World Species Congress 2024 | online
Organised by Reverse the Red. Live captions will be available for all sessions in at least: Arabic, Bengali, English, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, and Spanish. Also see below for the opportunity to host a satellite event.
14 May 2024, 22:00 GMT / 15 May 2024, 10:00 NZST to 15 May 2024, 21:00 GMT / 16 May 2024, 09:00 NZST
"What will it take to accelerate species recovery and amplify success? Reverse the Red would like to welcome everyone to the World Species Congress, taking place virtually across 24 hours on May 15. The 24-hour program of the World Species Congress is designed to create a collision of ideas. We want to learn from different sectors, different taxa, and even from outside traditional conservation. When we connect with different ideas and strategies, we are better equipped to refine and develop our own efforts.
Thanks to our generous sponsors, registration for the World Species Congress is free for everyone who wants to participate. You'll have access to:
- the 24-hour live stream.
- live chat discussions with presenters post-presentation.
- downloadable resources, tools, and strategy frameworks.
- next steps in training and collaboration, taking your conservation work to the next level.
Reverse the Red hopes as you and your community engage with the World Species Congress, you delve into topics that are new to you, as well as those that closely align with your work and areas of interest. We intend the program to generate curiosity and dialog among you. We also hope that each topic provides an opportunity for a next immediate step to strengthen your conservation impact."
Download the invitation in Spanish (1.1 MB) and Portuguese (3.88 MB).
Host a satellite event
"In order to truly harness the passion for species conservation, Reverse the Red partners are hosting synchronous and asynchronous satellite events that are taking place virtually and person. Identifying your audience, positive messaging, and desired outcomes from your event is key to planning a successful satellite event. These events will help to expand the reach of the key messages of the Congress, drive conversations, create or enhance networks, introduce public visitors to behavior change campaigns, provide an opportunity to connect with global biodiversity conservation campaigns, and inspire outside the box thinking.
The attached is by no means an exhaustive list of ideas for satellite events. We are encouraging all to make events their own, as you know what will be most useful to your organization and audience."
>> Download the World Species Congress Satellite Events Guide
About Reverse the Red
"Reverse the Red is a global movement that ignites strategic cooperation and action to ensure the survival of wild species and ecosystems and reverse the negative trend of biodiversity loss. Through a strategic initiative, Reverse the Red brings together a diverse coalition of leading scientists, advocates, and partners committed to using a data-driven and science-based approach to assess, plan, and act for species conservation. Reverse the Red provides the tools and expertise to empower governments, partners and local communities to set and reach species conservation targets and celebrates and amplifies successful achievements for species."
Reverse the Red works closely with the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN supports ONet, and is an IPBES observer organisation and strategic partner.
Header photo by Royle Safaris on iNaturalist: Scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) in Chad in 2023. This species was classified as extinct in the wild by IUCN. However, it survived in captivity. A small herd was released into the wild in Chad in 2016.