Applications for the 2024 IUCN Leaders Forum are currently open. The IUCN Leaders Forum is an annual event that brings together leaders and changemakers from around the world in person to discuss innovative solutions to key global challenges, make bold commitments, form partnerships, and catalyze action for meaningful change in nature conservation and sustainability.
About IUCN Leaders Forum 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 projects to influential global leaders from the private sector, government and civil society.
Brief Description
Scholarship Sponsor(s):ÂIUCN
Scholarship Type: Full Funding
Scholarship Worth: Not specified
Number of Awards: Several
Study Level:ÂN/A
Who should apply?
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.)
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Benefits for selected IUCN Leaders Forum Changemakers
- 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
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How to Apply
IUCN is partnering with One Young World to run the application process. IUCN Leaders Forum Changemakers will be selected by IUCN from a shortlist created by One Young World. Please complete the application form linked below to be considered for One Young World’s shortlist.
Application Deadline
6:00pm BST – 28 May 2024