The holistic benefits of sports for nature are being realised through a strategic partnership between the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU). Through this collaboration, sports are being leveraged to advance conservation efforts, demonstrating a model that can inspire similar initiatives worldwide.
Ziad AlSuhaibani, Chief Sports Officer at RCU and the Chairman of the AlUla Sports Club, and Meredith McCurdy, Programme Leader, Sports for Nature at IUCN, published a joint article about the partnership.