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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Urban sports organisations showcase conservation actions during second Nature Sportified webinar
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July 3, 2025

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Urban sports organisations showcase conservation actions during second Nature Sportified webinar

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Nature protection

Nature restoration

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UNEP and University of Oxford paper offers sport a tiered approach to nature action 
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May 27, 2025

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UNEP and University of Oxford paper offers sport a tiered approach to nature action 

Sports for Nature signatories activate on Earth Day 2025 
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April 29, 2025

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Sports for Nature signatories activate on Earth Day 2025 

Stourbridge FC: How a community sports club started mapping nature 
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April 24, 2025

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Stourbridge FC: How a community sports club started mapping nature 

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Nature Sportified Series Kicks off with IOC and Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
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April 3, 2025

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Nature Sportified Series Kicks off with IOC and Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

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Signatory Spotlight – World Rugby: Inspiring its global rugby family with a 10-point game for nature 
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March 24, 2025

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Signatory Spotlight – World Rugby: Inspiring its global rugby family with a 10-point game for nature 

Signatory spotlight – World Rowing: Bringing the sport together around the Healthy Waters Alliance 
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February 19, 2025

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Signatory spotlight – World Rowing: Bringing the sport together around the Healthy Waters Alliance 

Signatory spotlight – E1: Where innovation meets marine conservation 
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January 27, 2025

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Signatory spotlight – E1: Where innovation meets marine conservation 

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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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 🌍🏟️ 

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Forests

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