But it is really a pity that even though through 30 years� combined efforts of nations, ozone layer is gradually being healed there is virtually no binding treaty after the Kyoto Protocol�s first commitment period expired on 2012, to similarly regulate emission of greenhouse gases which can lead to earth warming, sea level rise, etc., to the great detriment of the earth�s environment

Take inspiration from ozone healing

On 16 September, this year’s the UN’s 21st International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer was celebrated . This event commemorates the date of the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in 1987. On this occasion numerous activities and programmes were organized to spread awareness about the phenomenon of Ozone  layer depletion. Accordingly, all  signatories of the Montreal Protocol take some concrete steps at their national level in accordance with the aims and objectives of  the protocol. This year’s theme for the Day was “30 Years of Healing the Ozone Together” which is supported by the slogan “Ozone: All there is between you and UV.”
It is really a matter of happiness that through the united efforts of all signatories of the Vienna Convention, the process of depletion of  the ozone layer that obstructs the ultra-violet ray, very harmful for all living things including plants, could be halted and the depleted layer is now healing itself. Bangladesh, as a signatory of the Vienna Convention and later the Montreal Protocol, have put utmost importance to the necessity of protecting the ozone layer and way back in 1995 formed the National Technical Committee on Ozone Depleting Substances as well as Ozone Cell with an aim to implement the  policy goals of the protocol at the field level.
Bangladesh deserves  appreciation as it has been able to reduce the use of Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC),the main ozone depleting substance, to the level of zero from the beginning of January, 2010, excepting in the pharmaceutical industry. On the other hand, CFC could also be successfully phased out cent per cent from using it in inhaler of the asthma patients, besides eliminating the use of tetrachloride and chloroform. Even then, people are still not much aware of certain substances that harm the ozone layer, and that is why, observance of the UN’s ozone day bears special significance. Therefore, various organisations of environmentalists as well as media have a great role to play in this regard.
But it is really a pity that even though through 30 years’ combined efforts of nations, ozone layer is gradually being healed there is virtually no binding treaty after the Kyoto Protocol’s first commitment period expired on 2012, to similarly regulate emission of greenhouse  gases which can lead to earth warming, sea level rise, etc., to the great detriment of the earth’s environment. The nations, particularly those that emit the most green house gases like US, China and India, should now positively think of  arriving at a binding treaty to substantially decrease discharge  of the greenhouse gases at the soonest.

But it is really a pity that even though through 30 years� combined efforts of nations, ozone layer is gradually being healed there is virtually no binding treaty after the Kyoto Protocol�s first commitment period expired on 2012, to similarly regulate emission of greenhouse gases which can lead to earth warming, sea level rise, etc., to the great detriment of the earth�s environment

Take inspiration from ozone healing

On 16 September, this years the UNs 21st International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer was celebrated . This event commemorates the date of the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in 1987. On this occasion numerous activities and programmes were organized to spread awareness about the phenomenon of Ozone layer depletion. Accordingly, all signatories of the Montreal Protocol take some concrete steps at their national level in accordance with the aims and objectives of the protocol. This years theme for the Day was 30 Years of Healing the Ozone Together which is supported by the slogan Ozone: All there is between you and UV. It is really a matter of happiness that through the united efforts of all signatories of the Vienna Convention, the process of depletion of the ozone layer that obstructs the ultra-violet ray, very harmful for all living things including plants, could be halted and the depleted layer is now healing itself. Bangladesh, as a signatory of the Vienna Convention and later the Montreal Protocol, have put utmost importance to the necessity of protecting the ozone layer and way back in 1995 formed the National Technical Committee on Ozone Depleting Substances as well as Ozone Cell with an aim to implement the policy goals of the protocol at the field level. Bangladesh deserves appreciation as it has been able to reduce the use of Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC),the main ozone depleting substance, to the level of zero from the beginning of January, 2010, excepting in the pharmaceutical industry. On the other hand, CFC could also be successfully phased out cent per cent from using it in inhaler of the asthma patients, besides eliminating the use of tetrachloride and chloroform. Even then, people are still not much aware of certain substances that harm the ozone layer, and that is why, observance of the UNs ozone day bears special significance. Therefore, various organisations of environmentalists as well as media have a great role to play in this regard. But it is really a pity that even though through 30 years combined efforts of nations, ozone layer is gradually being healed there is virtually no binding treaty after the Kyoto Protocols first commitment period expired on 2012, to similarly regulate emission of greenhouse gases which can lead to earth warming, sea level rise, etc., to the great detriment of the earths environment. The nations, particularly those that emit the most green house gases like US, China and India, should now positively think of arriving at a binding treaty to substantially decrease discharge of the greenhouse gases at the soonest.