Overview
ISO 17298:2025 is an international standard providing requirements and guidance for a biodiversity management system, enabling organizations to manage their impacts and dependencies on biodiversity in a structured and continually improving way. Its purpose is to help organizations understand, plan, implement and improve actions that avoid, minimize, restore and, where appropriate, offset impacts on species, ecosystems and genetic diversity, while addressing dependencies on nature. The standard is applicable to organizations of any size or sector whose activities, products or services interact with biodiversity, including those in land use, agriculture, extractive industries, infrastructure, tourism and finance. Following the ISO High-Level Structure common to modern management-system standards, it organizes requirements around context, leadership, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation and improvement, embedding the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle. Key elements typically include assessing biodiversity impacts and dependencies, setting objectives aligned with the mitigation hierarchy, stakeholder engagement, monitoring and measurement, and reporting of biodiversity performance. Because it is designed to integrate with other management-system standards, ISO 17298 can be combined with ISO 14001 environmental management systems and related standards, and it aligns with broader biodiversity and nature frameworks such as the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, natural-capital approaches and nature-related disclosure initiatives increasingly demanded by investors and regulators. The main benefits include a credible and consistent basis for biodiversity action, improved risk management around nature-related dependencies, enhanced compliance readiness, stronger stakeholder trust and demonstrable contribution to global biodiversity goals. In terms of certification context, as a requirements-based management-system standard it is structured to support internal implementation, internal audit and management review, and potentially third-party certification by accredited certification bodies where certification schemes exist. Organizations adopting it can demonstrate a systematic, verifiable commitment to protecting and restoring nature, positioning themselves to meet rapidly evolving expectations on biodiversity performance and transparent nature-related reporting.
Included: 54 ready-to-use, fully editable documents (manual, procedures, forms, records, checklists, guidance and training material).
License: single-organization license; delivered electronically as a ZIP archive.
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Frequently asked questions
What exactly do I receive?
A downloadable ZIP containing the full set of ready-to-use documents for this toolkit — manuals, procedures, forms, records, checklists, guidance and training material, all in editable Word and Excel format. The exact document count is shown at the top of this page.
Are the documents really editable?
Yes. Every file is native Microsoft Word or Excel — no locked PDFs. Add your logo, change wording, and tailor the content to your organisation. The toolkit is yours to keep and reuse.
Does this certify my organisation?
No. These are documentation toolkits aligned to the relevant standard to help you prepare. Certification itself is issued by an accredited certification body after their audit. Our toolkits give you a strong, audit-ready starting point.
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