IUBS General Assembly took place in Bangalore, India from 9th to 13th June 2026 with Pavan Sukhdev as keynote speaker, and Soumya Swaminathan, Vandana Prasad, and Teatulohi Matainaho as plenary speakers. Symposia on the following themes were organized: ‘One Health,’ ‘Technology to Map and Monitor Biodiversity,’ ‘Chemical Ecology in the Anthropocene,’ ‘Science for Conservation Policies in Africa,’ ‘Precision Agriculture,’ ‘Marine/Mangrove Conservation,’ ‘Pastoralism,’ and ‘Science Forum, the Rio Conventions and the Intergovernmental Scientific Bodies (IPBES, IPCC).’ IUBS members also elected the new Executive Committee and agreed on the scientific programmes that will be developed during the upcoming triennium.
