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 ?
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Answer: B. Statement 1 is wrong: TRAFFIC is a joint programme of WWF and IUCN, not a UNEP bureau. Statement 2 is correct: its stated mission is to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature. So 2 only.
Watch for: Watch for the UNEP link; CITES is UNEP-administered, but TRAFFIC is not.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because TRAFFIC is run by WWF and IUCN, not UNEP.
- C. Wrong because statement 1 is false.
- D. Wrong because statement 2 is TRAFFIC's own mission line.
Source to check: TRAFFIC official site, 'About us' (traffic.org); WWF India, TRAFFIC India division (wwfindia.org)
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