Serbia is doing everything it can to protect ozone layer

BELGRADE - Serbia is doing everything it can to enact new regulations that will limit the use of materials that damage the ozone layer, Serbia's Minister of Agriculture and Environment Protection Snezana Bogosavljevic-Boskovic said on September 16, the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.

Bogosavljevic-Boskovic told Tanjug Serbia was helping the global efforts to protect the ozone layer by limiting the use of chlorofluorocarbon and halon, which are used in refrigeration devices and fire extinguishers.

Great damage to the ozone layer was detected in the late 20th century, which is why the Montreal Protocol was signed in 1987, requiring all signatories to reduce the use of materials that harm the ozone layer, she stated.

"Current data shows that the thickness of the ozone layer is around 3 millimetres, but further efforts for its protection are necessary," the minister said.

She pointed out that her ministry and the UN had invited funding bids for the projects included in the programme Ozone Layer - Impact on the Environment and Population Health and advised the people to learn about the ways they could help protect the layer themselves.

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