Saving the Ozone Layer: Every Action Counts

Introduction
This booklet accompanies Saving the Ozone Layer: Every Action
Counts, an 18-minute video explaining why the stratospheric
ozone layer is threatened, what the implications of ozone depletion
are and what we can do to prevent it. The video puts special emphasis
on the contribution developing nations can make to the worldwide
phase out of ozone-depleting substances. Approved by an international
panel of distinguished scientists and technical experts, the
video is an up-to-date, uncomplicated introduction to the key scientific
and policy issues involved in protecting the ozone layer.
Saving the Ozone Layer: Every Action Counts covers five main topics:
* The ozone layer—what is it, and how does it protect life on
Earth?
* The effects of ozone depletion—what are they, and how serious
are they?
* The threat to the ozone layer—why are man-made chemicals
destroying ozone?
* The international response—what has the international community
done to prevent ozone depletion?
* Developing nations and ozone depletion—what role can developing
countries play and what are the benefits of phasing out
ozone-depleting substances?
Saving the Ozone Layer: Every Action Counts is aimed at a general audience.
Those involved in implementing the Montreal Protocol on
Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer will find it an invaluable awareness-raising
and educational tool. A suggested use is to show the video
during workshops or seminars for industry or other groups. It can also be
shown in public meetings, and to groups of older school children. The
video is also suitable for the general public through television broadcasts.
The booklet is designed to help you maximize the effectiveness of the
video by providing material that you can use in a presentation before
or after a viewing, or in moderating a group discussion.
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