Question

World conservation strategy was proposed by IUCN in which year?
(a) 1948
(b) 1980
(c) 1990
(d) 1993

Answer 1

Hint: IUCN stands for International Union for Conservation of Nature. It is a global union composed of both governments as well as civil society organizations. It works in the field of conservation of the world’s flora and fauna.

Complete answer:
The world conservation strategy was proposed by IUCN in 1980. Partnering with the UNEP and the world wildlife fund (WWF), the IUCN published the world’s conservation strategy. It is the document that helped define the concept of ‘sustainable development’ and shaped global conservation and sustainable development agenda.
- Currently, IUCN is the biggest and most diverse environmental network.
- IUCN works in the domain of sustainable development and also recommends measures to tackle the depletion of resources.
- It convenes the IUCN world conservation congress every four years.
- Various members of the congress are brought together, who vote on recommendations and set the agenda for the global conservation efforts.
- IUCN council is the chief governing body of IUCN that guides the organization in between the congress sessions.
- IUCN red list is considered to be the world's most comprehensive information source about the extinction risk status of plants, animals, and fungus species. There are 116000 species on the red list.
So, the correct answer is 1980.

Note:
 - India is a member of the IUCN. It became a member in 1969, through the ministry of environment, forest, and climate change.
- It classifies species on the basis of its extinction/conservation status as extinct(EX), extinct in the wild(EW), critically endangered (CR), endangered (EN), vulnerable (VU), near threatened (NT), least concern (LC), data deficient (DD), and not evaluated (NE).