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Prelims 2023 · Environment · Question 23

'Invasive Species Specialist Group' (that develops Global Invasive Species Database) belongs to which one of the following organizations?

  1. The International Union for Conservation of Nature
  2. The United Nations Environment Programme
  3. The United Nations World Commission for Environment and Development
  4. The World Wide Fund for Nature

Answer

The International Union for Conservation of Nature

  • (a) International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN): Correct. The Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) is a specialist group under the IUCN Species Survival Commission, and it developed the Global Invasive Species Database.
  • (b) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP): Incorrect. UNEP works on global environmental governance, but the ISSG is not a UNEP body.
  • (c) United Nations World Commission for Environment and Development: Incorrect. This refers to the Brundtland Commission, which dealt with sustainable development, not invasive species databases.
  • (d) World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF): Incorrect. WWF is a major conservation NGO, but the ISSG does not belong to WWF.

Answer: (a)

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