Riohacha beaches will become Sunday 16 September in the sports arena to recognize the importance of the ozone layer and the need for conservation activities.

Protect it to protect you! It is proposed by the UN to celebrate the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer and with it the sport fun day which is estimated to be working time between slogan 6 and 10 morning for development.

The organization of the activity is led by Corpoguajira and has the strong involvement of the Technical Ozone Unit (TUE) the MADS and all entities that make up the Technical Committee for Environmental Education (Cide).

Sports space designed by Corpoguajira allows the participation of educational institutions, Business, families and the general community through healthy competition, while learning about the importance of preserving the ozone layer and interpersonal relationships are strengthened necessary in any society.

Beach soccer, volleyball, Athletics, softball, will be sporting disciplines practiced in the day; also it has designed a familiar challenge which will involve parents and children and a children's corner for children 8 years in which they will have the opportunity to learn about the importance of the ozone layer through stories, mimes and animated films.

The novelty of this activity is not only the sporting fun day, but also, learning through sports, as each activity is designed to faults and annotations points are announced with messages to the ozone layer and its importance as air scrubber and filter ultraviolet rays from the sun.

Ozone Technical Unit (TUE), is responsible for the design and implementation of strategies for disposal and consumption of ozone depleting substances (SAO), in order to comply with the commitments made by Colombia to the Montreal Protocol.

The ozone layer is the filter that allows the existence of life on Earth, It would be completely impossible if there. this layer, extends approximately the 15 km to 50 km altitude, meets the 90% ozone in the atmosphere and absorbs the 97 the 99 % ultraviolet radiation high frequency.