Communications Associate

IUCN is a membership Union composed of both government and civil society organisations. It harnesses the experience, resources and reach of its more than 1,300 Member organisations and the input of more than 10,000 experts. IUCN is the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it. www.iucn.org https://twitter.com/IUCN/

The IUCN Global Protected Areas Programme has a long heritage in the Union, with a headquarters-based core team and regional staff, and a closely coordinated programme of activities with the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA). This work is supported by a number of donors and partners, including the European Development Fund of the European Union, through the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States in the BIOPAMA Programme, the German International Climate Initiative through investments to achieve the objectives of the Convention on Biodiversity, the European Commission (DG DEVCO and DG ENV) through the BEST programme and by several private organisations.

Every four years, IUCN convenes the IUCN World Conservation Congress where IUCN Members set the global conservation agenda by voting on recommendations and guide the Secretariat’s work by passing resolutions and adopting the IUCN Programme. The Congress is also the largest marketplace for conservation and sustainable development science, practice and policy. Scientists, policy experts, business leaders and professionals from around the globe share their experience, innovation and latest research.

The IUCN Congress has three main components: Member’s Assembly, Forum and Exhibition. In the Exhibition, IUCN Members and Commissions, businesses, partners, and academia host pavilions, booths and events. The Exhibition is open to both Congress participants and the public, allowing exhibitors to showcase their research, innovations and other works to the broadest Congress audience. It is the premier opportunity in the conservation calendar for our work on protected and conserved areas to be communicated and celebrated.

The next IUCN Congress will be held in Marseille from 11 to 19 June 2020. The IUCN Global Protected Areas Programme, in collaboration with partners, will host the “Protected Planet” Pavilion as part of the Congress Exhibition. The BIOPAMA Programme, through its implementing partners and donors, is one of the major partners of the “Protected Planet” Pavilion. The BEST programme will be also be promoted during the Congress.