Olympic Games damaging the environment
July 15, 2004
Organisers of the Olympic Games in Athens have destroyed vital wildlife habitats, a trail of destruction which is threatening to spread to nearby mountains, the WWF said today.
The WWF report, Environmental Assessment of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, calls on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ensure that future Olympic host cities strictly abide by official environmental rules and regulations.
It evaluates the environmental wins and losses of the Athens Olympics based on the Sydney 2000 Olympics benchmark for "clean and green" games. On a scale of 0-4, it rates the environmental component of the Athens Olympics at a disappointing score of 0.77.
The lowest scores were given to areas such as environmental planning and evaluation, protection of fragile natural and cultural areas, waste management and water conservation, and the use of environmentally-friendly construction technologies.
The WWF-UK website has further information.
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