Montreal Protocol of 1986by Pedram DoroudchiBodas Per. 1

Basic Information Draft Year: 1986 Amendment Years: 1990 (London), 1991

(Nairobi), 1992 (Copenhagen), 1993 (Bangkok), 1995 (Vienna), 1997 (Montreal), 1999 (Beijing), 2007 (Montreal)

The Montreal protocol is an international treaty

FunctionThe Montreal Protocol is designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances responsible for ozone depletion, such as CFCs.

The ozone hole above Antarctica in 2006 at its peak

Agency Responsible The Montreal Protocol was conducted by

the United Nations after NASA concluded that the ozone was being depleted rapidly

197 countries have ratified the treaty, including Niue, a place no one has heard of.