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Open letter: The need for a site-based biodiversity standard measuring and certifying impacts from nature-based projects

  • David Bartholomew
  • , Paul Smith
  • , Marcello De Vitis
  • , George Gann
  • , Amarizni Mosyaftiani
  • , Hadeel Abdalqader
  • , Lawrence Abel
  • , Lucy Adhimabo
  • , Anita Aerts
  • , Laxmi Aggarwal
  • , Raheela Ahmed
  • , Silvia Alvarez-Clare
  • , Tefy Andriamihajarivo
  • , Annelies Andringa-Davis
  • , Harshavardhini Angappan
  • , Jose Aranda-Pineda
  • , Ibone Arregi
  • , William Baker
  • , Kiran Baldwin
  • , Ash Baron
  • Graciela Barreiro, Megan Barstow, Dunia Basciu, Sandagdorj Bayarkhuu, Nienke Beets, Alejandro Bejerano, Inna Birchenko, Chris Birkinshaw, Irene Bisang, Stephen Blackmore, Aaron Boers, Roderick Bouman, Richard Bradley, Pedro Brancalion, Elinor Breman, Elise Buisson, Collins Bulafu, Antonia Burchard-Levine, David Burslem, Rainer Bussmann, Anna Calle-Loor, Clare Callow, Cameron Covill, Christian Camara, Vito Emanuele Cambria, Fernanda Cardoso, David Carr, Fabian Carriconde, Naomi Carvey, Theodora Chan, Genevieve Chavarot, Mang Cheuk, Tarun Chhabra, Vivek Chopra, Brett Chrystal, Emily Coffey, Rebecca Cole, Brian Colleran, Adriana Comte, Matteo Contardo, Carly Cowell, Dimitri D'helft, Anabel da Gama, Sarah Dalrymple, Guilherme de Castro Ramos, Andrés De la Rosa Portilla, Sebsebe Demissew, Richard Deverell, Mauricio Diazgranados, Sharif Durzi, Elizabeth Dutra, Thomas Erler, Lauren Eserman, Ilaria Fantozzi, José Fernández Zeballos, Anne Marie Frankland, Ethan Freid, Pierre Gaches, Stephan Gale, Rachael Gallagher, Marta Galloni, Maraeva Gianella, Andrew Gichira, Moses Gichua, Thomas Gichuru, André Giles, Teresa Girao da Cruz, Orlik Gomez Garcia, Susan Gould, Barbara Gravendeel, Coskun Guclu, Stephane Hallaire, Kate Hardwick, Yvette Harvey-Brown, Olivier Hasinger, Billy Hau, Kayri Havens, Mats Havström, James Hearsum, Melanie Heath, Andrew Hector, Viola Heinrich, Robert Heinzman, Ryan Hills, Michele Hofmeyr, Karen Holl, Daniel Hribar, Alex Hudson, Stanislav Hybler, Mael Jaonasy, Sebastian Javan, Jonathan Jenkins, Xiaohua Jin, Wincate Kagane, David Karanja Wambui, Yogita Karpate, Olga Kildisheva, Roeland Kindt, Anneleen Kool, Christian Kroll, Yayan Kusuma, Katia Laffusa, Tom LeBreton, Stacey Libra, Alona Linatoc, Cristina Lopez-Gallego, Quentin Luke, Víctor Luna Monterrojo, Gunwant Mahajan, Itambo Malombe, José Mamani, Gustavo Martinelli, Raul Martinez, Beatriz Maruri-Aguilar, María Mata Quirós, Donna McGinnis, Wander Meijer, Simon Milne, Marilou Montemayor, Paul Morris, Micah Muema, David Mulwa, Teresiah Mungai, Mutegeki Musa, January Muthoka, Tobin Mutiso, James Mwamodenyi, Abdo Nassar, Jennifer Neale, Angie Ng, Veronicah Ngumbau, Madhura Niphadkar, Fadhili Njilima, Randrianarivony Noromalalaharivelo, Ari Novy, Florence O'Sullivan, Alfonso Orellana-Garcia, Victor Otieno, Range Palodang, Ignacio Pascual, Mykhailo Paslavskyi, Kato Paul, Jennifer Peach, Norma Piedra Leandro, Chris Polatin, Zulukumzuk Pongen, Thibaud Poulain, Jessica Prieto, Johny Rabenantoandro, Sanjana Radhakrishnan, Jeannie Raharimampionona, Fortunat Rakotoarivony, Brice Rakotozafy, Toky Ralainaorina, Narindra Ramahefamanana, Navalona Ramanambohitra, Kali Ramirez, Eliana Ramos, Fidisoa Ratovoson, Simplice Razafindranaivo, Lalao Razafitsalama, Paul Reed, Leighton Reid, Darren Reidy, Hai Ren, Carole Renner, Jorge Reyes-Betancort, Candace Reynolds, Iñigo Ricalde, Malin Rivers, Ranaivo Roger, Katherine Ross, Lucy Rowland, Jennifer Rowntree, Michael Roy, Jimmy Rui V., Jan Sala, Narkis Morales San Martín, Emiliano Sánchez Martínez, Duncan Sanders, Ayebare Saviour, Nicola Schoenenberger, Udo Schwarzer, Assini Silvia, Eliud Simfukwe, Monal Singh, Toral Shah, Nancy Shaw, George Smith, Linnea Spears-Lebrun, Vanja Stamenkovic, Paul Stuart-Smith, Wawan Sujarwo, Brett Summerell, Alex Summers, Michael Szuter, Mariana Tadey, Hatem Taifour, Vikash Tatayah, Evert Thomas, Stewart Thompson, Anselme Tilahimena, Gilles Tilman, Adriane Tobias, Peter Tomsovic, Michael Toohill, Hanna Tornevall, Nami Traeholt, Mathews Tsirizeni, Michelle Tustin, Collins Tweheyo, Tiziana Ulian, Estela Vallejo, Pieter van Midwoud, Flor Vázquez Corzas, Laura Vedovato, Sarina Veldman, Yuriy Vergeles, Danilo Viana Lima, Andrew Vovides, Piet Vroeg, James Walsh, Aparna Watve, Leland Werden, Murphy Westwood, Oliver Whaley, Aru Wiecek, Brett Wilson, Dustin Wolkis, Hailu Wondu, Peter Wyse Jackson, Michael Yadrick, Wei Yan, Pamela Zevit, Juliana Zuluaga Carrero
  • Botanic Gardens Conservation International
  • Society for Ecological Restoration
  • Royal Botanic Garden
  • Green Heart Kilifi
  • Brackenhurst Botanic Garden
  • Ban Lanta y Planta - Trees for Aruba
  • Mount Mulanje Conservation Trust
  • Morton Arboretum
  • Missouri Botanical Garden Antananarivo
  • Keystone Foundation, Kotagiri
  • Cadereyta Regional Botanical Garden
  • University of the Basque Country
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • Aarhus University
  • Auroville Botanical Gardens
  • Restrata Integral Ecosystem Solutions LLP
  • Terrastory Environmental Consulting
  • CABA
  • Net Zero Farming
  • University of Cagliari
  • BIosafety Research Institute NGO
  • Mongolian Ranger Federation
  • Leiden University
  • University of Havana
  • Swedish Museum of Natural History
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
  • Resource Environmental Solutions
  • Naturalis Biodiversity Center
  • Ohio State University
  • Universidade de São Paulo
  • Avignon Université
  • Makerere University
  • Ecosia GmbH
  • University of Aberdeen
  • Ilia State University
  • State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe
  • IUCN SSC Galapagos Plant Specialist Group
  • SWCA Environmental Consultants
  • University of Rome La Sapienza
  • Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden
  • Stringybark Ecological
  • Institut Agronomique néo-Calédonien
  • The University of Hong Kong
  • Equator Impact
  • Edhkwehlynawd Botanical Refuge (EBR) Centre Trust
  • University of Delhi
  • Donnybrook Sports Medicine
  • Atlanta Botanical Garden
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks
  • Organization for Tropical Studies
  • LLC
  • Instituto de Ecologia, A.C.
  • Contardo Consulting Lts
  • Reforest'Action
  • Chisel for Impact
  • Liverpool John Moores University
  • Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil
  • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • University City
  • Addis Ababa University
  • New York Botanical Garden
  • Institute for Regional Conservation
  • King County Noxious Weed Control Program
  • University of Bologna
  • SUMPA S.A.C
  • Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve
  • Bahamas National Trust
  • University of Turin
  • Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
  • Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • University of Coimbra
  • Jardin Botanico Francisco Javier Clavijero
  • Fondation Franklinia
  • Chicago Botanic Garden
  • Gothenburg Botanical Garden
  • Massachusetts Horticultural Society Wellesley
  • TRAFFIC International
  • University of Oxford
  • Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - German Research Centre for Geosciences
  • University of Bristol
  • Leadership and Business Coaching
  • Land Conservation NEOM Nature Reserve
  • University of California at Santa Cruz
  • LLC
  • Czech Technical University in Prague
  • Central Division
  • CAS - Institute of Botany
  • The Little Environmental Action Foundation - Kenya
  • 14 Trees Foundation
  • The International Network for Seed-based Restoration
  • World Agroforestry Centre
  • University of Oslo
  • Yayasan Botani Tropika
  • Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta
  • University of New South Wales
  • Indigo Ecological Design
  • University of the Philippines
  • Universidad de Antioquia
  • National Museums of Kenya
  • Madhavbaug Co-op. HSG
  • Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco
  • Rio de Janeiro Botanic Garden Research Institute
  • Desert Botanical Garden
  • Jardín Botánico Regional de Cadereyta
  • Naples Botanical Garden
  • Marilou Montemayor
  • Planet Healers
  • Base Titanium—Kenya
  • IUCN ESARO
  • Kenya Forest Service
  • Environment and Solid Waste Management
  • Denver Botanic Gardens
  • The Conservancy Association
  • Wildlife Conservation Trust
  • New Bagamoyo Road
  • San Diego Botanical Garden
  • La Salcedo—Los Aquijes
  • Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
  • Universidad Nacional "San Luis Gonzaga" de Ica
  • Ethnobiological Society of Indonesia
  • Ketrawe Foundation
  • Ukrainian National Forestry University
  • Joint Effort to Save the Environment
  • Jardín Etnobiológico Estatal de Durango
  • Land Stewardship
  • Nagaland State Biodiversity Board
  • Urbanativa LLC
  • Madagasikara Ekôlôjia
  • JR Consulting
  • Malleswaram P.O.
  • Ibity Protected Area
  • Universidad Autonoma Chapingo
  • IICA
  • MAMPITA
  • Association TSIMOKA
  • INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED ECOLOGY
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Glasnevin
  • CAS - South China Institute of Botany
  • Canary Institute of Agricultural Research
  • Inc.
  • Insular
  • 64 TER C FM Morondava Antehiroka
  • Blue Beach Farm
  • University of Exeter
  • University of Plymouth
  • Act America Carbon Trading
  • Scion
  • WWF Uganda
  • Jardin Botanique de Genève
  • Swiss Botanical Society
  • Bio Piscinas
  • University of Pavia
  • Karume Road Opposite SANGU High School Mbeya
  • Plan Vivo Foundation
  • Blackthorn Ecology
  • University of Zagreb
  • Rose Square
  • National Research and Innovation Agency Republic of Indonesia
  • The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
  • Universidad Nacional del Comahue-CONICET
  • Mauritian Wildlife Foundation
  • Bioversity International
  • Change a Life Bwindi
  • Oxford Brookes University
  • Réserve Spéciale Analalava
  • Sylva Nova
  • Ateneo de Manila University
  • Inc.
  • Aichmi Group
  • Mulanje Golf Club
  • Crosby Hanna and Associates
  • Triple F Agroecology Demonstration and Research Center
  • Universidad CES
  • Programa Bosques y Selvas
  • Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam
  • Pinetum Blijdenstein Hilversum
  • O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv
  • Agripalm Ambiental
  • Vroeg Holding BV
  • Tetra Tech
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
  • Durham University
  • International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
  • National Tropical Botanical Garden
  • Ethiopia Biodiversity Institute
  • Missouri Botanical Garden
  • City of Tacoma Open Space Program
  • Shanghai Botanical Garden
  • Adamah Consultants
  • Jardín Botánico de Bogotá
  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1394-1402
Number of pages9
JournalPlants People Planet
Volume8
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2026

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