Guides and best practices

Japan Ecotourism Society

http://www.ecotourism.gr.jp/

A non-profit organization endeavoring to popularize ecotourism in Japan by facilitating exchanges between tourists, travel agencies, government, and researchers.

Japanese Business Initiative for Biodiversity (JBIB)

http://www.jbib.org/en

The JBIB aims to increase the engagement of Japanese industries in the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity by promoting communication with stakeholders on the issue, share best practices, and advocate / promote biodiversity policies and activities.

Joint Nature conservation Committee

http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=5155

The UK Biodiversity Partnership brings together all stakeholders (private individuals, businesses, governmental, and non-governmental representatives) involved with, or interested in, the UK Biodiversity Action Plan.

Katoomba Group - United Nations University

http://www.katoombagroup.org

The Katoomba Group is an international network of individuals working to promote, and improve capacity related to, markets and payments for ecosystem services (PES). The Group serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas and strategic information about ecosystem service transactions and markets, as well as site for collaboration between practitioners on PES projects and programs. UNIFEM works to foster women's empowerment and gender equality throughout the world. UNIFEM has identified four strategic areas that are of critical concern for the achievement of gender equality and women's empowerment and which guide our work:

- Reducing feminized poverty
- Ending violence against women
- Reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS among women and girls
- Achieving gender equality in democratic governance in times of peace as well as war.

Landscape Measures Resource Center

http://blogs.cornell.edu/lmrc/financial-contributo...

This resource center is a collection of ideas and tools for the better management of areas representing  a convergence in the following areas: protecting biodiversity, producing food, and securing rural livelihoods. It is part of a wider initiative run by Ecoagricultural Partners to help eco-agriculture practitioners measure the social, economic, and ecological outcomes of landscape-scale management

Leaders for Nature

http://www.leadersfornature.nl/home.html

Leaders for Nature is an international learning and action-oriented network for the current and future business leaders of over 20 companies. Leaders for Nature focuses on three general sustainability themes: ecosystems, increasing the sustainability of businesses, and leadership. It also addresses other specific themes, such as climate change, energy use, and the green economy.

Leadership for Conservation in Africa (LCA)

http://lcafrica.org/index.php

The purpose of the LCA is primarily to establish a link between business and conservation, by influencing both national and international business leaders to support investment in the development of Africa conservation-related resources.

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)

http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=19...

LEED was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and is an international green building certification system based on criteria related to achieving high performance in key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.

Life Cycle Initiative

http://www.estis.net/sites/lcinit/default.asp?site...

This initiative puts life cycle thinking into practice and improves the supporting tools through better data and indicators. The initiative aslo provides guidance and methodology to support businesses.

Local Business for Biodiversity Conservation Guidebook (UNDP)

http://www.beta.undp.org/undp/en/home/librarypage/...

The Local Business for Biodiversity Conservation guidebook, developed by the UNDP, is designed to advise biodiversity projects aimed at reducing threats to local natural resources through the establishment of a focused strategy for small business development.