A total of 23 organizations have signed the framework, and by doing so have agreed to adhere to four principles to safeguard nature and contribute to the new global goals for biodiversity
The four principles are committing to protecting and avoiding damage to important species and habitats, restoring key ecosystems, creating sustainable supply chains, and educating and inspiring the sporting community to take action to protect nature.
Speaking at the launch IOC member Tricia Smith said: "The IOC believes everyone has a responsibility to care for the planet.
"As a founding partner of the Sports for Nature Framework, we want to help the sports community minimize any negative impacts on nature and inspire "Facing today’s challenges, Paris 2024 takes on its responsibilities by massively relying on existing or temporary sports venues to reduce its impacts, by choosing natural settings to avoid soil sealing, and by including extended nature protection principles for all its procurement.
"These and other efforts towards nature protection started back in 2015, in the early conception process for the Paris Games, and are being applied across all our activities through 2024, with a strong legacy mindset." action."
Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet added: "Paris 2024 is excited to join this initiative, as we believe sport can and should make a difference.
Signatories to the framework are expected to report on their progress annually to an expert panel, who will confirm that the actions undertaken are credible and effective.
The other signatories to the framework are the Spanish and Papua New Guinea Olympic Committees, International Canoe Federation, International Table Tennis Federation, International Cycling Union, World Rowing, World Sailing, World Skate Federation, International Orienteering Federation, International Waterski and Wakeboard Federation, International SAMBO Federation, International University Sports Federation, World Squash Federation, England Squash, AIUIa Sports Club, Forest Green Rovers, The Ocean Race, We Play Green, E1 Series, Extreme E, and Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc.
On the day that the IOC and the Paris 2024 Organising Committees signed the framework, IOC President Thomas Bach participated in a meeting of SOLI DEO, the Olympic Delivery Authority.
The meeting was chaired by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and attended by Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet and Nicolas Ferrand, chief executive of SOLIDEO.
SOLI DEO said that the meeting provided an opportunity to present the milestones reached and the good progress on the sites.
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