Correct answer: (a) The International Union for Conservation of Nature
Explanation
- A
The International Union for Conservation of Nature
IUCN. The Invasive Species Specialist Group sits under IUCN’s Species Survival Commission and runs the Global Invasive Species Database.
- B
The United Nations Environment Programme
UNEP. Hosts other environment programmes, not this ISSG database.
- C
The United Nations World Commission for Environment and Development.
UN World Commission on Environment and Development. The Brundtland Commission of the 1980s, long wound up.
- D
The World Wide Fund for Nature
WWF. A conservation NGO, not the ISSG parent.
Summary. Official key is (a) IUCN. GISD is a product of the Invasive Species Specialist Group of IUCN’s Species Survival Commission. UNEP, the old Brundtland Commission and WWF are neighbouring brands, not the parent.
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