A curated reference list. We follow these organizations' research and tools — inclusion is not endorsement, affiliation or partnership.
Mission
Establishes and manages global standards for sustainable travel and tourism.
Why it matters
GSTC criteria are the most widely recognised reference for destination and industry sustainability practice.
Mission
Supports sustainable development of destinations worldwide through standards and certification.
Why it matters
Their Top 100 Stories programme is a useful library of real-world destination practice we learn from.
Mission
Calls on the tourism sector to redesign its operating principles around 13 guiding statements.
Why it matters
A clear, signable set of principles that destinations and operators can align around.
Mission
Promotes the transition to sustainable ways of living and a global society founded on shared ethics.
Why it matters
Provides an ethical reference frame that pre-dates and underpins much regenerative thinking.
Mission
United Nations specialised agency for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and accessible tourism.
Why it matters
Sets global policy direction and provides comparable data — useful even where we critique the model.
Mission
Global network of local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development.
Why it matters
A bridge between city governments and regenerative practice; relevant as Thai cities formalise climate plans.
Mission
Place-based learning organisation developing bioregional practice in South Devon, UK.
Why it matters
A working example of bioregional learning we can study and adapt for Thai watersheds and islands.
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Champions One Planet Living — a sustainability framework based on living within ecological limits.
Why it matters
One Planet Living offers ten principles that translate planetary boundaries into project decisions.
Mission
Advances research on the governance of social-ecological systems.
Why it matters
Origin point of the Planetary Boundaries framework and a leading voice on resilience science.
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Global research organisation working on climate, energy, food, forests, water and cities.
Why it matters
Provides rigorous, openly-licensed data and tools we use to ground claims about ecosystems and cities.
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International Union for Conservation of Nature — global authority on the natural world and conservation.
Why it matters
The Red List, protected area standards and Nature-based Solutions guidance are reference material for our work.
Mission
Convenes business and policy actors on nature, climate and the new economy (selected initiatives only).
Why it matters
We engage selectively with WEF outputs that strengthen the nature-positive agenda, while staying critical of others.