UNEP's Responses - Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

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UNEP's RESPONSES -
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was agreed upon by country governments on 16 September 1987. Under this protocol, substances that deplete the ozone layer will be phased out according to an agreed schedule. A multilateral fund was established to facilitate the implementation of the Montreal Protocol.

The Copenhagen Amendment to the Montreal Protocol was adopted by the 4th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in 1992 and officially listed methyl bromide as a controlled substance under the Montreal Protocol.

The UNEP DTIE OzonAction Programme is an implementing agency under the Multilateral Fund of the Montreal Protocol. One of its roles is to provide a clearinghouse function to assist developing countries in phasing out ozone depleting substances (ODS), including methyl bromide. The methyl bromide section of the OzonAction Programme web site provides information on alternatives to methyl bromide, and policy incentives that encourage the replacement of methyl bromide with more sustainable pest control techniques. Also available via the site are the archives of the e-mail publication, the "Regular Update on Methyl Bromide Alternatives" (RUMBA), as well as a list of web links to organisations that assist in the adoption of more sustainable replacements to methyl bromide.

Information about policy, strategy and alternative technologies for phasing out ODS can be found from the UNEP OzonAction Programme web site: http://www.uneptie.org/ozonaction.html.

Information about phasing out methyl bromide can be located from OzonAction web site at: http://www.uneptie.org/ozone/sector/mebr.html. Links to other information resources are located at: http://www.uneptie.org/ozone/links/mebr.html.

Last Update: 10 August, 2001