Donors for Environmental / Biosphere Temple

Our nongovernmental organization was founded in the year 1975, with headquarters in Baroda, as the Indian Society of Naturalists (INSONA). It was renamed in 1989 as the International Society of Naturalists, continuing the official use of its familiar acronym INSONA, which stands for promoting harmony between Humankind and Nature.

INSONA's quarterly journal Environmental Awareness is devoted to the cause of environmental conservation especially for human welfare.Launched in the year 1977 and edited throughout by the undersigned, the journal is considered to have been the first of its kind from any Asian or African country to become widely recognized and welcomed among international nongovernmental organizations.

The early years of the 21st century look like being absolutely crucial for all of us who have deep concern for our environment and thereby for the alleviation of human suffering.

It is with grave concern for the future that we have to state that INSONA has no lasting "roof" of its own, its Secretariat being our family home. It is merely the personal dedication of the undersigned that has sustained this significant environmental endeavour. Consequently we hope that our work will reach the hearts and open the pockets of those who are in a position to be generous donors.

Assuming that our future will somewhat be assured, we wish to accord the highest priority to establishing a "place of pilgrimage" - "Environmental / Biosphere Temple" with an ample Environmental Library in Vadodara, where children from nursery to university scholars, interested citizens and visitors, and above all decision-makers and budding nature-lovers, can arrive and benefit by quenching their thirst for knowledge of how to "Save Our Biosphere".

All we need at present is the funding and basic infrastructure to bring our vision to reality in creating something, which we hope will ultimately be, emulated worldwide according to local customs and potentialities.

Please send your contribution as early as possible. It shall be gratefully acknowledged. Please prefer TT Remittance 803-3163-429 Union Bank Treasury Branch A/c with Bank of New York, USA; Swift Code UBININBBIBR, mentioning INSONA S/B A/c No. 6471, for foreign contributions.

I thank donors in advance for their support. - Gunavant M. Oza (General Secretary,INSONA).