All our members and Stakeholders are guided by the following principles ::

• Shared vision and values: Our membership and its partnerships must have a common vision of what they seek to achieve together. The collaborating partner(s) must also have deep respect for LEDA core values as well as a strong commitment to its own core values, which must be well aligned with those of LEDA.

• Relevance: The partnership should support LEDA focus on facilitating and promoting participatory approaches to conserve biodiversity, enhance ecosystem goods and services, and enhance livelihood benefits and well-being of the people in our community

• Specificity: The scope of the membership or collaboration must be specifically defined. Each party involved then retains the right to take independent and autonomous decisions on all matters outside these defined areas.