Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol for the protection of the ozone layer have come into being since 1987

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai has stressed for national and international efforts for the protection of the ozonosphere as the ultraviolet radiation results adverse effect on human life.

Giving a message on the occasion of the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer on Friday, the prime minister said that four decades have been passed since the debate that the ozone layer was being depleted due to chlorofluorocarbon, methyl bromide and other substances produced from the human activities.

The ozone layer acts like a giant sunshade, protecting plants and animals from the sun’s ultraviolet radiation.

In his message, PM Dr. Bhattarai said it has been expected that effective implementation of the Climate Change Policy-2067 B.S will contribute to protect the ozone layer from Nepal’s side.

The United Nations Environment Program has fixed the slogan “HCFC Phase out: a unique opportunity” to mark the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer-2011.

Since 1995, the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is being marked on September 16 each year. The date was designated by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 49/114, to commemorate the signing of the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer.

Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol for the protection of the ozone layer have come into being since 1987.

Over 130,000 people were estimated to have suffered from different kinds of eye infections while 66,000 people have been victims of skin cancer each year following the depletion of the ozone layer.