International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.(Opinion & Editorial)

From: Manila Bulletin | Date: September 16, 2005 | Copyright information

IN 1987, representatives from 24 nations met in Montreal to announce to the world that the time had come to stop destroying the ozone layer. The decision by nations to commit themselves to rid the world of substances that threaten the ozone would be known as the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Today, 184 countries have ratified the Protocol.

The ozone layer acts like a giant umbrella over the Earth and protects us from the sun's ultraviolet ...

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