UNEP and University of Oxford playbook to help sports industry curb nature impacts

Stuart Stone
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Paper proposes six-tier system for assessing biodiversity impacts tailored for sports organisations' size, resources, and expertise

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the University of Oxford have teamed up to launch a new playbook designed to help sports bodies and clubs calculate and tackle their nature impacts. Unveiled...

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