The Montreal Protocol to
save the ozone layer will be 20 years old in 2007. This international
treaty set time-bound, measurable targets for phasing out nearly 100
chemicals used in industry, agriculture and consumer products which,
when released to the atmosphere, damage the ozone layer that protects
life on Earth from the Sun's harmful ultraviolet rays.
The treaty has
successfully phased out these chemicals being produced and used in
industrialised countries, and now it's the developing countries' turn.
As the region that produces and consumes two thirds of the world's
remaining ozone damaging chemicals, the Asia Pacific holds the key to
meeting the remaining phase-out targets and, ultimately, the recovery of
the ozone layer.
While taking stock of
what has already been accomplished in the Asia Pacific, this film
discusses the remaining challenges with emphasis on what ordinary people
can do to complement efforts by governments, industry and development
agencies.
This video produced by
TVE Asia Pacific for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as
part of UNEP's work programme under the Multilateral Fund for the
Implementation of the Montreal Protocol.
