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In fact, these options reflect thereby the gradual development of international
sport leadership’s concern on the issue of sport and environment since 1992.
That year marks the watershed United Nations Conference on Environment and
Development in Rio de Janeiro with IOC participation; the strong reactions from
governments and environmentalists brought forth by environmental damages
occurred during the 1992 Winter Olympics of Albertville; and also the signature
of the Earth Pledge by the IOC, the National Olympic Committees - NOC and the
International Federations- FI. Key issues on sport and environment in international
grounds began henceforth to address the institutional commitments, the
development of norms and standards as well as the educational and legacy
improvements.
THE TURNING POINT
In Rio’s 1999 Conference, emerged a prominent trend to more scientific and
even philosophical addresses towards the so-called “green sports”. As yet, the
policies and actions envisaged by the Agenda 21 in addition to environmental
ethics judgements and recommendations are becoming apparently dominant.
Coincidentally, Rio’s Conference joined representatives of 93 NOC and of 19
International Federations, an unprecedented participation taking into account
the international sport level of relationships with the environment. Moreover,
more elaborated approaches in academic and knowledge production terms seem
to be currently reshaping the mainstream of the ecologically sustained sport
practices. […]
Facing this hypothesis, the present contribution presupposes that the
international concerted environmental commitment mainly promoted by the IOC
is in a turning point. As such, this change needs updated focus and interpretations
in view of its impact in different levels of sport practice and management. Thus
far, the recent responses from sport leaders, managers and researchers to worldwide
increasingly ecological imbalances may stand as a comparison to this paper’s
initial interpretations. After all, the environmental stewardship that has been
exhibited by the IOC and its affiliates since 1992 has correspondences with the
overall international challenges and achievements.
THE OUTLOOK
The aforementioned comparative responses were collected during 1999 from
experts, environmental institutes and the United Nations Agencies. This survey
was implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme - UNDP , the
main influential partner of IOC for environmental visions and actions, aiming to
tackle existing problems and to point out serious new threats. Following there is
a summary of the “Global Environmental Outlook- 2000”, the report published by
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