The Vienna Conference was the first international conference on
ozone layer depletion. It was held in
Vienna, Austria
Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...
in 1985 when a hole in the stratospheric ozone layer was observed in the South Pole marked by increased UV-B infiltration over Antarctica. A 'hole', marked by significant drop in ozone molecules in the layer, as large as that of United States was discovered by a British team. The
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer was agreed at the conference and it entered into force in 1987.
References
* Beeta Environmental Education book (for ICSE Examinations) -Beeta Publication (A Morning Star Venture)
Climate change conferences
Diplomatic conferences in Austria
Ozone depletion
20th-century diplomatic conferences
1985 conferences
1985 in international relations
1985 in the environment
1985 in Austria
1980s in Vienna
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