The Amazon Alliance is preparing to attend the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress in Barcelona in October. The Amazon Alliance is collaborating with RRG, COICA and Forest Peoples Programme to accompany elected Amazonian indigenous leaders at the WCC to ensure that indigenous leaders paticipate in this major international summit. Participation at the WCC will prepare indigenous leaders to attend the UNFCCC COP-11 in December.