Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
- Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer is a multilateral environmental agreement. It was agreed upon at the Vienna Conference of 1985 and entered into force in 1987.
It acts as a framework for the international efforts to protect the ozone layer. However, it does not include legally binding reduction goals for the use of CFCs, the main chemical agents causing ozone depletion. These are laid out in the accompanying Montreal Protocol.
External links
* [http://www.unep.ch/ozone/index.shtml UNEP: The Ozone Secretariat website]
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