Abu dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today welcomed a number of participants in the 2025 International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress during a meeting at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi. The UAE is hosting the Congress from 9 to 15 October 2025.
According to Emirates News Agency, H.H. welcomed the guests, who were accompanied by Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, President of the IUCN and Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Nature. H.H. expressed his wishes for the Congress to succeed in establishing effective mechanisms to protect nature, preserve biodiversity, and raise global awareness of environmental challenges.
The guests expressed their gratitude to H.H. and appreciated the UAE’s approach to environmental protection, its commitment to sustainability, and its support for international collective action in this vital field. The delegation included Crown Prince Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah, Regent of the Malaysian state of Pahang, along with representatives of several institutions participating in the Congress.
The meeting was attended by a number of Sheikhs, ministers, and senior officials.