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

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Q: 6 (IAS/2017)
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?

question_subject: 

Ecology

question_exam: 

IAS

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0,94,51,14,94,29,8

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Option 1 states that TRAFFIC is a bureau under the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). While TRAFFIC does work closely with international bodies like the UNEP, it is not a bureau under it. TRAFFIC is actually a joint program of WWF and IUCN - The World Conservation Union.

Option 2 articulates the mission of TRAFFIC - to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals does not pose a threat to the conservation of nature. This is an accurate representation of TRAFFIC`s mission, making statement 2 correct.

Option 3 claims both statements 1 and 2 are correct. As already clarified, statement 1 is incorrect, thus option 3 is also incorrect.

Option 4 suggests that neither statement 1 nor 2 is correct. But as we found, statement 2 is indeed correct, thus ruling out option 4.

Hence, the correct answer is option 2, "2 only".