Paris, 04th February 1998 -
For immediate release

FAI ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION AGREES ON CODE OF CONDUCT

Following the adoption by the FAI General Conference in Rio (October 1997) of a FAI Statement of Policy on environmental questions, the FAI Environmental Commission has moved quickly to implement General Conference's instruction that Environmental Codes of Conduct be developed for all air sport disciplines.

A general Code of Conduct, applicable to all air sports, has been drawn up by the Commission and can be seen in DRAFT form on the FAI website at http://www.fai.org/environment/code_conduct.asp. FAI Air Sport Commissions are being invited to comment on this general code, and to set about drafting their own specific codes, in amplification of the general principles. A final version of the complete Code of Conduct will be published later this year.

Anyone involved with air sports and who has professional expertise in the area of environmental protection and conservation is invited to comment on the draft code. Comments may be sent to the FAI Environmental Commission at envir-com-l@fai.org

Those interested in the interaction between air sports and the environment may subscribe to the FAI's public mailing list on environmental matters by sending an email to envir-info-l-request@fai.org, mentioning 'subscribe' in the Subject line.

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