United Nations Environment Programme

environment for development

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, An environmental review

 

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BOCOG (2005). Green Olympics in Beijing 2005/2006. Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG), Beijing.

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Supporting Documentation

Non-Promotional Documents

Beijing Municipal Administration Commission (2007). Report on the working process of environmental protection commitment (Urban domestic garbage processing) toward the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Beijing Municipal Administration Commission, Beijing. (POWERPOINT PRESENTATION) (Unpublished).

Beijing Municipal Administration Commission. Report on the relevant environmental working progress for 2008 Beijing Olympics. Beijing Municipal Administration Commission, Beijing. TEXT (Unpublished).

Beijing Municipal Bureau of Parks and Forestry. The status Quo of various ecological factors as indicated in the Bidding Report for the Olympic Games. Beijing Municipal Bureau of Parks and Forestry, Beijing. TEXT (Unpublished).

Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform (2007). BOCOG environmental technical conference: Green Olympics environment commitments. Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform, Beijing. PDF (IOC Document).

Beijing Municipal Committee of Communication. Beijing Transportation Research Center (2007). Process summary of Olympic green transport commitments. Beijing Municipal Committee of Communication. Beijing Transportation Research Center, Beijing. (Powerpoint Presentation) (Unpublished).

Beijing Municipal Law-enforcing Bureau of City Comprehensive Administration. Report on environmental auditing of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Beijing Municipal Law-enforcing Bureau of City Comprehensive Administration, Beijing. (Powerpoint Presentation) (Unpublished).

Beijing Water Authority (2007). Progress of water environment programme upon Olympic Game in Beijing. Beijing Water Authority (Powerpoint Presentation) (Unpublished).

Beijing Water Authority (2007). Progress of Water Programme upon Olympic Game commitments in Beijing. Beijing Water Authority, Beijing. (Powerpoint Presentation) (Unpublished).

BOCOG (2007). New Beijing, Great Olympics: Report to UNEP-Environment protection work for Beijing Olympic Projects. Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG). 2008 Project Construction Headquarters Office of the Beijing Municipal Government, Beijing. (Powerpoint Presentation) (Unpublished).

BOCOG. Beijing Olympic Venues. Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG), Beijing. (Catalogue)

BOCOG. Guide to environmental protection for Beijing Olympic Torch Relay (Excerpts). Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG), Beijing. (Brochure).

BOCOG. Guidelines of Olympic Project Green Construction (Abstract). Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG), Beijing. (Brochure).

BOCOG. Report on the elimination of ODS in Beijing. Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG). Construction and Environment Department, Beijing. (Powerpoint Presentation) (Unpublished) .

Brief introduction to fuel cell technology promotion (TEXT) (Unpublished).

Feng, C. Report to UNEP. Environmental initiative on Olympic Marketing Programme. Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG). Marketing Department, Beijing. (Powerpoint Presentation) (Unpublished).

IOC, BOCOG (2006). IOC/BOCOG venue and infrastructure construction schedule. Competition venues. Report 11. International Olympic Committee (IOC), Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG), Beijing. (Exel) (Unpublished).

Shijie, C. (2007). The Symposium on Beijing Olympic environmental work examined by UNEP. Beijing Municipal Bureau of Industrial Development, Beijing. TEXT (Unpublished).

Planning and Design Institute of Tsinghua University (2007). General Introduction of the Beijing Olympic Forest Park Landscape Plan. Planning and Design Institute of Tsinghua University, Beijing. (POWERPOINT PRESENTATION) (Unpublished).

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Promotional Documents by companies

Beijing Cement Plant Co., Ltd. (Promotion Brochure).

Beijing Golden State Waste Disposal Co., Ltd. Beijing Golden State Anjie Medical Waste Centralized Incineration Plant, Beijing. (Promotion Brochure).

Beijing Tianyio geothermal development Co. Ltd (2007). Beijing garden geothermal Project. Huaqing Group, Beijing. (Promotion Brochure).

National Bureau of Tourism (2006). Green Hotels.

No. 9 Waterworks of Beijing Waterworks Group co., LTD. (Promotion Brochure).

Qinghe wastewater treatment plant of Beijing drainage group Co. (Promotion Brochure).

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Sport

Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG)

http://en.beijing2008.cn

Beijing Paralympic Games

http://en.beijing2008.cn/paralympic

Global Forum for Sports and environment (G-ForSE)

http://www.g-forse.com

International Olympic Committee (IOC)

http://www.olympic.org/uk/index_uk.asp

Environment

Beijing Municipal Government

http://www.bjghw.gov.cn

http://www.bjyl.gov.cn/english

State Environment Protection Administration (SEPA) English

http://english.sepa.gov.cn

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

www.unep.org

NGOs

Greenpeace International

http://www.greenpeace.org/international

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) China

http://www.panda.org/about_wwf

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) International

http://www.panda.org

The World Conversation Union (IUCN)

http://www.iucn.org/

Global Village Biejing

http://www.gvbchina.org.cn

Chinese Newspapers

China Daily

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2008

People's Daily

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn

News Agncies

BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/?ok

Google

www.google.com

Reuters

http://www.reuters.com

US Commercial Service China

http://www.buyusa.gov/china/en/

Xinhua English

http://www.chinaview.cn

http://www.xinhua.org/english


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