CCAMLR Convention | UNEP - UN Environment Programme Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living ResourcesA OverviewAntarctica is surrounded by an unbroken and dynamic body of water known as the Southern Ocean, which constitutes about 10% of the world's total ocean surface For about 200 years, Antarctica's resources have been unsystematically harvested In many cases the intense level of exploitation resulted in the severe
Inside the effort to track the health of the ozone layer - UNEP This computer image from October 1987 shows the thinning ozone layer over Antarctica Photo by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association In 1987, the countries of the world adopted the Montreal Protocol, which has since phased out 99 per cent of ozone-depleting substances and helped arrest the ozone layer’s decline
About Montreal Protocol - UNEP The Montreal Protocol The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is the landmark multilateral environmental agreement that regulates the production and consumption of nearly 100 man-made chemicals referred to as ozone depleting substances (ODS) When released into the atmosphere, those chemicals damage the stratospheric ozone layer, Earth’s protective shield that
Record heat sends sea ice into retreat, worrying scientists The recent collapse of a 1,100km 2 ice shelf in Antarctica came at a time of record high temperatures and is a symptom of a planet in climate crisis, experts say The Conger ice shelf, which cleaved away from the eastern side of Antarctica in March, is the latest victim of rising temperatures at the
State of the marine environment in Antarctica - UNEP Human activities have had a major effect on the balance of the Antarctic marine ecosystem, this can be seen by damage of large agae such as kelp that is caused by increased UV penetration
Protecting Restoring Blue Carbon Ecosystems - UNEP We work to protect and restore coastal ‘blue carbon’ ecosystems for the sustainable provision of ecosystem services to people and environment Mangroves and seagrass meadows are coastal ecosystems that cover a small portion of the total ocean area but collectively are widely distributed on every continent except Antarctica Mangroves are found in 123 countries worldwide with an estimated
Ozone layer recovery is on track, helping avoid global warming . . . - UNEP NAIROBI, 9 January 2023 – The ozone layer is on track to recover within four decades, with the global phaseout of ozone-depleting chemicals already benefitting efforts to mitigate climate change This is the conclusion of a UN-backed panel of experts, presented today at the American Meteorological Society’s 103rd annual meeting Examining novel technologies such as geoengineering for the