Implications of Philately in Promoting the Protected Natural Areas (III): Cozia National Park

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The project to promote the protected natural heritage and biodiversity continues with the 2nd collaboration of the Romanian postal administration with the World Wildlife Fund. Introducing in the scientific circulation the idea of thematic philately, for the protection of endangered species, this time we focused on the issue published in 1984. This is suggestively entitled “Animals protected in the Romanian reservations”. It should be mentioned that, at the end of 1984, the national thematic philately was enriched, with a series of postage stamps promoting pelicans. The philatelic issue comes to the public to confirm that in Romania (more exactly in Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve) there is the largest colony of common pelicans in Europe. The research emphasizes the mass character of thematic philately and its role as a cultural ambassador. The 1984 philatelic issue, underlines the implications of WWF, along with those of the Romanian postal administration, in promoting the natural capital to be protected. The issue itself has many philatelic effects (especially maximum postcards), both those made privately and officially, which we insisted. We wanted to show that such philatelic materials, made in collaboration with prestigious entities, are more than welcome in sounding the alarm about habitat alteration. Also, they can be the basis of various conservation strategies in terms of adequate information among tourists.

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Philately’s Implications in Ecological Education via Romanian Thematic Joint Issues (IV)- Regarding the 2nd Collaboration with WWF

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“…The documentation for this paper started from our concerns for environmental philosophy and applied ecology [5], for the management of protected areas [6], and because we love the implications of thematic philately in ecosystem promotion and biodiversity conservation strategies [7][8][9][10][11][12]. Having at hand a series of relevant publications, in terms of management of protected areas and biodiversity [13][14][15], and some relevant philatelic publications [16][17][18][19], we decided to extrapolate these approaches to the limited space of Romanian ecosystems, where hunting is a well-defined activity, still in the foreground.…”

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The Romanian Philatelic issue "Hunting", Appeared in 1956

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Because Romania is placing an increasing emphasis on biodiversity conservation, it is appropriate to bring into discussion a series of aspects that alter the idea of conservation. One of the activities in question is hunting. Therefore, continuing the extensive project to promote protected natural heritage and biodiversity, we decided to focus this time on the hunting act and its pure artistic interpretations, introducing the idea of hunting associated with philately. In this sense, the first topic addressed is the first issue of Romanian postage stamps dedicated exclusively to hunting, which appeared at the beginning of 1956. Since then and until now, at the beginning of 2021, philately has been constantly enriched with issues between the most interesting and unique at the same time. The aim of this paper is to make known to the public and to promote nationally and internationally the term sustainable hunting, as an alarm signal for the deplorable state in which game species are treated, some of which even reach endangered. The results of the research undertaken emphasize the mass character of thematic philately and the fundamental role - as an ambassador of knowledge promotion - that it has had over time. Regarding the first philatelic issue that addresses this issue, we can say that it was a welcome one among the collectors of philatelic effects, as well as among those who used the postal service of the time. At the same time, from the large mass of pieces identified as belonging to the issue in question, the key findings are that the hunt was fully felt and known, at least locally and regionally, through the philatelic circulations exposed.

“…The documentation for the realization of this paper started from our concerns for ecology and the management of protected areas [6][7][8]. Having at hand a series of relevant studies at the national level [9][10][11], regarding the management of protected areas, as well as biodiversity, we decided to continue exposing the relationship between Romanian philately and WWF, practically the fourth official collaboration.…”

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“…The recent history of Romania, between 1977 and 2006, records the construction of a special philately, in terms of the pieces made, with the otherwise considerable contribution of the WWF [5]. In Romania, thematic philately under the influence of WWF has thus managed to manifest itself as a civilized way of respecting habitats, as well as an activity designed to promote the sustainable balance between the environment and community [6]. This balance must also exist with the various species of birds that populate specific ecosystems, the appearance of the 2006 philatelic issue being an important step in consolidating and appreciating the humanenvironment relationship.…”

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Philately’s Implications in Ecological Education via Romanian Thematic Joint Issues (VI) - Regarding the 4th Collaboration with WWF

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The last philatelic issue made by the Romanian postal administration in collaboration with WWF, published at the end of 2006, is the main subject of this study. As we have become accustomed to, WWF's interests in conserving endangered species are becoming better defined. This time the emphasis is on protecting birds, and among these, we are talking about the Eurasian spoonbill. The species itself is representative of the habitat of the Danube Delta, where it was also immortalized, and where the inspiration for the layout of the philatelic pieces came from. Moreover, through the rich philatelic material identified, analyzed, and presented, one can discuss the other philatelic effects. All these, through the beauty of the exhibition and the contribution brought among the collectors, philatelists, and implicitly of those who love nature, make the issue a successful one. The purpose of this study is to complete, by presenting the philatelic issue from 2006, the series of Romanian philatelic issues dedicated to the protection of various species. In this regard, besides the well-defined role in promoting protected species, was also discussed a little about the role of philately in educating the young generation, informing tourists, as well as in documenting habitat conservation policies and strategies.