Developing countries to take centre stage in the battle to save the ozone layer

  • 06/12/1997

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, the international environmental agreement that "Ozone Day" on 16 September commemorates, is working-a cause for some celebration. According to Klaus Toepfer, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP), the Protocol is a shining example of how a legal convention can help solve an environmental problem.