Editorial
Elizabeth Dowdeswell,
Executive Director, UNEP
Change of atmosphere
F. Sherwood Rowland describes the discovery of ozone depletion and looks at prospects for the future
Covenant with the future
G. Victor Buxton gives a first-hand account of how
the international community has
set out to safeguard humanity's
atmospheric heritage
Avoiding disaster
Jan C. van der Leun describes what is known about the effects of ozone depletion on health, and shows
how international action has avoided enormous
rises in skin cancer
A fund of solutions
Omar El-Arini describes how the Multilateral Fund
has helped transfer technology
The OzonAction Programme
Creating enabling conditions
Viewpoint: Effective, but how fair?
Anil K. Agarwal, in a personal view, outlines the
successes, strengths and shortcomings of the
Montreal Protocol from an Indian perspective
Small is important
Sateeaved Seebaluck outlines the special problems
faced by low consumers of ozone-depleting
substances,
and calls for special measures
Taking firm steps
Liu Yi describes what China has already done
to phase out ozone-depleting substances and
charts the way forward
Smugglers beware!
Dave Stirpe describes the campaign against a
black market in ozone-depleting substances
Industry in the lead
Stephen O. Anderson describes how industry has
accelerated phase-outs of ozone-depleting
substances, and draws hopeful lessons for the
battle against global warming
UNEP News
Renewing our commitment,
celebrating our progress
Christine Stewart
Canadian Minister of the Environment
