The Joint Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention and the Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol was concluded in Bali on 25 November 2011. Several decisions were made on further international funding for the protection of the ozone layer as well as on several technical issues regarding the implementation of the two agreements. more

Recent research findings by European scientists show that the Montreal Protocol, which was adopted 23 years ago, is taking effect and the ozone layer is gradually beginning to recover. more

On 6 August 2010 more stringent air quality standards came into effect in Germany. This is to transpose the new EU Directive on Ambient Air Quality into German law. For the first time, the Directive sets standards for fine particles, which are particularly dangerous to human health. more