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Environment and Disaster Management › Biodiversity governance
हिन्दी — Read in HindiGlobal biodiversity conventions and bodies
The conventions and bodies that govern biodiversity, on trade in wildlife, migratory species, genetic resources and global targets. Prelims has asked about the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), and about which international agreements bear on biodiversity.
Foundation note: Threats to biodiversity and the IUCN Red List
UPSC has asked
- Prelims 2014: international agreements that have a bearing on biodiversity
International Whaling Commission
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The International Whaling Commission (IWC) is the global body for managing whaling and conserving whales.
- It was set up under the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, signed at Washington in 1946.
- India has been a member since 1981.
What changed
28 Sep 2026New
- India cited Project Dolphin and named the Arabian Sea humpback whale among the species it has chosen for focused conservation.
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The International Big Cat Alliance is a grouping launched by India for the conservation of seven big cats, and is headquartered in India.
- WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies · on World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund and World Bank
The WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, adopted at the 12th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in Geneva in 2022, is the first WTO agreement with an environmental objective.