News: Environment
New International Standards aim to reduce negative impacts of recreational diving
With the aim to keep waters clean, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published the first International Standards for sustainable diving. Mindful that…
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Tokyo 2020 summer Olympics looks to snow machines for event cooling
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the 2020 summer Olympics and Paralympics has confirmed it will trial the use of snow machines as the latest means to address concerns over the high heat…
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Australian Turf Club to end single-use beverage plastics for Everest Carnival
The Australian Turf Club has partnered with WISE - It’s In Your Hands to help eliminate single-use beverage plastics from its venues and events while enhancing the customer…
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Heat issues impact Tokyo Olympic test events
With the 2020 Olympics less than a year away, recent test events for the Tokyo Games have been dominated by fears over sweltering heat and stifling humidity. Over the past weekend, a…
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Traditional owners say heritage is ‘non-negotiable’ in Grampians rock-climbing dispute
Traditional owners in Victoria’s Grampians national park say they are prepared to work with rock climbers to allow the sport to continue, but not at the risk of causing further damage…
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World Leisure looks to build global excellence network
To foster its mission to promote leisure “as integral to social, cultural, economic and sustainable environment development”, the World Leisure Organization (WLO) is advancing…
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Singapore Sports Hub launches first sports, art and heritage walking trail
The Singapore Sports Hub has launched the first sports, art and heritage walking trail titled The Kallang Story: A Sports, Arts and Heritage Trail. The walking trail is a community project…
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World Surf League reveals plan to become carbon neutral and eliminate plastic use this year
The World Surf League (WSL) has pledged to become carbon neutral by the end of 2019, as part of a series of new sustainability commitments it claims will ‘set a new standard’…
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