Sunday, 21 March 2021

1753) "ACT NOW", Malta: The United Nations Campaign for individual Action finds a resonance in this Stamp set issued by Malta Post: Date of Stamp Set issue: 18.03.2021:

1753) "ACT NOW", Malta: The United Nations Campaign for individual Action finds a resonance in this Stamp set issued by Malta Post: Date of Stamp Set issue: 18.03.2021:

About Act Now - The United Nations Campaign for Individual Action:

Over the years, Planet Earth has been subjected to severe depletion of natural resources including, among others, fossil fuels and deforestation coupled with a sharp increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causing extensive climate change.

There is no doubt people/human activity are the primary cause of climate change. Temperatures are rising, glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, forests are dying and animal species are being driven out of their natural habitats.

A report published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA in 2019 confirms that the past decade was the hottest since record-keeping began some 140 years ago.

In December 2018, the United Nations introduced the ACT NOW Climate Action campaign so as to promote a sustainable lifestyle. 

This campaign aims to inspire and educate people around the world in a battle to confront the climate crisis by taking individual action and reducing human impact on the environment.

The Stamps:

This stamp issue supports this campaign by encapsulating three separate symbols, one on each stamp; Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, also called the "3 Rs".

Every day each individual makes a number of decisions and actions. If everyone were to implement small changes in their day-to-day lives by simply Reducing Waste, Reusing Things, and Recycling Altogether, then we could drastically reduce the impact on the environment.

In the last few years, various authorities and organisations in the world, including Malta have joined this initiative by various educational and awareness campaigns about protecting local habitats and species, as well as campaigns for waste collection and recycling.



The three Stamps titled - RECYCLE (0.50 Euro) , REUSE (1.25 Euro)  and REDUCE (2.00 Euro)"

                       

Three First Day Covers (FDCs) with single cancelled stamps affixed thereon.


The Presentation Pack

A Special Folder (SF) with cancelled stamps placed therein.


Technical details:

Issue Date: 18.03.2021

Designer: MaltaPost p.l.c.

Illustrator: Courtesy of United Nations

Process: Offset

Values: 50c, €1.25 and €2.00


The earlier issue by the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) can be accessed on this blog at the following link:



On 27.03.2020, the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) has issued a sheet of ten stamps in the denominations of USD $1.20 each, which features 10 global actions that people can take in their daily lives to confront the climate crisis and help the planet.

This special event sheet is aimed at promoting the "ACT NOW Climate Action Campaign".

"ACT NOW" is the United Nations global call to individual action on climate change. The campaign is a critical part of the United Nations coordinated efforts to raise awareness, expand ambition and promote action for climate change and accelerate implementation of the Paris agreement.

Primarily an online and social media campaign, "ACT NOW" educates and encourages individual actions, mainly by promoting the adjustment of consumption patterns.

The campaign primarily focusses on the following ten action points:

- 5 minute showers

- Drive Less

- Meat-free meals

- Local produce

- Recycle

- Lights off

- Unplug

- Refill & Reuse

- Zero Waste Fashion

- Bring your own Bag

By changing our habits and routines and making choices that have less harmful effects on the environment, we have the capacity to confront the  climate challenge. Small changes can make a big difference if everyone works together and becomes a part of the "ACT NOW" movement. 

"ACT NOW" has also invited people from around the world to share their individual contributions to climate change.

The Stamp Sheet issued the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA):


                                        The 10 Stamp Sheetlet








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2 comments:

  1. coins and more21 March 2021 at 09:02

    Santosh Khanna has commented:
    "Gr8 initiative. Such stamps can create more awareness."

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    1. coins and more21 March 2021 at 09:02

      In India too, there are a lot of groups that are working on this initiative, Khanna sahab.

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