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  Belize
National Ozone Unit celebrates Earth Day. Along with the Department
of the Environment held a booth with the purpose of educating
and sensitizing students and the general public on issues
relating to the ozone layer protection and the environment.
Many public awareness materials were displayed and distributed
to students from across the country. The Ozzy ozone snake
and ladder game and video were the main attractions to observers.
23 April 2008| Belize NOU
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Customs
Training and Regional Coorperation Workshop for Combating
Illegal Trade in Ozone Depleting Substances in South Asia,
29-31 March 2008, Kabul, Afghanistan
29 March 2008| UNEP
ROAP-Afghanistan NOU
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more...
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Beating
the Clock: Asia Pacific Make Strides in Early Phase Out of
Ozone-Depleting Chemicals
19 March 2008| UNEP
ROAP
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more...
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Switching
to Ozone-Friendly Inhalers: Industry and Governments Join
Hands to Ensure Smooth Transition for Asthma and Chronic Respiratory
Disease Patients
15 March 2008| UNEP
ROAP
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more...
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Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Network Meeting in Tirana, Albania,
25-28 March 2008
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more...
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Ozzy Ozone e-game
20
February 2008 |
UNEP
Beware of the snakes!
Answer the questions correctly to beat the opposing player and
become an ozone layer protector! On the way, learn a lot about
ozone layer protection and how to protect yourself against the
sun’s dangerous UV-B rays. The
Ozzy Ozone game is now available electronically!
Play or download
game? |
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19th MOP HCFC Adjustments to Enter into Force May 2008
February
2008 | UNEP
Ozone Secretariat
The United Nations Secretary-General in his capacity
as depositary of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that
Deplete the Ozone Layer has advised all Parties to the Protocol
that the adjustments to the Montreal Protocol adopted at the
Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties held in Montreal from 17
to 21 September 2007, will enter into force and become binding
to all Parties on 14 May 2008, pursuant to article 2 (9) of
the Protocol. The adjustments relate to Decision XIX/6 of
the Parties on accelerated phase out of Annex C, Group I,
controlled substances (hydrochlorofluorocarbons).
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more...
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 Latest
Trends Analysis for the Consumption and Production of Ozone
Depleting Substances
11 January 2008 |
UNEP
The Trends Analysis is a visual analytical tool used to monitor
and analyse the compliance status for individual developing
countries, and to help with long-term national strategic planning
to phase out ODS. .
Updated reports: CFCs, Halons, Methyl Bromide
New reports: HCFCs
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Indonesia to Ban CFCs and Methyl Bromide from 2008
9 November 2007|
UNEP
Second Southeast Asian
Country to Meet Obligations Ahead of Schedule
Bali/Bangkok, 9 November 2007 – Indonesia will impose a
ban on the import of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and methyl bromide
in January 2008, putting the country two years ahead of the
2010 schedule for phase-out of ozone-depleting substances under
the Montreal Protocol. The ban makes Indonesia one of the first
few countries in the region to meet its deadline of the CFC
phase out ahead of schedule. |
Vacancy
Announcement - Programme Officer, P-3 - Paris
14 November 2007 | UNEP
This officer, a member
of UNEP's Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) team, will be
responsible for assisting in the preparation of the OzonAction
projects, reviewing draft letters of agreement and memorandums
of understanding, monitoring expenditures, assisting in the
preparation of progress reports, general administration duties
and assisting in the presenting of financial reports and progress
reports to the Executive Committee. . Closing date for applications:
16 December 2007
Vacancy
Announcement on UN Galaxy |
Forthcoming SA/SEAP Network Meeting
of Ozone Officers, Bali Indonesia, 12-14 November 2007
09 October 2007 | UNEP
The South Asia/South
East Asia and Pacific (SEAP) Joint Network Meeting of Ozone
Officers will be held in Bali, Indonesia from
12-14 November 2007. The theme of this meeting is “Sustaining
compliance: Are we “really” there yet?
” National Ozone Officers from the South Asia and the South
East Asia and Pacific (SEAP) region, along with partners from
developing countries, representatives from Ozone Secretariat
and Multilateral Fund Secretariat and implementing agencies,
will gather in Bali to discuss and review key ODS phaseout issues
such as achieving compliance with the targets for CFC consumption
post 2007, Methyl Bromide phaseout including reducing dependence
on Methyl Bromide for QPS applications and the new challenge
with regards to HCFCs given the advancement of HCFC phaseout
steps agreed to at the 19th Meeting of Parties held in Montreal
in September 2007. |
Vacancy Announcement: Information Officer (P-4) - Paris
17 October 2007 | UNEP
This officer, a member
of UNEP's Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) team, will be
responsible for overseeing all information exchange activities
within UNEP's Work Programme under the Multilateral Fund, including
the development and delivery of timely, high-quality products
and services to support developing country compliance with the
Montreal Protocol. Closing date for applications: 16 December
2007
Vacancy
Announcement on UN Galaxy |
Scientist Gerhard Ertl of Germany wins the 2007 Nobel Prize
in Chemistry
10 October 2007|
Stockholm
Gerhard Ertl work has become
invaluable to the modern chemical industry and helped the fight
to fix the ozone hole. |
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Partners to the Green Customs Initiative receive prestigious
20th Anniversary Ozone Protection Award
20 September 2007|
Montreal
The Green Customs Initiative
was today honoured with the prestigious Ozone Protection Award
in the category of 'partnerships' on the occasion of the 20th
Anniversary of the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances
that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
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Address
by the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney on the 20th Anniversary
of the Montreal Protocol for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
16 September 2007|
Environment Canada
We observe today an anniversary
that reminds us not only of the importance of preserving our
planet, but equally of the importance of involving us all in
preserving it. |
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20th
Anniversary of the Montreal Protocol - Scientific Symposium:
“Ozone Depletion: from its discovery to
Envisat and Aura”
Athens, Greece, September
23-26, 2007
At the invitation of UNEP, WMO,
EESC, IO3C, the Academy of Athens, the BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
FOUNDATION, ACADEMY OF ATHENS and the National Observatory
of Athens, a core group of speakers who have played an important
role in the success of the Montreal Protocol from its very
beginning, will gather together in Athens, between 23-26 September
2007, to present state of the art scientific results and discuss
the success of the implementation of the Montreal Protocol.
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Millennium
Development Goals Report 2007
July 2007
| UN press release
 Halfway
to a 2015 deadline, there has been clear progress towards
implementing the Millennium Development Goals. But their overall
success is still far from assured, a progress report by the
United Nations has found, and will depend in large part on
whether developed countries make good on their aid commitments...
The Montreal Protocol and global efforts to eliminate ozone
depleting substances are highlighted as contributing to the
implementation of Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability.
See pages 24-25.
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Brunei Complies With Montreal Protocol
18 July 2007
| Brudirect.com News
Brunei Darussalam has complied
with the Montreal Protocol to wipe out the use of Ozone Depleting
Substances by year 2010 by restricting the importation of such
substances in 2005 and 2006. |
Training Customs, Officers To Monitor, Control Ozone Depleting
Substances
18 July 2007
| Brudirect.com News
Twenty officers from the
Brunei Royal Customs and Excise Dprt. attended the National
Train the-Trainers Workshop for Customs Officers on Monitoring
and Controlling Ozone Depleting Substances. |
China Closes Ozone Depleting Chemical Plants - A contribution
to avert a global health catastrophe
1 July 2007
| UNEP press release
Chiangshou,China 1 July
2007 - China, the world's largest producer of chlorofluorocarbons
(CFC) and halon, today shut down five of its six remaining plants,
putting the country two and a half years ahead of the Montreal
Protocol's 2010 deadline for phase-out of the two ozone depleting
chemicals.... |
Strengthening the Montreal Protocol: Insurance Against Abrupt
Climate Change
By Donald Kaniaru,
Rajendra Shende, Scott Stone, Durwood Zaelke. Published in the
Winter 2007 issue of Sustainable Development Law & Policy.
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
has been efficient and effective in reducing damage to the ozone
layer. It also has contributed significantly to climate mitigation.
This paper recommends further adjustments to the treaty to help
finish the job of protecting the ozone layer and provide further
though temporary insurance against the threat of abrupt climate
change.
Available in
Arabic,
Chinese,
English,
French,
and Spanish |
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ASHRAE,
United Nations Partner on Emission Reduction
11 June 2007 | ASHRAE-UNEP
 ATLANTA
– As the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Montreal
Protocol approaches, two international organizations focused
on
the environment have joined forces to reduce emissions and
encourage energy-efficient refrigeration and air conditioning
systems and building designs....
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G-8
Summit mentions Montreal Protocol and phase out of HCFCs
8 June 2007
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59. We will also endeavour
under the Montreal Protocol to ensure the recovery of the
ozone layer by accelerating the phase-out of HCFCs in a way
that supports energy efficiencyand climate change objectives.
In working together toward our shared goal ofspeeding ozone
recovery, we recognize that the Clean Development Mechanism
impactsemissions of ozone-depleting substances. We will continue
to exercise leadershipin the development of the Global Earth
Observation System of Systems (GEOSS).60. We will report on
the progress achieved in the areas mentioned above at the
G8Summit in 2008.
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Combating International Environmental Crime Spotlighted at China's
Customs College - UNEP and World Customs Organisation Begin
Cooperation with Shanghai Centre of Customs Excellence
18 May 2007
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Shanghai/Nairobi, 16 May 2007-
Efforts to assist customs officers deal with multi-billion dollar
environmental crime are being stepped up in the Asia Pacific
region with help from experts in China... |
Fact
Sheet: Status Report on HCFC
16 May 2007 | UNEP ROAP
CAP
One of a series of factsheets
developed by the Compliance Assistance Programme team in UNEP's
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific to address developing
countries' priority questions related to compliance with the
Montreal Protocol. |
Vacancy
Announcement: Associate Project Officer (L-2) - Bangkok
14 May 2007
| UNEP
This officer will support
Sida-funded Regional Enforcement Networking Project, which aims
at initiating a regional cooperation between countries in North
East, South and South East Asia that will enable them to gain
better control over their import and export of chemicals (ODS,
POPs, chemical waste) by promoting further regional co-operation
for the control of trans-boundary movement of those chemicals.
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UNEP
Wins Prestigious US EPA Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award
for the Second Time- Award Spotlights Montreal Protocol Achievements
for Sound Chemical Management in Asia Pacific
3 May 2007 | UNEP
ROAP CAP
 The
award was presented 1 May in Washington D.C, to Atul Bagai,
Regional Network Coordinator for South Asia for UNEP's Division
of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE) OzonAction Programme.
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Post
Meeting Summary of Decisions of the 51st Meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation
of the Montreal Protocol
28 April 2007
| Multilateral Fund Secretariat
The 51st Meeting of the
Executive Committee, (19 - 23 March 2007, Montreal, Canada),
attended by the representatives of the 14 Executive Committee
member Parties and by participants co-opted from 21 other
countries. The Executive Committee approved investment projects
and work programme activities with a value of almost US $50.7
million, plus US $3.9 million in support costs for implementing
agencies, and took a total of 39 decisions.
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Restoring
the Ozone Layer
12 April 2007
| Bhutan
Bhutan had exceeded its
target to reduce its annual import of ozone-depleting substances
(ODS) from 170 kilogrammes to 63 kilogrammes. Its target was
to reduce annual import to 85 kilogrammes. |
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The
Multilateral Fund Eyes the 2010 Target
23 March 2007
| Multilateral Fund Secretariat
The Executive Committee
of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal
Protocol recently met to approve US $54.6 million for 32 developing
countries to eliminate over 20,000 ODP of ozone depleting
substances (ODS).
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Statement
by Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UN Environment
Programme Executive Director, on the Publication of the Scientific
Paper The Importance of the Montreal Protocol in Protecting
Climate
5 March 2007
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With
2006 Antarctic ozone hole largest on record, governments launch
review of how to protect the ozone layer over the next decade
3 November
2006 | UNEP
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President of India to become first customer for new solar-powered,
ozone-friendly vaccine refrigerator
1 November
2006 | UNEP, UNICEF, WHO, Greenpeace, DTI, GTZ Proklima, PATH |
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A
statement to the 24th Session of the UNEP Governing Council
by Maria Nolan, Chief Officer of the Secretariat of the Multilateral
Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol,
7 February 2007
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18th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
18 October
2006 | UNEP OzonAction
Official
web site of this event organised by the Ozone Cell Ministry
of Environment & Forests, 30 October - 3 November, New
Delhi, India.. Meeting documents and other related information
are available on the Ozone
Secretariat's web site.
Daily
coverage is also available on the IISD
website
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Solar
Chill Vaccine Cooler Project Wins Prestigious Industry Award
The Solar
Chill partnership has won the 2006
Cooling Industry Awards in the category "Environmental
Pioneer" for refrigeration. SolarChill is a multi partner,
public-private initiative that contributes to the implementation
of the UN Millennium Development Goals. This publicly-owned
technology does not use any ozone depleting substances or global
warming refrigerants.
 Information
Note |
9 October 2006
| UNEP DTIE OzonAction
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Launch
of the OzonAction Education Pack: Nairobi, New Delhi and Santiago,
plus press coverage
21 September
2006 | UNEP OzonAction |
2006
Antarctic Ozone Hole Largest on Record With 2006 Antarctic ozone
hole largest on record, governments launch review of how to
protect the ozone layer over the next decade
UNEP | 3 November
2006 |
President of India to become first customer for new solar-powered,
ozone-friendly vaccine refrigerator
1 November 2006
| UNEP, Greenpeace , DTI, GTZ Proklima, PATH
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18th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
18 October
2006 | UNEP OzonAction
Official
web site of this event organised by the Ozone Cell Ministry
of Environment & Forests, 30 October - 3 November, New
Delhi, India.. Meeting documents and other related information
are available on the Ozone
Secretariat's web site.
Daily
coverage is also available on the IISD
website
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2007 Stratospheric Ozone Protection Awards
The Stratospheric Protection
Division of the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations
for the 2007 Stratospheric Ozone Protection Awards. This annual
awards program
was established in 1990 to recognize exceptional leadership,
personal dedication, and technical achievements in eliminating
ozone-depleting substances. Winners of the 2007 Award will
be eligible for the Best-of-the-Best award competition to
be conducted late 2007 Learn
more
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Nomination
Form
Application
Deadline 10 November 2006
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Solar
Chill Vaccine Cooler Project Wins Prestigious Industry Award
The Solar
Chill partnership has won the 2006 Cooling
Industry Awards in the category "Environmental Pioneer"
for refrigeration. SolarChill is a multi partner, public-private
initiative that contributes to the implementation of the UN
Millennium Development Goals. This publicly-owned technology
does not use any ozone depleting substances or global warming
refrigerants.
Information
Note |
9 October 2006
| UNEP DTIE OzonAction
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Launch
of the OzonAction Education Pack: Nairobi, New Delhi and Santiago,
plus press coverage
21 September
2006 | UNEP OzonAction |
Reducing
the health risks for children from ozone layer depletion - New
Ozone Education Pack Targets Primary Schools
Français | Español
15 September 2006 | Nairobi/New Delhi/Santiago | UNEP/UNESCO,
WHO  
The OzonAction
Education Pack, produced jointly by UNEP, UNESCO and WHO,
has been released to coincide with the
International
Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer on 16th of September.
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Beijing
Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad launches
new section of its web site about ozone layer protection and
the Montreal Protocol
15 September 2006 | BOCOG
On the occassion of the
2006 Ozone Day, BOCOG opened a new web service that explains
its initiative to make the 2008 Summer Olympics "ozone-friendly".
The site includes the "Ozzy Ozone" video created by
UNEP DTIE's OzonAction Programme under the Multilateral Fund.
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 Message
by UN Secretary-General
Kofi Annan on the International Day for
the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
Arabic
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Français
| Russian
| Español
7 September 2006 | UN Dept of Public Information
"Montreal Protocol on ozone
depleting substances effective, but work still unfinished."
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Project
Sky Hole Patching goes into operation tackling
illegal trade in ozone depleting substances and dangerous waste
1
September 2006 | UNEP Regional Office for Asia & Pacific
A press release providing
information about a project to curb illegal trade in ODS and
dangerous waste in the Asia Pacific region went into operation
today. |
UNEP
tackles ozone depleting substances in Afghanistan
September
2006 | UNAMA
Earlier
this month national stakeholders, government officials and international
environment experts gathered in Kabul to create awareness for
and implement a national phase out plan for ozone depleting
substances.
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Executive Summary of Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion
2006
18 August 2006 | Ozone
Secretariat
This new report states the evidence of a downward trend in
the abundances of ODS in the stratosphere. This clearly shows
that the Montreal Protocol is effective and is working.
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SolarChill
initative is a finalist for industry award
18 August 2006 | Solar Chill partners |
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developing countries receive funds to eliminate substances
that harm the ozone layer
A press release providing
information about the decisions taken at the most recent meeting
of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund.
17 July 2006 |
Multilateral Fund Secretariat
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