector Guides Hawai'i Launch	Business & Biodiversity Pavilion
19:30- 21:30	Celebrate a Red Future with Toyota Mirai	Species Conservation Pavilion

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For more information please contact:

IUCN Congress Media Team, congressmedia@iucn.org