Standards

2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership

http://www.twentyten.net/

The 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership is a global initiative to track progress towards achieving the "2010 biodiversity target" to significantly reduce the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010.

Addis Ababa Principles and Guidelines for the Sustainable Use of Biodiversity

http://www.cbd.int/doc/publications/addis-gdl-en.p...

The Addis Ababa Principles and Guidelines for the Sustainable Use of Biodiversity consist of fourteen interdependent practical principles, operational guidelines, and a few instruments for their implementation that govern the uses of components of biodiversity to ensure the sustainability of such uses. The principles provide a framework for advising Governments, resource managers, indigenous and local communities, the  private sector, and other stakeholders about how they can ensure that their use of the components of biodiversity will not lead to the long-term decline of biological diversity.

Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM)

http://www.communitymining.org/index.php/en/fairtr...

ARM's mission is to set standards for responsible ASM and to support and enable producers to deliver "fairmined" certified metals and minerals through economically-just supply chains to the markets. The ARM endeavours to contribute towards the transformation of ASM into a socially and environmentally responsible activity, and to the improvement of·the quality of life of marginalized artisanal miners, their families, and communities.

Aquaculture Dialog roundtables

http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/globalmarkets/aq...

The Aquaculture Dialog roundtables of the WWF works with farmers, retailers, NGOs, scientists and other aquaculture industry stakeholders worldwide to develop standards for responsible aquaculture. The standards will minimize the key environmental and social impacts associated with aquaculture.

Aquaculture Stewardship Council

http://www.ascworldwide.org/

The ASC is responsible for working with independent, third party entities to certify fish farms that are in compliance with the standards.

Association for Nature Restoration and Conservation, Japan

http://www.narec.or.jp/

A non-profit organization that researches and restores the biodiversity of Satoyama and its waterside. They created an accreditation / certification system that assists the Japanese government, local authorities, and companies with education, research, and human resource training concerning sustainable environmental and biodiversity practices.

Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Certification

http://www.aquaculturecertification.org/

The Global Aquaculture Alliance BAP standards is a primarily "process" certification system combining site inspections and effluent sampling with sanitary controls, therapeutic controls, and traceability. By implementing BAP standards, program participants can better meet the demands of the growing global market for seafood produced in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. Successful participation in the BAP program is visually represented by the use of a BAP certification mark.

Better Sugarcane Initiative

http://www.bonsucro.com/

Bonsucro is a multistakeholder collaboration working to provide standards and a certification scheme incorporating a set of principles, criteria, indicators and verifiers that certify farmers who produce sustainable sugar. The standard contains specific reference to biodiversity and was finalised in November 2009.

Biodiversity Neutral Initiative

http://www.business-biodiversity.eu/default.asp?Me...

Biodiversity Neutral Initiative (BNI) helps companies assess biodiversity impacts, implement best practices with respect to the biodiversity mitigation hierarchy and then offset net residual damage to become biodiversity neutral. Biodiversity Neutral Initiative (BNI) is global in scope, collaborating with major international conservation groups, energy and mining companies, socially responsible investors, auditing and certification companies, and government regulators.

Biomimicry Institute

http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org

The Biomimicry Institute is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes the study and imitation of nature’s designs, bringing together scientists, engineers, architects and innovators who can use those models to create sustainable technologies. Also offered are training and accreditation.