Twenty-three sports organizations, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as a founding partner, have signed the first-ever Sports for Nature Framework. The signatories commit to protecting and avoiding damage to important species and habitats, restoring key ecosystems, creating sustainable supply chains, and educating and inspiring the wider sporting community to take action for nature.
The Sports for Nature Framework was co-created by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the IOC and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). In addition to the IOC, the founding signatories also include: The Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024; Spanish Olympic Committee; Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee; International Canoe Federation (ICF); International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF); Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI); World Rowing (FISA); World Sailing; World Skate Federation; International Orienteering Federation (IOF); International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF); SAMBO International Federation (FIAS); World University Games (FISU); World Squash Federation (WSF); England Squash; AlUla Sports Club; Forest Green Rovers; The Ocean Race; We Play Green; E1 Series; Extreme E; and Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB). The Sports for Nature Framework aims to deliver transformative action for nature across sports, by 2030 and beyond.
