{"id":807,"date":"2023-06-15T12:45:31","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T07:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=807"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:21:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:51:24","slug":"q-invasive-species-specialist-group-that-develops-global-invasive-species-database-belongs-to-which-one-of-the-following-organizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-invasive-species-specialist-group-that-develops-global-invasive-species-database-belongs-to-which-one-of-the-following-organizations","title":{"rendered":"Q. \u2018Invasive Species Specialist group\u2019 (that develops Global Invasive Species Database) belongs to which one of the following organizations?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>The International Union for Conservation of Nature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The United Nations Environment Programme<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The United Nations World Commission for Environment and Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The World Wide Fund for Nature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (a) The International Union for Conservation of Nature<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>International Union for Conservation of Nature<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>IUCN is a membership union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Created in&nbsp;1948,<\/strong>&nbsp;it is the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is headquartered in&nbsp;<strong>Switzerland.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The<strong>&nbsp;IUCN Red List<\/strong><strong>of Threatened Species<\/strong>, is the world\u2019s most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It uses a set of quantitative criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of species. These criteria are relevant to most species and all regions of the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The IUCN Red List Categories define the extinction risk of species assessed.<strong>\u00a0Nine<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>categories<\/strong>\u00a0extend from NE\u00a0(Not Evaluated)\u00a0to EX\u00a0(Extinct). Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) and Vulnerable (VU) species are considered to be threatened with extinction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is recognized as the most authoritative guide to the status of biological diversity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is also a key indicator for the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/quiz\/upsc-prelims-research-environment-2015\/\">SDG<\/a>s<\/strong>&nbsp;and Aichi Targets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 1980, partnering with the UNEP and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the IUCN published the&nbsp;<strong>World Conservation Strategy<\/strong>, a document which helped define the concept of \u2018sustainable development\u2019 and shaped the global conservation and sustainable development agenda.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 1992, in light of the growing environmental concerns, the&nbsp;<strong>United Nations granted official observer status<\/strong>&nbsp;to the IUCN.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Currently, the IUCN is the&nbsp;<strong>biggest and most diverse 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