Question

The formation of IUCN was a result of the work of whose initiative?

• A. UNESCO's first Director General Julian Huxley
• B. World Health Organization
• C. United Nations Environmental Programme
• D. Greenpeace International

Answer 1

Answer:

A. UNESCO's first Director General Julian Huxley

• An international organisation formed for the conservation of natural resources and wildlife - IUCN

• The formation of IUCN is a result of the work of UNESCO's first Director General Julian Huxley

• The first Indian to serve as the President of IUCN - Dr. M.S. Swaminathan (1984-90)

• Current Director-General of IUCN - Dr Grethel Aguilar