Singapore’s Garden City Journey began in 1963, when then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew planted the first tree, signifying the start of the greening campaign.

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published September 5th, 2013

To remind us of the importance of energy conservation at a time when the entire world is facing an unprecedented energy crisis, Korea Post held an International Postage Stamp Design Contest under the theme of Energy Conservation and issued special stamps featuring the 4 works that won the grand and gold prizes in the youth and general category.

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published July 1st, 2013

A new stamp series has been planned to show the unique beauty of Icelandic nature. The Landmannalaugar area is a popular tourist destination east of the volcano Hekla. Tourists visit the area in summer, after which time the road is closed. Landmannalaugar are located close to natural geothermal hot springs, also popular with tourists. (read more)

published January 27th, 2012

This international rate stamp celebrates Montana’s Glacier National Park. Often described as one of the most stunning national parks in the U.S., Glacier was established on May 11, 1910.

The stamp image shows Logan Pass, the highest point on the park’s spectacular Going-to-the-Sun Road. Peaks of the Northern Rocky Mountains fill the photo’s background. In the foreground, melting snowbanks reveal a lush meadow dusted with wildflowers.

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published January 23rd, 2012

As the largest logistics enterprise in the country, the Austrian Post Office is involved in a very energy intensive business. Every year, around 6 billion items of mail are delivered – and every day the Austrian Post Office staff cover over 200,000 km on foot, by bicycle and moped, or by car and lorry. Each year, the company’s vehicles use around 15 million litres of fuel and its buildings consume roughly 180 million kWh of energy. This produces CO2 emissions that are a burden on the global climate. The Austrian Post Office is aware of its responsibility to the environment and is therefore always looking for ways to minimise its ecological footprint.

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published September 5th, 2011

Literally meaning ice mountain, an iceberg is a large piece of ice formed from freshwater that has broken off from a snow-formed glacier or ice-shelf and is floating in open water.

The largest recorded icebergs have been carved, or broken off, from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. Iceberg B-15, when photographed in 2000, measured 295 km long by 37 km wide, with a surface area of 11,000 kilometres. Icebergs are generally described by shape and include tabular, dome, pinnacle, wedge and dry-dockan eroded iceberg resulting in a “hole”.

Including all its islands and ice shelves, Antarctica is nearly twice the size of Australia, covering 13,661,000 square kilometres. The Australian Antarctic Territory is 5,896,500 square kilometres, or 42 per cent of the region.  (read more)

published June 14th, 2011

By resolution 61/193, the United Nations has declared this year to be the International Year of the Forest. On this occasion, in cooperation with the Austrian Mint, an attractive commemorative block is being released whose round motif shows typical representatives of the flora and fauna of the Austrian forests. The aim of the United Nations here is to promote awareness and knowledge of the maintenance and sustainable development of all kinds of forests for the benefit of present and future generations. Particular attention is also to be drawn to the importance of the forest and a sustainable forestry industry as part of the efforts to overcome poverty.

Roughly 47% of the Austrian territory is forest. This means over 3.3 million hectares are used by the forestry industry. The provinces of Syria and Carinthia have the highest percentage of forest, which in each accounts for 61% of the land, and even 21% of the federal capital of Vienna is covered by forest. Almost three quarters of the Austrian forests are in private ownership, 16% are worked by the Austrian Federal Forestry Board, 9% are jointly-owned forests, 2% owned by local government and 1% by the federal provinces.

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published May 20th, 2011

Protection of Persons with Disabilities, Respect on the Net, the Use of the Safety Belt and Keep your City Clean are the four stamps of this year’s Civic Values issue.

The rights and freedoms of individuals should be enjoyed by people with disabilities on an equal footing. For this reason, governments are to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent dignity. United Nations, through the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, provides a set of guiding principles that underlie the Convention: Respect for inherent dignity, individual autonomy including the freedom to make one’s own choices, and independence of persons, non-discrimination, full and effective participation and inclusion in society, respect for difference and acceptance of persons with disabilities as part of human diversity and humanity, equality of opportunity and accessibility.

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published May 16th, 2011

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests to raise awareness on sustainable management, conservation and development of all types of forests. The United Nations was founded immediately after the Second World War by 51 countries committed to international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights.

Following this UN initiative to promote awareness of the importance of forests through the declaration of an International Year, PostEurop has chosen the same subject for the 2011 EUROPA Stamp.

To represent this theme, MaltaPost is issuing a set of two stamps each individually designed by young artists; Nicole Sciberras aged 14, student of Malta School of Art, Valletta and Brenda Camenzuli aged 14, student of St Ignatius College, Blata l-Bajda. The stamps depict the artists’ personal interpretation of “Forests” in the context of the Maltese Islands.

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published May 13th, 2011

The year 2011 was declared the International Year of Forests by the United Nations to “raise awareness and strengthen the sustainable forest management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests for the benefit of current and future generations.”

The Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau will issue a set of four stamps, which depict forests found in the Amazon, Brazil; Yosemite National Park in California, North America; Alpine forests, and forests found in Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia. The stamps are now available for Pre-Order via their website http://www.gibraltar-stamps.com/index.php?controller=stamps&action=issue&id=443  (read more)

published April 10th, 2011

Gentle and refreshing to the eyes, this set of 4 stamps is linked by the recurring motifs of a green leaf and mother earth. It is an artistic invitation to conserve valuable resources and to preserve our beautiful planet.

To improve Hong Kong’s environment and to protect our home planet, going green is the only answer. In fact, with a little thought to energy conservation and emission reduction, we can all do our part to build a better future for generations to come. In refreshing and uplifting colours, the set features a tender green shoot to highlight the four major elements in a green lifestyle. The blue planet is cleverly worked into the design to symbolise the close relationship between human life and global ecology, calling on people to treasure precious resources and Mother Earth.

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published April 9th, 2011