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Olympic Champion Usain Bolt Lends Support to Sustainable Tourism Initiative
Nairobi, 30 October 2009 - Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt took a break from the track on Friday to launch the Zeitz Foundation's Long Run Initiative, which aims to create and support ecotourism projects around the world. [English] |
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Sporting Events Rally Behind the Climate Neutral Call
Nairobi, 11 February 2009 - It used to be “Swifter, Higher, Stronger” but in the future the Olympic motto may well include “lower” at least as it relates to carbon and curbing climate change. [English] [Français] |
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UNEP partners with Vancouver 2010 on environmental initiatives for the 2010 Winter Games.
Vancouver/Nairobi, 29 October 2007 - UNEP and the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Sign Memorandum of Understanding [English] [Français] [ 中文 ] |
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Greening" of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Impressive Says UN Environment Programme Report
Beijing/Nairobi, 25 October 2007 - Remaining Concerns include Air Pollution; Offsetting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Public Awareness and Need to Boost Public Transport Use [English] [Français] [ 中文 ] |
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7th World Conference on Sport and Environment.
"From Plan to Action"
25 - 27 Oct 2007 Beijing, China [English] |
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The 2014 Olympic Candidates Go Green
Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) select between Sochi (Russian Federation), Salzburg (Austria) or PyoenChang (South Korea) to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.. [English] [ 中文 ] |
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UNEP reaffirms support to "Green" Olympics in Beijing
Support to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Organizing Committee was among the main subjects discussed by the President of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge and the head of UNEP, Achim Steiner when they met in Nairobi. [English] |
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Green Score Card for Winter Olympics
Lausanne/Nairobi, 30 November 2006 --Close to 70 per cent of the greenhouse gas emissions generated by the 2006 Winter Olympics have been offset, an international conference will hear today. [English] |
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Green Transport Plan for 2010 Jo'burg FIFA World Cup
Cape Town/Washington, DC, 28 August 2006 - An ambitious plan to boost public transport in the run up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup is to get a helping hand from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations it was announced today. [English] |
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London 2012’s One Planet Olympics Policy Approved
20 July 2006 - World Environment Experts Support London 2012 Olympic Policy for Sustainable Games [English] |
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Environment Among 2006 FIFA World Cup Winners
Berlin/Nairobi, 3 July 2006 - A pioneering initiative to make the 2006 FIFA World Cup not only entertaining but environmentally-friendly [English]
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Green Goal kicks off
Kick-off for environmentally friendly World Cup [English] |
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Lessons Learned from the Winter Olympics
Nairobi, 1 March 2006 - Better Use of City Centres and Recycling of Sports Infrastructure Point Way to Even ‘Greener’ Olympic Games [English]
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Winter Olympics Get Green Seal of Approval
Nairobi/Torino, 8 February 2006 – As sportsmen and women from around the world gear up to compete in this year's Winter Olympics in Torino, behind the scenes environmentalists are applauding the green credentials of the Games. [English] Click here for more about UNEP and TOROC.
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2nd Magglingen Conference on Sport and Development: International Highpoint in the Year of Sport
Around 400 personalities from 60 countries including high-ranking decision makers and top athletes are expected in Switzerland from 4 to 6 December for the 2 nd Magglingen Conference on Sport and Development. The event marks the culmination and end of the International Year of Sport and Physical Education 2005. More>
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UNEP and Beijing Sign Green Games Agreement ( 18 November 2005 ) -
An agreement aimed a making the summer Olympics of 2008 environmentally-friendly was signed today signed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG).
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Nairobi Declaration on Sport, Peace and Environment (Nairobi, 11 November 2005) - The 6th World Conference on Sport and Environment - Sport, Peace and Environment closes in Nairobi with the adoption of the Nairobi Declaration on Sport, Peace and Environment.
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Greening Olympics Reaches New Peak at the 2006 Winter Games in Italy (Nairobi/Lausanne, 9 November 2005)
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Media Advisory. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will host the 6th World Conference on Sport and Environment at UNEP Headquarters in Gigiri, 9 – 11 November 2005.
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Green Games under Tower Bridge
Nairobi, 7 July 2005 - UNEP Congratulates London, Olympic Host City 2012, and All the Bidders for their Environmental Commitments [English]
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UNEP
and ATHOC help to kick the butts out of the Olympics (14 August 2004) |
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Torch-bearer for the UN at the 2004 Olympics (12 August 2004) |
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Athens
Olympics Kick off with a View to Greening the Games (10 August 2004) |
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Agreement
to boost environmental awareness at Summer Olympics signed by UNEP and
Athens (2 June 2004) |
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ski resorts heading downhill as a result of global warming (2 Dec 2003)
V World Conference on Sport and the Environment in Turin 2 to 3 December |
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Sports
men and women call for action on air pollution and urge more eco-friendly
sports equipment (13 Nov 2003)
Global Forum for Sports and the Environment Meets in Tokyo |
