Special Covers India 2022 – International Day of Forests.

The United Nations General Assembly declared 21 March the International Day of Forests in 2012 to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests. Countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organize activities involving forests and trees, such as tree planting campaigns.

Did you know?

  • Forests are home to about 80% of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity, with more that 60,000 tree species.
  • Around 1.6 billion people depend directly on forests for food, shelter, energy, medicines and income.
  • The world is losing 10 million hectares of forest each year – about the size of Iceland

Source: FAO 2020

A Special Cover was released on 21 Mar 2022 at Malleshwaram (Karnataka) to mark International Day of Forests.

SPECIAL COVER INDIA 2022 -INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS
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