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Showcasing the Reset Earth Education Platform at COP28

Featured 18 December 2023

Climate anxiety among children is real. They worry about it more than we realise.

2023 A Year in Review

Video 4 December 2023

2023 ozone hole not as large as anticipated

Featured 1 November 2023

Despite fears that due to the eruption of the Hunga Tonga volcano in 2022 and early projections that 2023 would resul

Montreal Protocol delegates replenish the Multilateral Fund and address emerging challenges

Press Release 30 October 2023

NAIROBI, 30 OCTOBER 2023 - Parties and other stakeholders convened for the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of t

International Day of the Girl 2023: Invest in Girls' Rights: Our Leadership, Our Well-being

News 10 October 2023

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WOD 2023

Video 16 September 2023

On World Ozone Day we celebrate fixing the ozone layer and reducing CC

News 15 September 2023

Montreal Protocol: fixing the ozone layer and reducing CC

We celebrate World Ozone Day on 16 September ever

A warm welcome to the participants of OEWG45

Parties to the Montreal Protocol meet in Bangkok to prepare for key decisions to be taken in Nairobi

Press Release 14 July 2023

The forty-fifth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG45) of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substance

Questions and Answers about the Effects of Ozone Depletion, UV Radiation, and Climate on Humans and the Environment

News 12 June 2023

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How the Kigali Amendment reduces CC

Video 3 January 2019

Be cool and save the ozone layer

Video 4 September 2018

In 2017, the ozone hole's annual maximum set a record -- the smallest it's been since 1988

Video 2 November 2017

This year, the ozone hole's annual maximum set a record -- the smallest it's been since 1988.

Montreal Protocol 30th anniversary

Video 15 September 2017

Made on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol

UN Secretary General: 30th Anniversary of Montreal Protocol

Video 12 September 2017

Made on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol

The Hole - A film on the Montreal Protocol, narrated by Sir David Attenborough

Video 14 October 2016

Sir David Attenborough narrates the extraordinary history of the Montreal Protocol to raise awareness of the 28th Mee

Precious Ozone - The Climate Connection

Video 15 September 2016

This film shows the Protocol’s contribution to the protection of the climate and the greenhouse gas potential of som

Montreal Protocol and the development goals

Video 6 July 2016

How can the Montreal Protocol help towards delivering on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development?

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

Ozone Treaty’s Role in Combating CC Tops Environment Ministers Meeting in Canada

Press Release 19 September 2017

Photo credit: Allan Castaneda

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 CC

Press Release 16 September 2010

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

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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 ...

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