Consider the following statement about Wetlands International 1 It works to conserve and restore wet...........

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Consider the following statement about Wetlands International.

1.It works to conserve and restore wetlands such as lakes, marshes and rivers.

2.It is an intergovermental not for profit agency sponsored by World Wide Fund for Nature.

3.It was founded in 1937 as the International Wildfowl Inquiry but later converted to Wetlands International in1995.

Which of the following statements/is are correct ?

1 and 2 Only

1 and 3 Only

2 Only

All of the above

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Explanation:

Wetlands International is a global organisation that works to sustain and restore wetlands and their resources for people and biodiversity. It is an independent, not-for-profit, global organisation, supported by government and NGO membership from around the world.

Based mostly in the developing world, it has 20 regional, national or project offices in all continents and a head office in Ede, the Netherlands.
It was founded in 1937 as the International Wildfowl Inquiry and the organisation was focused on the protection of waterbirds. Later, the name became International Waterfowl & Wetlands Research Bureau (IWRB). The scope became wider; besides waterbirds, the organisation was also working on the protection of wetland areas.

Later, organisations with similar objectives emerged in Asia and the Americas: the Asian Wetland Bureau (AWB) (initiated as INTERWADER in 1983) and Wetlands for the Americas (WA) (initiated in 1989). In 1991, the three organisations started to work closely together.In 1995, the working relation developed into the global organisation Wetlands International.