This second edition of the book, “Green Web-II: Standards and Perspectives from the IUCN Program / Policy Development in Environment Conservation Domain- with reference to India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh” investigates the IUCN’s role in global biodiversity conservation policy as well as in national program development in India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. It explores how nature protection priorities and approaches are promoted or addressed by IUCN, and how environment conservation policies are created and maintained in states of South Asia with different capacities. It also evaluates IUCN's competency in biodiversity, climate change, nature conservation and environmental policy formulation at the global, regional and country levels.

This book adds to our knowledge firstly by contributing to a small but growing body of work on the sociology of international organizations. International Governmental Organizations (IGOs), have previously been mainly the subject of political science. Secondly, it critically explores one of the largest and most active nature conservation organizations in the world. Thirdly, it also explores how IUCN actually goes about building protectoral programs with individual member nations. Finally, the research also shows the historical development of global institutions and IUCN’s activities with member nations in helping to define or redefine the concept of global governance. The outcomes of this research will also be beneficial for global collaboration, networking, and for the identification of common concerns among the many environmental and conservational organizations at the international and national level. In this broader sense, the research outcomes might be beneficial to constituencies of the global North as well as global South because of the nature and coverage of IUCN and its role in conservation policy formation. This effort may serve as a model for additional research on international organizations.

Technical topics discussed in the book include: The Motivation for Environmental Conservation- How personal efforts make a difference The Role of International Environment Conservation Organizations The Political Economy of Organizations, Network theory, Institutional theory, Stakeholder theory, Governance theory Governance performance and Competitiveness Popularity indices Knowledge creation and diffusion Conservation commons

Sherita-Tara (Tara) Kissoon, MSc, MBA, CISSP, CISA, is a multi-certified I.T. Risk & Security Leader with twenty-five years of technology experience, twenty years of experience in the financial services industry focusing on technology, cybersecurity, governance, risk and compliance, along with professional and community volunteering. Tare actively volunteering at ISACA, ISC2, University of London and St. Patrick’s Parish in Markham, and have attained my Enhanced Police Information Check (E-PIC), Vulnerable Sector Check, NEXUS, Biometrics, Bail Verification and maintain medical records for identity verification, to volunteer/work in high-risk communities, and cross borders as a trusted traveler.

Tara Kissoon is a multi-certified I.T. Risk & Security Leader with 25+ years of technology experience, 20 years of executive experience in the financial services industry. She brings continued success on leading Technology, I.T. Risk and Information Security projects and programs within large organizations. She is acknowledged as a leader and trusted advisor with a talent for effective resource management, steering traditional and diverse cross-functional staff to achieve short and long-term business objectives. Relevant Publication include (ORCID: 0000-0001-6903-1938) – 1) Book (2024): Routledge (Taylor & Francis) Optimal Spending on Cybersecurity Measures: Protecting Health Information 2) Book (2024): Routledge (Taylor & Francis) Optimal Spending on Cybersecurity Measures: Digital Privacy and Data Protection 3) Book (2024): Routledge (Taylor & Francis) Optimal Spending on Cybersecurity Measures: DevOps, 4) Book (2022): Routledge (Taylor & Francis) Optimal Spending on Cybersecurity Measures: Risk Management, 5) Article (2021): Journal of Information Security (Vol.12 No.1, Jan 2021) - Optimum Spending on Cybersecurity Measures Part II, 6) Article (2020): Emerald Publishing Limited - Optimum Spending on Cybersecurity Measures, 7) ISACA TIPs column (2012 - 2014), and 8) ISACA Online Journal (2008): Strengthening Access using Smart Cards. CV is enclosed.