CCAMLR Convention | UNEP - UN Environment Programme
...CCAMLR Convention Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources A. Overview Antarctica is surrounded by an unbroken and dynamic body of water known as the Southern Ocean, which constitutes about 10% of the world's total ocean surface. For about 200 years, Antarctica's resources have been unsystematically harvested....
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Debunking eight common myths about climate change | UNEP
...Here?s a closer look at some of the most popular misconceptions around the climate crisis....
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/debunking-eight-common-myths-about-climate-change
Inside the effort to track the health of the ozone layer - UNEP
...This computer image from October 1987 shows the thinning ozone layer over Antarctica. Photo by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association In 1987, the countries of the world adopted the Montreal Protocol, which has since phased out 99 per cent of ozone-depleting substances and helped arrest the ozone layer?s decline....
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/inside-effort-track-health-ozone-layer
Record heat sends sea ice into retreat, worrying scientists
...The recent collapse of a 1,100km 2 ice shelf in Antarctica came at a time of record high temperatures and is a symptom of a planet in climate crisis, experts say. The Conger ice shelf, which cleaved away from the eastern side of Antarctica in March, is the latest victim of rising temperatures at the ......
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/record-heat-sends-sea-ice-retreat-worrying-scientists
About the United Nations Environment Programme - UNEP
...UNEP is the global champion for the environment with programmes focusing on sustainable development, climate, biodiversity and more....
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Rebuilding the ozone layer: how the world came together for the ... - UNEP
...But in 1985, a hole was confirmed in the ozone layer over Antarctica. The world?s natural sun shield, which protects humans, plants, animals and ecosystems from excessive ultraviolet radiation, had been breached....
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/rebuilding-ozone-layer-how-world-came-together-ultimate-repair-job
State of the marine environment in Antarctica - UNEP
...Human activities have had a major effect on the balance of the Antarctic marine ecosystem, this can be seen by damage of large agae such as kelp that is caused by increased UV penetration...
https://www.unep.org/resources/report/state-marine-environment-antarctica
The Montreal Protocol: triumph by treaty - UNEP
...By Mario Molina, Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry and Durwood Zaelke, President, Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development Ozone depletion was the first human threat to the global atmosphere to be recognized. It was also the first to be addressed by the international community. The results have been truly remarkable. The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer ......
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/montreal-protocol-triumph-treaty
Ozone layer recovery is on track, helping avoid global warming ... - UNEP
...NAIROBI, 9 January 2023 ? The ozone layer is on track to recover within four decades, with the global phaseout of ozone-depleting chemicals already benefitting efforts to mitigate climate change. This is the conclusion of a UN-backed panel of experts, presented today at the American Meteorological Society?s 103rd annual meeting. Examining novel technologies such as geoengineering for the ......
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/ozone-layer-recovery-track-helping-avoid-global-warming-05degc
About Montreal Protocol - UNEP
...The Montreal Protocol The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is the landmark multilateral environmental agreement that regulates the production and consumption of nearly 100 man-made chemicals referred to as ozone depleting substances (ODS). When released into the atmosphere, those chemicals damage the stratospheric ozone layer, Earth?s protective shield that ......
https://www.unep.org/ozonaction/who-we-are/about-montreal-protocol