What role can sport play in promoting environmental awareness and education, and what is the relationship between sport and climate change?

In February 2023, sportanddev launched a call for articles on sport and the environment, in partnership with the Swedish Postcode Foundation. You can find the responses below. 

X CFA 02-2023 - Sport and the environment
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New approaches will be needed for supporting communities to prepare and respond to the natural disasters they face.

sportanddev.org Community
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/prepare-youth-and-you-prepare-community-developing-new-sfd-curriculum-response-climate
 
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Cycle tourism as a driver for sustainable development in rural areas and nature conservation, writes Marcos Bosquetti.

Marcos Bosquetti
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/bicycle-touring-and-environment
 
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The twin existential crises of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic have spurred a recent back-to-nature movement.

Tom Fabian
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/playing-nature-traditional-games-and-environmental-stewardship
 
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Sports organizations must urgently make eco-conscious decisions and establish initiatives to not only generate profits but ensure the long term sustainability of the entire...

Marcus MacDonald
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/making-strides-sport-and-sustainability
 
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Although Sport and Climate Change appear to be different topics, they are very much linked.

Nicola Scholl
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/playful-approach-environmental-education
 
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Sports have the power to bring people together from all walks of life. Its impacts extend from promoting individuals' well-being to supporting environment-related Sustainable...

Joey Yung
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/sport-can-support-sustainability-contribute-environment-related-sdgs
 
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The question above was posed to Sean McCabe, climate justice policy specialist and the head of climate justice and sustainability of Bohemian Football Club...

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https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/what-role-can-sport-play-fight-climate-justice
 
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Choosing sports that are relevant to communities can lead to positive outcomes while delivering empowerment initiatives in undemocratic environments.

Vijay Michael Raj
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/strategic-mindset-helps-while-using-sport-deliver-change
 
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Exploring the factors contributing to the uneven progress of sustainability initiatives in the European Union (EU) sports industry and proposing solutions for creating a...

Ioannis Konstantopoulos
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/creating-level-playing-field-sport-ecology-across-eu
 
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It is becoming clear that the sports community must be actively involved in addressing environmental issues.

Nikita Bokserov
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/ioc-environmental-sustainability-management-olympic-games
 
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Drought in the Western Cape had a major impact on sport and the region's communities, highlighting a number of lessons for the future.

sportanddev.org Community
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/need-climate-change-strategies-sport-federations-lessons-impact-drought-sport-south
 
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For a few weeks now I have been wondering. I wonder about certain scales of size that are becoming more and more ubiquitous within...

Francois Singer
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/time-revolt
 
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