CCAMLR Convention | UNEP - UN Environment Programme
...Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living ResourcesA. OverviewAntarctica 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. In many cases the intense level of exploitation resulted in the severe ......
https://www.unep.org/ccamlr-convention
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
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
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
World Ozone Day, 16 September 2025 | Ozonaction - UNEP
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https://www.unep.org/ozonaction/news/news/world-ozone-day-16-september-2025
About the United Nations Environment Programme - UNEP
...Safeguarding the environment for future generations The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the United Nations? leading global authority on the environment, driving transformational change on the triple planetary crisis: the crisis of climate change, the crisis of nature, land and biodiversity loss, and the crisis of pollution and waste....
https://www.unep.org/who-we-are/about-us
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
How the pact to protect the ozone layer is helping counter ... - UNEP
...In 1985, three British scientists published a paper in the journal Nature that revealed there was a large hole in the ozone layer above the Antarctic. The research sent shockwaves around the world. The ozone layer shields the planet from the sun?s harmful ultraviolet radiation and its loss would decimate life on Earth....
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/how-pact-protect-ozone-layer-helping-counter-climate-change
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
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