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 […]