§ Programme
Three days, three questions
Each day is organised around a guiding question aligned with the five IPBES strategies.
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Day by day
PROGRAMME
Preliminary programme · Speakers and session details will be published in September 2026, when the programme closes.
Wed 28 OctWhat do we need to transform?
· 14:30–19:30+
14:3015:30Registration and accreditation
14:30
15:30
Registration and accreditation
15:3016:00Institutional opening and «Anthropocean» panel
T0 Anthropocene, technosphere and the irruption of AI
15:30
16:00
Institutional opening and «Anthropocean» panel
T0 Anthropocene, technosphere and the irruption of AI
16:0017:00Opening lecture — The IPBES Transformative Change Assessment
T1 IPBES transformative change
16:00
17:00
Opening lecture — The IPBES Transformative Change Assessment
T1 IPBES transformative change
17:0017:30The surprising science of our connection with the ocean
T5 Human–ocean connection, planetary health and ecological humanities
17:00
17:30
The surprising science of our connection with the ocean
T5 Human–ocean connection, planetary health and ecological humanities
17:3018:00Coffee break
17:30
18:00
Coffee break
18:0018:30Rights of the Ocean and of Nature: the ocean as a subject and international case law
T2 Rights of the Ocean and of Nature
18:00
18:30
Rights of the Ocean and of Nature: the ocean as a subject and international case law
T2 Rights of the Ocean and of Nature
18:3019:00The Mar Menor case: Law 19/2022 and the first legal personhood of an ecosystem in Spain
T2 Rights of the Ocean and of Nature
18:30
19:00
The Mar Menor case: Law 19/2022 and the first legal personhood of an ecosystem in Spain
T2 Rights of the Ocean and of Nature
19:0019:30Round table «From resource to subject»
T2 Rights of the Ocean and of Nature · T5 Human–ocean connection, planetary health and ecological humanities
19:00
19:30
Round table «From resource to subject»
T2 Rights of the Ocean and of Nature · T5 Human–ocean connection, planetary health and ecological humanities
Thu 29 OctFrom why to how
· 09:00–19:30+
09:0009:45The evolution of fishing impact
T1 IPBES transformative change
09:00
09:45
The evolution of fishing impact
T1 IPBES transformative change
09:4510:30Animal law: the sentience of sea beings
T3 Animal ethics and animal law · communication in defence of non-human animals
09:45
10:30
Animal law: the sentience of sea beings
T3 Animal ethics and animal law · communication in defence of non-human animals
10:3011:00Communication in defence of non-human animals
T3 Animal ethics and animal law · communication in defence of non-human animals · T8 Consilient communication and ocean literacy
10:30
11:00
Communication in defence of non-human animals
T3 Animal ethics and animal law · communication in defence of non-human animals · T8 Consilient communication and ocean literacy
11:0011:30Coffee break
11:00
11:30
Coffee break
11:3012:30Effective MPAs: co-management, long-term monitoring and large-scale protection
T4 Marine rewilding and networks of marine protected areas
11:30
12:30
Effective MPAs: co-management, long-term monitoring and large-scale protection
T4 Marine rewilding and networks of marine protected areas
12:3013:15Coastal urbanisation and artificialisation: the loss of nursery grounds
T4 Marine rewilding and networks of marine protected areas
12:30
13:15
Coastal urbanisation and artificialisation: the loss of nursery grounds
T4 Marine rewilding and networks of marine protected areas
13:1515:30Lunch
13:15
15:30
Lunch
15:3016:30Marine rewilding and MPA networks: from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic
T4 Marine rewilding and networks of marine protected areas
15:30
16:30
Marine rewilding and MPA networks: from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic
T4 Marine rewilding and networks of marine protected areas
16:3017:15Functional connectivity and the design of MPA networks
T4 Marine rewilding and networks of marine protected areas · T7 Governance, marine spatial planning (MSP) and ocean justice
16:30
17:15
Functional connectivity and the design of MPA networks
T4 Marine rewilding and networks of marine protected areas · T7 Governance, marine spatial planning (MSP) and ocean justice
17:1518:00Financing restoration: transaction costs, de-risking and scale
T6 Financing marine restoration (blue finance)
17:15
18:00
Financing restoration: transaction costs, de-risking and scale
T6 Financing marine restoration (blue finance)
18:0018:30Coffee break
18:00
18:30
Coffee break
18:3019:00Governance and marine spatial planning (MSP)
T7 Governance, marine spatial planning (MSP) and ocean justice
18:30
19:00
Governance and marine spatial planning (MSP)
T7 Governance, marine spatial planning (MSP) and ocean justice
19:0019:30Round table «From 30×30 to active restoration»
T4 Marine rewilding and networks of marine protected areas · T7 Governance, marine spatial planning (MSP) and ocean justice
19:00
19:30
Round table «From 30×30 to active restoration»
T4 Marine rewilding and networks of marine protected areas · T7 Governance, marine spatial planning (MSP) and ocean justice
Fri 30 OctWho is responsible?
· 09:00–14:00+
09:0009:45Multi-stakeholder panel «Who holds the key to a living ocean?»
T1 IPBES transformative change
09:00
09:45
Multi-stakeholder panel «Who holds the key to a living ocean?»
T1 IPBES transformative change
09:4510:30Cross-sector coalitions and alliances for action
T1 IPBES transformative change · T8 Consilient communication and ocean literacy
09:45
10:30
Cross-sector coalitions and alliances for action
T1 IPBES transformative change · T8 Consilient communication and ocean literacy
10:3011:00Session to be confirmed
10:30
11:00
Session to be confirmed
11:0011:30Coffee break
11:00
11:30
Coffee break
11:3012:15Youth and citizen science; culture and transformative narrative
T5 Human–ocean connection, planetary health and ecological humanities · T8 Consilient communication and ocean literacy
11:30
12:15
Youth and citizen science; culture and transformative narrative
T5 Human–ocean connection, planetary health and ecological humanities · T8 Consilient communication and ocean literacy
12:1513:30Open session «From knowledge to action»
12:15
13:30
Open session «From knowledge to action»
13:3014:00Closing «Passing the baton»
13:30
14:00
Closing «Passing the baton»
Sesión abierta · formato 7+3 minutos
Do you have something to share?
The third day sets aside an open session for short contributions from new voices and emerging projects. When proposing yours, state which of the lines T0 to T8 it speaks to: that is what places it within the thread of the conference.