IUCN Leaders Forum 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland (Fully Funded)

2024 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.

The third edition of the program will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, and virtually from 8 to 10 October 2024 with the theme: “Harnessing innovation, enabling conservation”.

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.

Check: Engage Billions Scholarship to Attend One Young World Summit 2024 [ Fully Funded to Montréal, Canada ]

Eligibility for IUCN Leaders Forum 2024

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.)
• Applicants should 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.)