1973 iucn yearbook

Foundation, the Virgin Islands Department of Educators, and the
Virgin Islands National Park will be involved in the planning and
implementation of the conference.
International Youth Federation programme
The International Youth Federation for Environmental Studies and
Conservation (IYF) is an association of national and regional groups
concerned with the study of the natural environment and the promotion
of its conservation. The Federation was founded in 1956 under the
sponsorship of IUCN. It comprises over 70,000 young people in memberorganizations.
During this year IYF considerably expanded its activities and its
geographical distribution. Through "Taraxacum" (International Youth
Bulletin on the Human Environment) it has taken a step towards the
involvement of groups from developing countries. Relations with East
and Central European countries have been intensified, not only in exchanging
information but also in carrying out joint projects.
A basic change in the work of IYF was the introduction of a year
theme. The topic, which was decided at the 1973 General Assembly, is
"Endangered Animals and Plants" and is related to projects carried out
by various international organizations.
IYF projects in 1973 included a Symposium on "National Parks and
Other Protected Areas", its Red Area Camp in Germany in the summer,
preparation of the European Bulletin, publication of "Taraxacum", and
projects dealing with the decline of amphibians, pesticides in small
birds, oiled seabird survey, and phosphate contents in inland waters.
Popular publications on environmental conservation
This project covers the preparation, publication and distribution of
small booklets on environmental conservation for young people in three
countries as an experiment with techniques to achieve awareness. Kenya,
India, and Venezuela are the countries selected for the project. Free
distribution of the publications is being considered. They will be locally
written and produced, and designed for each country. Local experts are
collaborating with the Secretariat to produce the booklets.
UNESCO in 1972 and 1973 included this environmental conservation
education project in its Gift Coupon Programme, and this will meet
part of the costs involved.
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