UPSC Prelims 2017 · Question 81 of 99
UPSC Prelims 2017 question on Traffic Wildlife Trade Network
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2017
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectEnvironment and Ecology
- TopicEnvironmental Organisations
- DifficultyHard
- TypeStatement
Consider the following statements in respect of Trade Related Analysis of Fauna and Flora in Commerce (TRAFFIC):
1. TRAFFIC is a bureau under United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
2. The mission of TRAFFIC is to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Show answer
Answer: B. 2 only
Verdict
The answer is 2 only. TRAFFIC's mission is correctly stated, but it is not a bureau under the United Nations Environment Programme.
Analysis
Statement 2 is CORRECT. TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, works to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature. Statement 1 is INCORRECT. TRAFFIC was established in 1976 by IUCN and WWF in response to the growing threat of illegal wildlife trade and overexploitation, and it is a non governmental organisation rather than a bureau under the United Nations Environment Programme.
Source
TRAFFIC programme material.
How to crack it
Parentage is the tested element in almost every conservation organisation question, so keep a short table: TRAFFIC founded by IUCN and WWF, the Global Environment Facility as a financial mechanism serving several conventions, the CITES secretariat administered under UNEP, and BirdLife and Wetlands International as independent partnerships. Note the general pattern that monitoring and advocacy bodies tend to be non governmental, while secretariats and financial mechanisms sit inside the treaty system.
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