Tools and Mechanisms

Malaysian Timber Certification Council

http://www.mtcc.com.my/

The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is an independent organisation established to develop and operate the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS). it provides independent assessments of forest management practices in Malaysia to meet the demand for certified timber products.

Marine Aquarium Council

http://www.aquariumcouncil.org/news_main.aspx?MACI...

The Marine Aquarium Council was created in 1998 by key stakeholders to provide voluntary standards and an eco-labeling system for the marine aquarium trade. Since then, MAC has worked with fisheries, industry operators, and stakeholders to develop certification programs at 21 fisheries in the Philippines, Indonesia, Fiji, Hawaii, and the UK, covering over 400,000 hectares of waters, 50,000 hectares of reefs, and 1,000 hectares of no-take zones.

Marine Stewardship Council

http://www.msc.org/

The Marine Stewardship Council is an independent organisation that promotes environmentally responsible stewardship of marine fisheries. It has developed a product label based on environmental standards for sustainable and well-managed fisheries.

Market Analysis and Development

http://www.fao.org/forestry/enterprises/25492/en/

Market Analysis and Development is a participatory methodology designed by the FAO to assist local people in developing income-generating enterprises while conserving tree and forest resources.  It provides a set of adaptable tools for the specific context of each country as well as for many different purposes and products.

Marrakech Task Force for Sustainable Tourism Development

http://www.unep.fr/scp/tourism/activities/taskforc...

A UNEP initiative that began in 2006 and resulted in the development of capacity building tools, policy recommendations and guidelines, new partnerships, and networks on sustainable tourism development.  An overview of the initiative was given in ‘A three year journey for sustainable tourism’.

Measuring Up: Synchronizing Biodiversity Measurement Systems for Markets and Other Incentive Programs

http://willamettepartnership.org/measuring-up

Emerging environmental markets, in tandem with existing incentive programs, have the potential to make effective contributions to conservation, but little is known about how these programs quantify biodiversity. This report, prepared for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Environmental Markets, focuses on two areas of action that could help improve effective investments for biodiversity:

1. Standardizing systems for measuring the outcomes of current incentive programs, and
2. Providing options for how federal agencies and others might support biodiversity incentives, particularly markets for biodiversity.

Millenium Ecosystem Assessment

http://www.millenniumassessment.org/en/index.html

The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) is an international work program designed to meet the needs of decision makers and the public alike for scientific information concerning the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being, as well as options for responding to those changes. If the MA proves useful to its stakeholders, it is anticipated that an assessment process modeled on the MA will be repeated every five to ten years and that ecosystem assessments will be regularly conducted at national or sub-national scales

Mohonk Agreement

http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/tourism/documen...

An agreement by a number of certification programmes on a common baseline for sustainable tourism and ecotourism certification. It provides a framework of principles and recommendations for the certification of sustainable ecotourism.

Multiscale Integrated Models of Ecosystem Services (MIMES)

http://www.uvm.edu/giee/mimes/

The intention of MIMES is to fully account for all the relevant factors that contribute to global well-being through natural, human, social, and built capital. MIMES is a suite of models that enables deeper understanding of the contributions of ecosystem services by quantifying the effects of varying environmental conditions derived from land use change. MIMES evaluates land use changes and subsequent effects on ecosystem services on global, regional, and local levels.

National Biotrade Project in Bolivia

http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Webflyer.asp?docID...

Bolivia´s National Biotrade Programme, to be applied for five years, has the following overall objectives:

1. To stimulate production of, and trade in, biodiversity goods and services following criteria of ecological, social, and economic sustainability
2. To strengthen value chains and related local economies, thus creating links with domestic and international markets.

It contains the following five components:

• Development of standards for promoting the sustainable management of biodiversity
• Development of skills for sustainable production
• Facilitating access to markets, certification, and financing
• Developing value chains
• and fostering access to information and training in biotrade for the various national stakeholders