What is the IAAF Green Project?


 

The rapid deterioration of the global environment in recent years has gradually affected our lives in various ways. There is no exemption for the world of sport where already several skiing competitions have been cancelled due to a shortage of snow. The changing environment affects us all in every walk of life.

Athletics, in which human beings compete with their most basic skills of “running,” “jumping” and “throwing,” does not require any special environment. The IAAF World Championships in Athletics is a venue for determining the very best from among humanity.

However, if the deterioration of the global environment goes on, some day in the near future we won’t even be able to practice Athletics. That is the reason why we have decided to launch this project.

The IAAF Green Project is an IAAF initiative that reflects a commitment to find ways to contribute to the global environment through events such as the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. We hope this project will contribute in some way to a healthier earth, one that supports a future in which everyone can enjoy athletics. We believe the IAAF World Championships in Athletics should continue to be a venue for determining world champions not only from among a few who are blessed by their environment, but from among all humanity.

The IAAF Green Project, introduced for the first time in Osaka 2007 will continue on at the next Championships in Berlin and in the future Championships as well. We will work to ensure that our efforts become a valuable index for future sports events in Japan and around the world.

As the baton of hope for a healthier earth is passed on from Osaka to the world, we hope more than anything that the themes of this project will be taken up by everyone, and continued on into the future.


Thank you.


IAAF

IAAF PRESS RELEASES

IAAF Green Project for a healthier earth is launched in Osaka

IAAF Green Project in action – President Diack joins gold medallists in Tree Planting


Green Project Activities which took place at the
11 th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Osaka, Japan, 2007


 

Green Management

Activities for Osaka 2007

Green Management: Reducing Environmental Impact

In managing the championships various measures were adopted to mitigate its anticipated environmental impact.

  • Energy Saving / Resource Consumption Control
    • e.g.: use of ecological printing ink, cut down of printing materials and low preset temperatures of air conditioners
  • Waste Production Control / Utilization of Recycled Materials
    • e.g.: recycle of waste products and active utilization of eco-friendly items
  • Ecological Measures on Transportation
    • e.g.: utilization of eco-friendly automobiles and promotion of using public transportation
  • Raise of Environmental Awareness
    • e.g.: cooperative work with environmental activity groups (volunteers/NPOs) and information release on website


Green Earth

Activities for Osaka 2007

Green Earth: Fundraising and support for re-vegetation

Funds raised through activities at Osaka 2007 were used to support re-vegetation activities in Indonesia. The Local Organising Committee of Osaka 2007 decided to support efforts in Indonesia where deforestation is extremely serious and re-vegetation efforts are the most needed among Asian countries.

Total Amount of the Fund

as at close: 2008.01.24

The total of all contributions was as follows.

Total Amount of the Fund: 12,040,279yen



The funds raised for the IAAF Green Project Osaka 2007 were contributed in full to re-vegetation activities in Indonesia. *110,000 seedings can be planted with the above amount of money.

Thank you for your cooperation.




*The above estimation is based on the price of a seeding of Dipterocarpaceae.
*The kind of trees to be planted in the target areas will be selected according to the land conditions.
*In addition to the cost of seeding, other expenses such as land grading, planting and mowing will be incurred for the revegetation activities.





IAAF / Osaka 2007