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Women working for the Montreal Protocol to protect the ozone

News 10 February 2020

International Day of Women and Girls in Science is marked every year on 11 February.

Did you know……. the ozone layer is the Earth’s sunscreen protecting humans from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation?

News 4 February 2020

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Countries commit to protect the ozone layer and climate under the Montreal Protocol

Press Release 12 November 2019

Rome, 8 November 2019 – Delegates representing 171 parties to the Montreal Protocol concluded their

Spotlight on the vital work carried out by the Assessment Panels

Video 8 November 2019

Parties to the Montreal Protocol to meet in Rome, Italy from 4-8 November 2019

News 4 November 2019

What: 31st Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol

2019 Antarctic ozone hole weakest on record

2019 Antarctic ozone hole smallest on record

News 22 October 2019

Scientists from NASA and NOAA work together to track the ozone layer throughout the year and determine when the hole

Women making their mark in the cooling sector

News 20 September 2019

The refrigeration and air-condition sector may not immediately strike you as a particularly popular career choice for

Ozone Secretariat walks the talk on carbon neutrality

News 29 August 2019

The Secretariat of the Vienna Convention and its Montreal Protocol, which protect the ozone layer a

Countries to continue efforts to protect the ozone layer

Parties to the Montreal Protocol meet in Bangkok

Press Release 6 July 2019

Montreal Protocol Achievements

Video 27 April 2016

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer has led to significant environmental, health and eco

Precious Ozone - The Size of it

Video 6 August 2015

Space is closer than you think.

Ozone scientist Mario Molina honoured by UN for lifetime of achievement

Video 19 November 2014

Mexico's Molina - already a Nobel laureate - was instrumental in the identification of the Antarctic ozone hole...now

Protecting Our Atmosphere for Generations to Come: 25 Years of the Montreal Protocol (full video)

Video 16 September 2014

The Antarctic Ozone Hole -- From Discovery to Recovery, a Scientific Journey

Video 15 September 2011

New ‘Ozone Heroes’ campaign celebrates efforts to protect all life on Earth

Press Release 13 September 2017

In honour of the 30^th anniversary of the landmark Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone L

Countries to Continue Efforts to Control Greenhouse Gases under the Montreal Protocol

Press Release 14 July 2017

Photo credit: Jovana Rankovic

Countries Set to Start Working on the Dubai Pathway to Reduce HFCs under the Montreal Protocol

Press Release 14 April 2016

Who: Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

Information Kit (September 2010) - Fact sheets on the Montreal Protocol for journalists

Press Release 16 September 2015

Key achievement

Montreal Protocol Parties Discuss HFC Management Issues and Agree to Continue Exploring Ways Forward

Press Release 24 April 2015

Bangkok, 24 April 2015 – Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

Ozone Layer on Track to Recovery: Success Story Should Encourage Action on Climate

Press Release 10 September 2014

Nairobi/Geneva, 10 September 2014 (UNEP/WMO) - The Earth's protective ozone layer is well on track t

Record Stratospheric Ozone Loss in the Arctic in Spring of 2011

Press Release 5 April 2011

GENEVA 5 APRIL 2011 (WMO) Depletion of the ozone layer the shield that protects life on Earth fr

New Report Highlights Two-Way Link Between Ozone Layer and Climate Change

Press Release 16 September 2010

Geneva/Nairobi, 16 September 2010 – International efforts to protect the ozone layer—the shield that

Upgrading Ozone Layer Treaty to Assist in Combating Climate Change Key Issue at International Meeting in Egypt

Press Release 2 November 2009

21^st Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substan

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Montreal protocol progress

Kigali Amendment

The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol entered into force on 1 January 2019 after the threshold for the agreement to enter into force was met on 17 November 2017, when it was ratified by 20 parties.

Greening the blue

Working towards climate neutrality

The Ozone Secretariat is part of the UN’s “Greening the Blue” efforts to move towards climate neutrality. The Secretariat works towards climate neutrality by measuring the carbon footprint of Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol meetings ...