UPSC Prelims 2023 · Question 23 of 97

UPSC Prelims 2023 question on Invasive Species Specialist Group

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
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Answer: A. The International Union for Conservation of Nature

The Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) is a global network of scientific and policy experts on invasive species, organized under the auspices of the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Hence option (a) — The International Union for Conservation of Nature — is the correct answer.

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