‘Invasive Species Specialist Group’ (that develops Global Invasive Spe

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

The International Union for Conservation of Nature
The United Nations Environment Programme
The United Nations World Commission for Environment and Development
The World Wide Fund for Nature
This question was previously asked in
UPSC IAS – 2023
The Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) belongs to The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) is a global network of experts that works on invasive alien species. It is one of the specialist groups within the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The Global Invasive Species Database is a project managed by the ISSG.
The IUCN is a membership Union composed of both government and civil society organizations. It provides knowledge and tools to enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together. The SSC is one of six commissions of the IUCN, focused on conservation planning and policy recommendations for species.