Ozone Day

Held on : 16th September

Ozone Day is celebrated on September 16 every year. This event commemorates the date of the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in 1987. In 1987 representatives from 24 countries met in Montreal and announced to the world that it was time to stop destroying the ozone layer. In so doing, these countries committed themselves, via the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, to rid the world of substances that threaten the ozone layer. On December 19, 1994, the UN General Assembly proclaimed September 16 to be the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commemorating the date when the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was signed in 1987. The day was first celebrated on September 16, 1995. This date has been designated by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 49/114.

On this day various schools and colleges throughout the world organize classroom activities that focus on topics related to the ozone layer, climate change and ozone depletion. Educational packages from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) which address topics about the earth's ozone layer are alos used to increase awareness. Other activities include - promotion of ozone friendly products, special programs and events on saving the ozone layer, distribution of the UNEP's public awareness posters to be used for events centred on Ozone Day and the distribution of awards to those who worked hard to protect the earth's ozone layer.

Holiday Status - It is not a Holiday

Alternate Name - The United Nations' (UN) International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer