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The United Nations designates a specific theme each year for the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer to highlight different facets of ozone protection. 2015: 30 Years of Healing the Ozone Together. [6] 2016: Ozone and climate: Restored by a world united. [7] 2017: Caring for all life under the sun. [8] 2018: Keep Cool and ...
UNEP OzonAction assists developing countries and countries with economies in transition (CEITs) to achieve and sustain their compliance with the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, [6] and make informed decisions on alternative technologies and ozone-friendly policies.
Yuan Xikun. Yuan Xikun (born 1944 in Kunming, Yunnan Province [1]) is a Chinese visual artist and environmental activist. [2] In 2011, Yuan proposed building a giant sculpture composed of sand collected from five of Earth's continents and water from its Arctic and Antarctic regions to draw attention to ozone depletion and climate change.
International Seal Day [33] March 22 World Meteorological Day: March 23 International Day of Zero Waste [34] March 30 World Aquatic Animal Day [35] April 3 World Rat Day [36] [37] [38] April 4 International Beaver Day [39] [40] April 7 Zoo Lovers Day [41] [42] April 8 Arbor Day: April 26 Bat Appreciation Day [43] [44] April 17 Earth Day: April 22
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International Day of Democracy: 16 September International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer: 21 September International Day of Peace: 23 September International Day of Sign Languages [4] [5] 27 September World Tourism Day (WTO) 28 September World Rabies Day (WHO) 29 September World Heart Day (WHO) Last week World Maritime Day ...
The largest Antarctic ozone hole recorded (September 2006) 2012 retrospective video by NASA on the Montreal Protocol. The Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer [2] is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion ...
Following the ozone depletion in 1997 and 2011, a 90% drop in ozone was measured by weather balloons over the Arctic in March 2020, as they normally recorded 3.5 parts per million of ozone, compared to only around 0.3 parts per million lastly, due to the coldest temperatures ever recorded since 1979, and a strong polar vortex which allowed ...