The world’s only international certification that specifically recognises and promotes the protection, restoration, and enhancement of biodiversity.
The Global Biodiversity Standard addresses the challenge of tree planting programmes, some of which are inadvertently causing harm to our world’s ecosystems.
It provides assurance that tree planting, habitat restoration and agroforestry practices are protecting, restoring, and enhancing biodiversity.
The Standard applies the tried and tested expertise of the global botanical community, with the knowledge of local communities, to tree planting and restoration sites across the world.
The partners of the Global Biodiversity Standard are collaboratively developing and testing the assessment process for the standard. Development of the methodology is led by the technical partners: Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER), World Agroforestry Centre – ICRAF, TRAFFIC, Ecosia, The Plan Vivo Foundation (PVF) and 1t.org. The methodology is being tested by the regional hub partners across six biodiverse countries: Jardim Bôtanico Araribá (Brazil), Huarango Nature (Peru), Auroville Botanical Gardens (India), Missouri Botanical Gardens Madagascar (Madagascar), Centre for Ecological Restoration – Kenya (Kenya) and Tooro Botanical Gardens (Uganda). This methodology is still under development, with a draft version available online. A manual for Global Biodiversity Standard is currently under construction and will be available when officially launched. The methodology involves:
(PDF’s are also available at the bottom of this page.)
Applicants for certification by the Global Biodiversity Standard are assessed according to eight (8) criteria:
We invite technical experts to provide feedback on the current iteration of the methodology. More specifically, we seek feedback from parties working with:
The consultation process helps us to guarantee:
The consultation period is open for 30 days (15th May-14th June 2023).
*Remote Sensing Report Summary and Remote Sensing Report – Full Version available.
Application Form PDFs:
Assessment Form PDFs:
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) is the best qualified network in the world to set up an international biodiversity standard. We are the world’s largest plant conservation and botanical network with over 650 member institutions and 60,000 experts in more than 100 countries.
As a global network, with local members specific to each country, and with access to the most comprehensive and up to date botanical data, we can ensure that the best biodiversity expertise and data is deployed to assess impacts and deliver local solutions to the global biodiversity crisis.
BGCI is an independent organisation registered in the United Kingdom as a charity (Charity Reg. No. 1098834) and a company limited by guarantee (No. 4673175).
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