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2021-10-28

Antarctic ozone hole is 13th largest on record and expected to persist into November

The 2021 Antarctic ozone hole reached its maximum area on October 7 and ranks 13th largest since 1979, scientists from NOAA and NASA reported today. This year's ozone hole developed similarly to last year's:

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#126000
2020-12-03

Antarctic place names recognise 'modern explorers'

Antarctica is getting 28 new place names to recognise British individuals who've made a major contribution to advancing science in the polar regions. The list includes Jonathan Shanklin, co-discoverer of the ozone hole, and Alastair Fothergill, whose BBC films such as Frozen Planet have widened ...

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#128730
2021-05-20

Anthropogenic-source nitrogen dominates in precipitation nitrate

Since the Industrial Revolution, human activities have increased the emission of nitrogen oxides (NOx). NOx can promote the generation of ozone and particle matters, and increase nitrogen deposition in the atmosphere.

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#127088
2021-02-15

At 50, the UN Environment Programme must lead again

Almost 50 years ago, as the grim extent of human damage to the biosphere became apparent, diplomats created what became the United Nations Environment Programme. UNEP is best known for its leadership in shrinking the ozone hole and for co-founding the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; i ...

Press Release
#38754
2007-09-21

CBD Secretariat Receives Ozone Protection Award

Montreal 21 September 2007 - The CBD Secretariat has received a Twentieth Anniversary Ozone Protection Award in the Partners Award category in recognition of its role as a member of the Green Customs Initiative (GCI) in the development and implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances th ...

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#38755
2007-09-21

CBD Secretariat Receives Ozone Protection Award.

<br>(View also the Communiqué <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-09-21-ozone-fr.pdf'>in French</a> and <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-09-21-ozone-es.pdf'>in Spanish</a>)

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#126282
2020-12-16

Climate change is making air pollution worse in Korea

Researchers have found a link between hot and dry weather and air pollution in Korea. Over the past few decades, East Asia has seen a marked decline in air quality, particularly in terms of ground-level ozone pollution.

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#123924
2020-01-23

Closing the Ozone Hole Helped Slow Arctic Warming

The international treaty that saved the Earth’s ozone layer is often considered one of the most successful environmental efforts in history. Now there’s evidence it did more than just preserve a critical shield for the planet.

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COP 8
2006-03-24

Constructing a Global Environmental Citizenship in South and Central America, and in the Caribean Region

The Commission of Education and Environmental Communication of the World Conservation Union (IUCN/CEC) comprises of the Project of Global Environmental Citizenship, supported by the Global Environmental Facilities, and the PNUMA/ORPALC, executed by six international networks of civil society and ...

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#132514
2022-01-14

Copper-based chemicals may be contributing to ozone depletion

Copper released into the environment from fungicides, brake pads, antifouling paints on boats and other sources may be contributing significantly to stratospheric ozone depletion, according to a new study from the University of California, Berkeley.

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#129875
2021-08-10

Examining the intricacies of ozone removal by deciduous forests

Ozone plays a vital role in Earth's climate system. In the stratosphere, which begins about six miles (9.7 kilometers) off the ground, ozone protects the planet from harmful ultraviolet radiation. Lower in the atmosphere, however, the molecule is an air pollutant injurious to both humans and pla ...

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#119376
2019-01-15

Fixing the environment: when solutions become problems

In a world where climate change, air and water pollution, biodiversity loss, water scarcity, ozone depletion, and other environmental problems overlap, a fix in one arena can cause trouble in another.

News Headlines
#128159
2021-04-21

Four in 10 Americans live in counties with unhealthy air pollution levels

New research from the American Lung Association find that more than four in 10 people – a whopping 135 million in the US – live in counties with unhealthy levels of particle or ozone pollution.

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Global Environment Facility

The Global Environment Facility (GEF), established in 1991, helps developing countries fund projects and programs that protect the global environment. GEF grants support projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone layer, and persistent orga ...

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email icon secretariat@thegef.org
phone icon +1 202 473 3202, +1 202 473 0508
fax icon +1 202 522 3240, +1 202 522 3245
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#120716
2019-04-10

How severe drought influences ozone pollution

From 2011 to 2015, California experienced its worst drought on record, with a parching combination of high temperatures and low precipitation. Drought conditions can have complicated effects on ozone air quality, so to better understand the process, researchers have analyzed data from two ozone- ...

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#126396
2020-12-21

How the US Clean Air Act saved 1.5 billion birds in 50 years

The improved air quality and reduced ozone pollution that followed the 1970 passage of the US Clean Air Act and later amendments have saved the lives of 1.5 billion birds across the continent, according to new research.

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