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 India on IUCN
November 24, 1969

India on IUCN

A commemorative postage stamp on the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) conference held in New DelhiĀ :

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species : Tiger and GlobeIssued by India

Issued onĀ NovĀ 24,Ā 1969

Issued for :Ā India is proudĀ to play host to this internationalĀ meeting to be held on November 24, 1969Ā and the Posts and Telegraphs Department is happy to celebrate the occasion by issuing a special postage stamp to mark the inauguration of the Conference.

Description of DesignĀ :Ā The design of the stamp is horizontal and depicts aĀ picture of a tiger head in the middle alongwithĀ two hands below it with a global background inĀ white lines.Ā The tiger head is adopted from the Photo by Shri K.S. Sankhala, Director, Zoological Park, New Delhi.

Type : Stamp,Ā Mint Condition

Colour :Ā Olive Green andĀ Light Brown

Denomination : 20 Paise

Overall SizeĀ :Ā 4.06 X 2.28 cms.

PrintingĀ SizeĀ :Ā 3.80 X 2.00 cms.

PerforationĀ :Ā 14 x 14Ā½

Watermark : Printed on unwatermarked AdhesiveĀ Stamp paper

NumberĀ Printed :Ā 30,00,000

Number per issue SheetĀ :Ā 50

Printing Process :Ā Photogravure

Designed and Printed at :Ā India Security Press

About :Ā 

  • The International Union for Conservation ofĀ Nature and Natural Resources (known in briefĀ as IUCN), which is an international organization,Ā defines conservation as the rational use of earth’sĀ resources to achieve the highest quality of livingĀ for mankind.
  • The Union’s main field of activity lies in conservingĀ the plants and animals, the soil, water, airĀ and other natural wealth which constitute theĀ earth’s basic assets.Ā 
  • The IUCN promotes:
    • (1)Ā Awareness through education, so that as many people as possible may understand theĀ value and importance of renewable naturalĀ resources and appreciate the need to use themĀ wisely.
    • (2)Ā Research to discover the best measures forĀ conservation and to advance the study of ecologyĀ upon which all practical conservation depends.
    • (3)Ā Assistance in providing advice based on ecological considerations, scientific and technicalĀ data, source material and references and all theĀ manifold contacts required for the co-ordinationĀ and conduct of practical conservation programmes.
    • (4)Ā Action on a national and internationalĀ scale, in support of conservation programmes asĀ well as in strengthening legislation and improvingĀ its enforcement.
  • TheĀ IUCN is comprised of six Commissions:
    • (i) Survival Service Commission:Ā It was formed in 1949, to prevent the exterminationĀ of threatened species of wild life.
    • (ii) Commission on Education:Ā The Commission on Education is primarily responsible for educational aspects and acts as aĀ clearing-house for educational material relatingĀ to theĀ conservation of nature and natural resources.
    • (iii)Ā Commission of Ecology:Ā It serves as the primary scientific advisory bodyĀ for the Union.
    • (iv) International Commission on National Parks:Ā It specialises in encouraging the establishmentĀ of national parks throughout the world.
    • (v) Commission on Legislation:Ā It has two basic functions. It providesĀ information on legislation or regulations concerningĀ conservation of nature and naturalĀ resources to governments, and advises governments,Ā parliaments and other authorities onĀ proposed legislation or regulation, includingĀ international agreements and conventions.
    • (vi) Commission on Landscape Planning:Ā It is concerned with the relations of man andĀ his environment. Since man’s present well-being,Ā and indeed his future survival, depends upon howĀ well he uses and manages the earth’s naturalĀ resources, planning for land use assumes a positionĀ of urgent and vital importance.
  • The Union convenes a General Assembly everyĀ third year in order to act upon issues of currentĀ importance, and to serve as a forum for discussionĀ of conservation problems. Between 1948 andĀ 1966, General Assemblies were held inĀ Fontainebleau (France), Brussels (Belgium), CaracasĀ (Venezuela), Copenhagen (Denmark), EdinburghĀ (Scotland), Athens (Greece), Warsaw (Poland),Ā Nairobi (Kenya) and Lucerne (Switzerland). TheĀ tenth General Assembly is being held in NewĀ Delhi (India).Ā 
  • The importance of the Conference for India isĀ obvious considering that it is second to onlyĀ Africa in its natural grandeur, wide variety ofĀ nearly 500 species of mammals and nearly overĀ 2000 species of colourful and singing birds, apartĀ from nearly 30,000 insects, fishes, reptiles, etc.Ā 
  • It is hoped that the deliberations of the I.U.C.N.Ā will lead to the conservation of our nature andĀ natural resources, including wild life.
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