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WOA Board Member Amadou Dia Ba unveils AEF Global Olive Wreath Plaque at the 6th IOC Sport & Environment Conference at UNEP HQ in Nairobi
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AEF’s Global Olive Wreath honored with tree-planting at International Olympic Committee’s 6th Conference on Sport and The Environment, at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters.
Nairobi, November 13, 2005 - Olympic Athletes and champions from around the world participate in historic event. Read more
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AEF Executive Director receives Bay Area award.
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AEF Olympic Environmental Report
Now that the great Athens 2004 Olympic Games have come to a close,
I want to give you and update on how environmental resposibility,
the third pillar of the Olympic Chater, faired during these games.
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AEF Billboards at the Athens Olympic Games
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AEF Executive Director running the Olympic Torch.
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AEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RUNS THE OLYMPIC TORCH FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
Athens, August 12, 2004 - Tony Diamantidis, Executive Director of the Athens Environmental Foundation, ran the Olympic Torch together with Jean-Michel Cousteau and Eric Falt, UNEP Director - Here is his description of the event.
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The Athens
Environmental Foundation (AEF) organizes Olympic
Environmental Celebration with ATHENS 2004 and the
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
"Sparkling Greek Seas" Olympic Year World Environment Day event.
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Jean-Michel Cousteau (right) with AEF Executive Director Tony Diamantidis at World Environment Day event in Athens.
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AEF
stages Global Olive Wreath events in torch route
cities.
Tree dedications in Los Angeles
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Dr. Sammy Lee carrying the Olympic torch.
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The 2004 Olympic Torch is Lit in Olympia, Greece and the Torch Route and Global
Olive Wreath begin their magnificent journey.
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Venezuela celebrates Global Olive Wreath.
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Olympic Year Global Olive
Wreath
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A Huge Success!
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Global Olive Wreath Reaches
Schools Around the World
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Schools across the globe take
part in the first of its kind Olympic Year Global
Olive Wreath Project!
The project continues - sign up today!
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ATHOC joins AEF environmental projects endorsed by United Nations
The Athens Olympic Organizing Committee (ATHOC) has partnered with AEF for the World
Environment Day Beach and Underwater clean-up effort led by AEF Director Jean-Michel
Cousteau and endorsed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
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Athens Environmental Foundation Brings the "Wreath" to Iraq
AEF Board member Olympian Michael Voudouris presided at a dedication ceremony, as part of
AEF's Global Olive Wreath Project, in which he presented the Spirit of Athena Award to the
members of the new Iraqi Executive Board, including its President, Ahmed Abdul Ghafoor Al-Samarrai.
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HEAD FIRST! AEF Directors represent Greece in America's Cup Skeleton Races
The Athens Environmental Foundation sponsored the Greek Skeleton team at the America's
Cup Skeleton Races, January 19-25, 2004. Competing in his first race, Tony Diamantidis,
together with Olympian and team captain Michael Voudouris competed at the America's Cup
Skeleton Races in Lake Placid, NY, January 19-25, 2004 and finished 5th among 13 competing
nations, edging out, among others, Brazil, Ireland, Romania, Mexico and Australia.
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Olympic Capital Joins Global Tree Planting Project
Lausanne, Switzerland is added to Athens 2004 Olympic Environmental Effort with tree dedicated at Olympic Museum
during World Olympian Association's General Assembly, November 28 - 29, 2003. President Jacques Rogge was present
and opened the Assembly urging Olympians to continue to actively spread the Olympic Ideals around the world.
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Join AEF's Global Olive Wreath
Register a tree in the Global Olive Wreath
View registered trees
Olympians register here
Schools/Org/Individuals register here
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Achievement Awards |
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AEF and Chemical Safety Software together have been awarded
EBJ's 2002 Environmental Business Achievement award.
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Salt Lake Olympic Organizing Committee awarded AEF/Chemical Safety the Meritorious
Achievement award for Environmental Education. |
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International Society of Arboriculture |
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ISA is assisting AEF in the development of Earth Day celebrations and also asking its chapters and members
worldwide to assist when possible. In addition, ISA and AEF work together for the Olive Wreath Project.
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Plant-a-tree |
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Coordinating with the ISA and local agencies worldwide, this program is designed to extend environmental work in honor of the Olympics.
Register a Tree!
View Registered Trees
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Useful Information |
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Information about the city of Athens: where
to stay, what to see, what and where to eat, history... |
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2004 Olympic Games start in: |
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AEF and IBO |
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AEF and IBO schools will promote environmental awareness and Olympic Games in 1,395 IBO authorized schools in
114 countries. The program will start with Earth Day project and will continue with environmental education in
the classrooms. The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), founded in 1968, is a nonprofit educational
foundation based in Geneva, Switzerland.
www.ibo.org |
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Cousteau visits Athens. Promotes AEF |
Board member Jean-Michel Cousteau went to Athens to promote
Athens Environmental Foundation projects July 25 - 26. You can see a video clip of the web-cast
from an official panel discussion of Olympic environmental issues.
Click here for more information |
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AEF Articles |
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