Already there are concerns about the ecological impacts of The 2014 winter Olympic games. Links to articles are: UN criticizes Russia over Sochi Winter Olympics , Winter Olympics threatened by Bad Planning (link to this article no longer exists), Putin Faces Green Olympic Challenge . Local citizen activists corresponded with GFW and examined articles on this website for guidance. Guard Fox Watch was unable to monitor the Sochi Olympics but […]

Already there are concerns about the ecological impacts of The 2014 winter Olympic games. Links to articles are: UN criticizes Russia over Sochi Winter Olympics , Winter Olympics threatened by Bad Planning (link to this article no longer exists), Putin Faces Green Olympic Challenge. Local citizen activists corresponded with GFW and examined articles on this website for guidance. Guard Fox Watch was unable to monitor the 2014 Winter […]

Guard Fox Watch* Press Release The upcoming 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada neglect to monitor ongoing environmental impact:  VANOC will violate International Olympic Committee mandate for ecological sustainability according to the international ecological monitoring group Guard Fox Watch.                          —San Francisco, California USA                                                    September 17, 2007 The Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) must immediately begin implementing a plan to record baseline measurements at Olympic […]

Winter Olympics Won’t Avoid Environmental Damage The upcoming 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy (TOROC) lack sufficient environmental safeguards to prevent damage to the Southern Alps, according to the international ecological monitoring group Guard Fox Watch (GFW). Dramatic increases in air and water pollution, disruption of wildlife, overflowing garbage and sewage facilities, and greater “greenhouse” energy wastes are some of the negative outcomes that […]

Bioregional Impacts, Ecological Implications, and Recommendations for Olympic Winter Games By Guard Fox Watch, October 2003  TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction The Bioregional Context The Bioregional Approach Recommendations for Bioregional Implementation of Olympic Games Environmental Guides and Safeguards: Territory and Landscape Need for Bioregional Monitoring and Measurement Guidelines for Development and Increased Human Loads Ecological Mandate for Restoration Energy Garbage Water Cable and Lift Facilities Olympic […]

Guard Fox Watch Report, August, 2003 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction The Bioregional Context Susceptibility to Impacts The Bioregional Approach Recommendations for Bioregional  Implementation of Olympic Games Environmental Guides and Safeguards (Response to “Atti Della Regione – Atti Dello Stato, Sommario Parte 1-II”, Bolletino Ufficiale Piemonte, Torino 18 Aprile 2001) Territory and Landscape Need for Bioregional Monitoring and Measurement Guidelines for Development and Increased Human loads Ecological Mandate […]

Rapporto del Guard Fox Watch, Agosto 2003 INDICE Introduzione Il Contesto Bioregionale Impatto sull’Ambiente L’Approccio Bioregionale Raccomandazioni per una applicazione bioregionale delle misure ambientali dei Giochi Olimpici. (Risposta alle linee guida espresse su “Atti della Regione – Atti dello Stato, sommario parte I – II”, Bollettino Ufficiale Regione Piemonte, Torino 18 Aprile 2001) Territorio e Paesaggio Necessità di Monitoraggio Bioregionale e Banca Dati Linee Guida per […]

Call to Action: Help Stop The Greenwashing  Of The Winter Olympics! Make The 2002 Games In Salt Lake City Ecologically Sustainable! The 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah represent a precedent-making opportunity to transform one of the most popular sports events on the planet into a model of environmental sensitivity and sustainability. Many of these competitions are outdoors and have direct impacts on natural […]

Bioregional Olympics: Environmental Recommendations Go Unheeded by Olympics Organizers The Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) is “greenwashing” the 2002 Winter Olympics. Even though assigned the task of providing the first environmentally sound Winter Games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), SLOC makes claims that it refuses to substantiate and fails to take the necessary steps that can insure a satisfactory level of compliance. The IOC […]

Bioregional Olympics: Roots of Action In 1998, the Director of Planet Drum Foundation and another member of the Bioregional Association of the Northern Americas trekked to Nagano, Japan and spent several exciting weeks working with Guard Fox Watch, a bioregional action group whose aim was to raise consciousness around the issue of the Olympics’ effect on the watersheds and environment where the Games took place. In […]