Montreal Protocol
The Montreal Protocol has been characterized by the heads of the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Meteorological Organization as “one of the great international achievements of the century.” Over the past 20 years, EPA is proud to have been part of a broad coalition that developed and implemented flexible, innovative, and effective approaches to ensure stratospheric ozone layer protection.
The high-altitude, or stratospheric ozone layer of the air acts like a shield in the atmosphere that protects life on Earth from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation. During the 1980s, scientists observed that the stratospheric ozone layer was getting thinner.
There are 2 International Treaties that are signed for the protection of the Ozone Layer
Vienna Convention
The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer organized the first international Conference on ozone layer depletion called the Vienna Conference. The conference was held in Vienna, in 1985 when a hole in the stratospheric ozone layer was observed. It was marked by increased UV-B infilteration over Antartica.
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Adopted on September 16, 1987 and amended four times, this treaty is the basis on which Title VI of the Clean Air Act was established.
SOURCE: NASA’s Ozone Hole Watch Web Site, Sept. 24, 2006. Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/ozone/intpol/
The Montreal Protocol is indeed our ozone layer's protector/savior or whatever. We just need to observe what's in it so that our ozone layer can reap thee benefits from it.
ReplyDeleteNice article! Montreal Protocol is really concentrating on the ozone's safety.
ReplyDeleteJust like Montreal Protocol, we need to keep on finding alternative chemicals for the safety of our ozone layer.
ReplyDeleteGreat article for promoting environmental awareness! We need to protect our ozone layer because it protects us from harmful ultra violet rays from the sun.
ReplyDeleteMontreal protocol is really helpful in giving importance and protection in our environment thus will give the needed attention against destruction of our natural habitat
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