European, Asian Nations Join Forces To Protect Ozone

Written by Dr.Laxmi Iyer

Representatives from 20 European and Central Asian countries this week participated in a regional summit in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, aiming to form a united front for ozone protection.

The conference, which ends today, focused on better cooperation among the countries and easier implementation of international trade agreements as well as contracts on ozone protection, said Ibro Cengic, head of Bosnia's Ozone Unit, adding that Bosnia has raised about $3 million for ozone protection.

By 2005, developing countries must curb their output of methyl bromide by 20 percent, carbon chloride by 25 percent and methyl chloroform by 30 percent, Leo Heilemann of the U.N. Environment Program said (Associated Press, May 26).

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