Sports for nature

Sports for nature

Sports for Nature aims to deliver transformative action for nature across sports, by 2030 and beyond, enabling sports to champion nature and contribute to its protection and restoration.

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Sports for Nature is a joint initiative of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), International Olympic Committee (IOC), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Dona Bertarelli Philanthropy.

It aims to deliver transformative action for nature across sports, by 2030 and beyond, enabling sports to champion nature and contribute to its protection and restoration. It provides a game plan for sports — at all levels — to accelerate and inspire others to take action for nature.

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Football clubs from Bhutan and Italy join high-performance sailing series as the latest Sports for Nature signatories
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January 9, 2025

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Football clubs from Bhutan and Italy join high-performance sailing series as the latest Sports for Nature signatories

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Forests

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Sports for Nature featured in APTIM’s 2024 Sustainable Sport Index Benchmarking Report 🌍🏟️ 
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November 5, 2024

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Sports for Nature featured in APTIM’s 2024 Sustainable Sport Index Benchmarking Report 🌍🏟️ 

Education & Communications

Forests

Mountains

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Green Sports Day: Celebrating the Power of Sports for People and Planet
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October 1, 2024

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Green Sports Day: Celebrating the Power of Sports for People and Planet

Birmingham County FA joins Sports for Nature!
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September 17, 2024

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Birmingham County FA joins Sports for Nature!

Nature protection

‘Sustainability is all about teamwork’ – Marie Sallois, IOC Corporate and Sustainable Development Director
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September 10, 2024

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‘Sustainability is all about teamwork’ – Marie Sallois, IOC Corporate and Sustainable Development Director

Nature protection

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Nature protection

Partnership between IUCN and the Royal Commission for AlUla to leverage sports to advance conservation efforts
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August 16, 2024

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Partnership between IUCN and the Royal Commission for AlUla to leverage sports to advance conservation efforts

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Nature protection

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Nature protection

Sports for Nature Celebrate Paris 2024 and Welcome 14 New Signatories
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August 8, 2024

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Sports for Nature Celebrate Paris 2024 and Welcome 14 New Signatories

Education & Communications

Nature protection

Education & Communications

Nature protection

Nature restoration

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What Sports for Nature’s founding signatories did in 2023 
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August 7, 2024

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What Sports for Nature’s founding signatories did in 2023 

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Nature protection

Nature restoration

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Nature protection

Nature restoration

 Q&A with Susan Gardner from the United Nations Environment Programme about sports and nature. 
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August 2, 2024

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 Q&A with Susan Gardner from the United Nations Environment Programme about sports and nature. 

Nature protection

Nature restoration

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Outdoor Sports

Sports for Nature initiative shaping focus on biodiversity in sports and the Olympic movement
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July 26, 2024

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Sports for Nature initiative shaping focus on biodiversity in sports and the Olympic movement

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Outdoor Sports