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Useful Ozone Related Links
UNEP
and UN Organizations
International Environmental Convention
Secretariats
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Basel
Convention on Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste
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Convention
on Biological Diversity
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Convention
on Climate Change
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Convention
to Combat Desertification
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Convention
on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
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Conservation
of Migratory Species (The Bonn Convention)
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World
Meteorological Organization (WMO)
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World
Meteorological Organization (WMO) Ozone Mapping Centre Provides a
list of daily ozone maps of the northern hemisphere taken daily
between November 1- March 31
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(OAIC)
OzoneAction Information Clearinghouse This site, part of the
clearinghouse function provided by UNEP Industry and Environment's
OzonAction Programme under the Multilateral Fund for the
Implementation of the Montreal Protocol, provides a range of
information to assist developing countries phase out their use of
ozone depleting substances. It includes the online OzonAction
newsletter, technical data (e.g. trade names and composition of
chemical products containing ODS and their alternatives), full-text
publications (e.g. fact sheets, information papers, guidelines),
contacts for assistance around the world, policies and procedures of
the Executive Committee, and much more.
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WMO/UNEP
Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 1998 This NOAA site
contains the text of the Executive Summary of the Scientific
Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 1998, (including "Frequently Asked
Questions About Ozone")
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Our
Planet Look through Issue Volume 9, Number 2 1997, which focuses
on the Ozone Layer depletion.
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UNEP's
GEF Financed Activities on the Stratospheric Ozone Layer
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Food and
Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)
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United
Nations Environment Programme, Economics and Trade Unit
Kindly report any faulty or out-dated
links to ozoninfo@unep.org
If you have an Ozone related site, or know
of one, that is not listed and think it qualifies as a legitimate ozone
source, please contact us with the
URL. The Ozone Secretariat reserves the right to decline linking to sites
that it views as unsatisfactory in content with respect to ozone related
information.
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Government
United States Environmental Protection
Agency (USEPA)
Environment Canada
Kindly report any faulty or out-dated
links to ozoninfo@unep.org
If you have an Ozone related site, or know
of one, that is not listed and think it qualifies as a legitimate ozone
source, please contact me with the
URL. The Ozone Secretariat reserves the right to decline linking to sites
that it views as unsatisfactory in content with respect to ozone related
information.
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Others
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AFEAS
(Alternative Fluorocarbons Environmental Acceptability Study) General
information about ozone depletion, global warming and alternative
fluorocarbons plus production, sales and emissions data.
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CIESIN
Thematic Guides *Provisional Release* Welcome to the CIESIN
thematic guide on ozone depletion issues. The purpose of this guide is
to help you find selected key documents that pertain to the issue of
ozone depletion: causes, human and environmental effects, and policy
responses...
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APE-GAIA
(Geophysica Aircraft In Antarctica)
A scientific programme of the Italian Antarctic Research Programme (Programma
Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide, PNRA), aimed at studying the
physical and chemical processes responsible for the depletion of the
Antarctic stratospheric ozone layer, using innovative instrumentation
operating on board the high-altitude M55-Geophysica aircraft.
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ELDIS
is a database and WWW gateway to information sources in development
and the environment. Each entry contains a short description of the
source, a URL link where appropriate and contact information.
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Globelaw
- International Environmental Law and Multilateral Environmental
Treaties.
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Information
Sheet on Ultraviolet Radiation. The human eye responds to light
with wavelengths from about 790 nm (red) to 430 nm (violet).
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Ozone
Action. Simple fact sheets on Ozone Depletion and Climate Change.
Learn more about the black market in CFCs and alternatives to Ozone
Depleting Substances.
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Ozone-depletion
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions Introduction to the Ozone Layer.
Stratospheric Chlorine and Bromine...
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PAFT
(Programme for Alternative Fluorocarbon Toxicity Testing) Summary of
research on the toxicology of substitute fluorocarbons.
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Protonique
- Written by a member of the UNEP Solvents, Coatings and Adhesives
Technical Options Committee, this gives much practical advice for
electronics manufacturers phasing out ozone depleting solvents with
minimum risk of causing other environmental problems.
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SEDAC
PURPOSE -- to provide data and resources in the areas of ultraviolet
(UV) radiation, ozone, and human health impacts of UV exposure for use
by researchers, educators, government officials, health providers,
students, and the general public.
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NCAR
- National Center for Atmospheric Research
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Global
Change home page This publication is one of many sources of
information on Solstice, an Internet server owned and operated by the
Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST).
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Zerstörung
des stratosphärischen Ozons. This is one of the few, if not the
only, set of German language text and figures which make an attempt to
explain ozone depletion for German Speakers.
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The
European Ozone Research Coordinating Unit
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The
Ozone Hole Tour
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The
US Global Change Research Information Office
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Ozone
Action: Washington, DC based non-profit public interest
organization focused exclusively on two atmospheric threats: global
warming and stratospheric ozone depletion.
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Ozone
Exercises - Popular Education
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Friends
of the Earth - USA
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Eurasian
- American Partnership for Enviromentally Sustainable Economies
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Neumayer
Antarctic Research Station where you can find the ozone soundings
from Neumayer-Station (Antarctica). They get updated near real time.
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The
Montreal Protocol: India's Success Story
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The
Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy
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Pesticide
Action Network North America (PANNA): Methyl Bromide Topics and
Documents
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Earth
Negotiation Bulletin Coverage of 11MOP[ 29
Nov | 30 Nov
| 1 Dec | 2
Dec | 3 Dec ]
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Earth
Negotiation Bulletin Coverage of the 20OEWG Meeting
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