UNEP Organizes Ozone Layer Preservation Day.(Brief Article)

From: Ozone Depletion Network Online Today | Date: August 20, 2001 | Copyright information

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) recently announced that September 16 is the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. The goal of this day is to offer an opportunity to focus attention and action at the global, regional and national levels on the protection of the Earth's ozone layer.

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