Biodiversity objectives are integrated into a range of planning processes, policies, standards and regulations, but also into general awareness and even informal office culture and processes. These main role-players receive much support from environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and research institutions. This broad group, often termed the ‘biodiversity sector’, is responsible for many aspects of formal conservation, environmental advocacy and biodiversity planning. Other partners that are particularly important for biodiversity mainstreaming include the production sectors, development planners and regulatory government departments whose core mandates are not directly related to biodiversity conservation.