Forest Trends is a non-profit organization founded in 1998 and based in Washington, DC, that connects with economic tools and incentives for maintaining ecosystems.

[citation needed] BBOP is an international partnership of some 40 leading conservation organizations, companies, governments, and financial institutions developing, testing and implementing best practices on biodiversity offsets.

Together, the BBOP partners are designing and implementing biodiversity offsets in a range of industry sectors, countries and ecosystems, and sharing the results and practical guidance in the form of a number of publications.

[4] The Katoomba Group is an international network of individuals working to promote and improve capacity related to markets and payment for ecosystem services (PES).

The Group has advised national policy discussions on financial incentives for conservation in numerous countries including China, Brazil, India, and Colombia.

Working with other Forest Trends programs and partner organizations, it provides information, capacity building, and technical assistance for communities around the world.

It works with other Forest Trends programs, the Katoomba Group and Ecosystem Marketplace to adapt their models in developing the conceptual underpinnings for marine PES markets and biodiversity offsets.

As of February 2015[update] the organization listed 50 staff members including its President and CEO, and listed the Board of Directors with the following 18 members after Matthew Arnold from JPMorgan Chase & Co. departed:[10] Forest Trends has been named a non ordinary NGO by forest activist Chris Lang, who claims that the organisation is more interested in creating investment opportunities and is pushing for the commodification of nature.