The Global Biodiversity Standard

The Global Biodiversity Standard (TGBS) is a site-based certification scheme tailored to projects working on biodiversity conservation and enrichment, including ecological restoration, agroforestry, tree plantations, and rehabilitative agricultural practices. TGBS supports commercial entities and business working on or supporting-project developers, land managers, investors and stakeholders by providing a science-based framework to certify biodiversity outcomes and enhance land management practices.

TGBS evaluates projects against eight criteria:
1. Selecting appropriate sites to enhance native biodiversity.
2. Enhancing protection of existing habitats and biodiversity.
3. Protecting restoring and managing biodiversity in consultation and partnership with local communities and other stakeholders.
4. Maximising biodiversity recovery through ecosystem restoration.
5. Avoidance and reduction of invasive or potentially invasive species.
6. Prioritising the use of native, threatened and rare species.
7. Promotion of biodiversity and adaptive capacity.
8.Implementing robust monitoring, evaluation, and adaptive management of biodiversity.

In addition to certification, TGBS offers a mentoring programme, deployed through our network of over 900 members to guide projects in improving their biodiversity impacts. This approach ensures that restoration efforts align with best practices and contribute to measurable biodiversity outcomes.

For more information or to inquire about certification or mentoring, please contact the TGBS team at [email protected].