 Experts have gathered virtually and in person in France for the largest conservation conference in the world, the IUCN World Conservation Congress. This Congress takes place every four years and is important for a number of reasons. Firstly, for being a forum where conservation practitioners and funding agencies come together to put progressive conservation policy into practice. And secondly, it can influence the shape of the next 10-year UN global biodiversity framework being negotiated this year by world leaders and experts. The IUCN World Conservation Congress is one of a number of major events taking place this super year, which will determine the outcome for climate, people, and nature for the decade to come. And as you can see at our webpage, IIED is engaging in the Congress in a number of ways, including through supporting the post-2020 pavilion and speaking across a number of events, including on equity and rights, sustainable livelihoods, ecosystem-based adaptation, biocultural branding, social impacts of protected areas, and looking at how to deepen connections across multiple climate and nature global processes. We hope to see you there.