This report is part of a series of guidelines produced by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on sport and biodiversity. Published in 2020, this edition concentrates on methods for mitigating the impacts of sports events on biodiversity.

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The IUCN is a membership union composed of both government and civil society organisations. It harnesses the experience, resources and reach of its more than 1,400 Member organisations and the input of more than 15,000 experts. The IUCN is the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it.

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