UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2023

'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

Correct Answer

The International Union for Conservation of Nature

Explanation

The Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG), which maintains the Global Invasive Species Database, operates under IUCN's Species Survival Commission.

Topics: biodiversity conservation, environment, invasive species, iucn