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