Sept 16th - Ozone Layer Day

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 16 September the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commemorating the date, in 1987, on which the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was signed.

For further information and background materials that can be used to mark Ozone Day in your school, visit: www.uneptie.org/ozonaction/events/ozoneday/. The United Nations Environment Programme has also developed a suite of materials for children about ozone, see: www.uneptie.org/ozonaction/topics/children.htm. And there is even an Ozzy Ozone website for children at: www.ozzyozone.org.