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Invasive Species Specialist Group (Global Invasive Species Database) — which organisation

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Question

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

Options

a

The International Union for Conservation of Nature

Answer
b

The United Nations Environment Programme

c

The United Nations World Commission for Environment and Development

d

The World Wide Fund for Nature

Explanation

The Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) is a global network of scientific and policy experts functioning under the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). They manage the Global Invasive Species Database.

The IUCN is the premier global authority on species survival, managing both the Red List for endangered species and the premier database for invasive ones.

Answer: (a).

Question details

Year

2023

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q13

Subject

Environment

Sub-topic

Biodiversity & Conservation

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

IUCN Species Survival Commission Specialist Groups

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