Do you know September 16 is celebrated as the United Nations’ (UN) International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer every year? This event commemorates the date of signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances depleting the Ozone Layer in 1987.
Activities of the Day
On this day, classroom activities are organised by primary and secondary school educators throughout the world which discuss topics related to the ozone layer, climate change and ozone depletion.
The promotion of ozone-friendly products, organising special programmes and events on saving the ozone layer; the distribution of the UNEP’s public awareness posters etc are a few among various activities that take place during the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.
How it started
Representatives from 24 countries met in Montreal in 1987 to announce to the world that this is the time when destroying of the ozone layer needs to be stopped. Later, on December 19, 1994, the UN General Assembly proclaimed September 16 to be the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. The first day was celebrated on September 16, 1995.