Representatives of the National Ozone Unit and the Ministry of Tourism and Environment, carried out the sport event “Keeping cool and carry on the good work”, devoted to the commemoration of the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. The event was held at “Gjon Buzuku” school in Tirana.

In order to effectively underline that the depletion of the ozone layer is recognized as one of Earth’s most important environmental issues and with the purpose to archive the activity’s goal, the event ëas organized in different sessions.

During the first part of this event, a number of awareness activities were held such as information session for students, teachers and parents regarding the following topics:

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone layer, main causes of Ozone layer depletion and the importance of the Ozone Layer protection

Then, the second part of the activity continued with the students undertaking different sport games, with coaching sessions organized by the teachers Ms. Enkeleda Braho and Mr. Eldo Xhija.