During the RCFs, IUCN Members from each region prepare motions for debate by IUCN Members worldwide. These motions can address any matter of importance related to the development and advancement of IUCN’s Mission and global conservation objectives. IUCN Members discuss the motions prior to the IUCN Congress, with the most important and controversial motions on the agenda of the Members’ Assembly for debate and final decision in Marseille.
IUCN held 11 RCFs in 2019, leading to the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2020.
Regional Conservation Forum in Guatemala
From 28 May to 30 May 2019
Region: Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
City: Antigua
Representatives from environmental organisations and institutions of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean Membership met from 28-30 May in Antigua, Guatemala, to participate in the Regional Conservation Forum for Mesoamerica and the Caribbean.
Regional Conservation Forum in the USA
From 24 June to 25 June
Region: USA
City: Washington D.C.
Regional Conservation Forum in Guinea Bissau
From 8 July to 11 July 2019
Region: West and Central Africa
City: Bissau
Representatives of IUCN Members and Commissions, development actors, researchers, conservation communities and political actors met from 8-11 July 2019 in Bissau, to participate in the Regional Forum for Conservation in Central and Western Africa.
Regional Conservation Forum in Fiji
From 30 July to 2nd August 2019
Region: Oceania
City: Suva
The Oceania RCF took place from 29 July to 2 August 2019. It provided Members, Commissions and environmental partners in Oceania a platform to receive progress reports from the Oceania Regional Office, discuss regional issues and prepare for the IUCN Congress in Marseille, France in January 2021.
Regional Conservation Forum in Paraguay
From 12 August to 14 August 2019
Region: South America
City: Ciudad del Este
Regional Conservation Forum in Canada
Date to be confirmed
Region: Canada
City: Ottawa
Regional Conservation Forum in Pakistan
From 6 to 8 November 2019
Region: Asia
City: Islamabad
