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Sports for Nature

UNEP 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.
Co-created by UNEP, IUCN and IOC, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the CBD, the Sports for Nature Framework aims to deliver transformative action for nature across sports, by 2030 and beyond.
 
Sport is both deeply dependent and connected to nature - without a healthy planet, there is no playing field for sport. Sport is a highly visible sector with billions of participants and fans who consume its products and regularly engage with sports brands and media, its reach is unprecedented. Inspired by the UNFCCC’s Sport for Climate Action Framework (2018), along   with IUCN and IOC's guidance, and in support of the nature MTS pillar, the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, the post-2020 Biodiversity Framework and the Sustainable Development Goals, the Sports for Nature: Setting a Baseline handbook will support sport to be a critical partner for change.   Want to get involved? Click here to learn more. 
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The work of UNEP on Sports for nature water is led by the Sports for nature unit.