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Scheme contacts

 

Biodiversity Offsets Scheme Help Desk

For help or feedback regarding the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme, you can contact our help desk through any of 3 ways:

Accreditation enquiries 

For accreditation enquiries, please email the team at BAM_accreditation@environment.nsw.gov.au

To contact an accredited assessor for your development proposal, go to Find an accredited assessor

Accreditation training

To enrol for training, please refer to the registration details on the Applying for assessor accreditation or Renew your assessor accreditation webpages.

Biodiversity BAM species experts

For information about the role of BAM species experts, to apply to become a Biodiversity Assessment Method species expert or to see the list of approved experts, go to Biodiversity experts.

Email: bam_species_expert@environment.nsw.gov.au

Biodiversity Conservation Trust (BCT) contacts

Important: 

The Biodiversity Conservation Fund Charge System now supersedes the Biodiversity Offsets Payment Calculator. 

Please visit the Biodiversity Conservation Trust(link is external) website for more information on the Charge System, including quote requests.

To discuss conservation agreements and existing BioBanking sites, visit the Biodiversity Conservation Trust (BCT) webpage or email the team at info@bct.nsw.gov.au

For enquiries about offset obligations or additional details on the Biodiversity Conservation Fund (BCF) Charge System, see Biodiversity Conservation Fund Charge System.

For comprehensive details about the Biodiversity Conservation Trust, including the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) investment strategy and conservation agreement benefits, contact the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust: 

Biodiversity Conservation Trust

Phone: 1300 992 688

Email: bct@environment.nsw.gov.au

Biodiversity stewardship agreements and the Stewardship Support Program

For enquiries relating to:

  • current biodiversity stewardship agreements (BSAs) applications
  • site assessments and lodgement of stewardship agreements
  • the Stewardship Support Program
  • credit demand expressions of interest.

Email: stewardship@environment.nsw.gov.au

Biodiversity Credits Supply Fund: credit demand, reverse auctions and credit purchasing

For enquiries relating to buying and selling of credits, reverse auction queries, lodgement of demand expressions of interest (EOIs):

Email: supplyfund@environment.nsw.gov.au

Credit transactions

Email:  BOS.credits@environment.nsw.gov.au

Biodiversity credits sales dashboards

Email: oeh.spdenvironmentalmarkets@environment.nsw.gov.au for enquiries relating to the Biodiversity Credits Market Sales Dashboard or BioBanking Credits Sales Dashboard.

Biodiversity Credits Market Sales Dashboard

BioBanking Credits Sales Dashboard

Biodiversity Values Map review team contacts

View the Biodiversity Values Map online using the Biodiversity Values Map and Threshold Tool.(link is external)

Contact the department’s Map Review team for:

  • a copy of the Biodiversity Values Map for your landholding
  • a biodiversity values explanation report
  • information about the map review process.

Phone: 1800 001 490

Email: map.review@environment.nsw.gov.au

NSW BioNet contacts

NSW BioNet provides the repository for biodiversity data products managed by the department, including the Vegetation Classification database, SEED and the BioNet Atlas of NSW Wildlife.

Email: bionet@environment.nsw.gov.au to discuss BioNet information.

Compliance and enforcement 

Learn about our Compliance and enforcement programs.

Email: community.compliance@environment.nsw.gov.au.

Native Vegetation Regulatory map review team contacts

View the Native Vegetation Regulatory map on the Native Vegetation Regulatory Map Viewer(link is external).

Contact the Native Vegetation Regulatory Map Review team to receive:

Phone: 1800 001 490

Email: map.review@environment.nsw.gov.au

Regional contacts – Biodiversity and Conservation

We have a regional presence across New South Wales, with our planning teams working to support implementation of the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme locally and regionally.

If you have a question about a specific project, please contact the department.

For a detailed list off local government areas and relevant regional planning team contacts, see LGA and department planning contacts [DOCX 24KB](link is external).

RegionDivisionContact
Greater SydneyGreater Sydney, Biodiversity and Conservation

Email:

rog.gsrplanning@environment.nsw.gov.au

NorthHunter Central Coast, Biodiversity and Conservation

Email:

huntercentralcoast@environment.nsw.gov.au

 North East, Biodiversity and Conservation

Email: 

planning.northeast@environment.nsw.gov.au

 North West, Biodiversity and Conservation

Email: 

rog.nw@environment.nsw.gov.au

SouthSouth West, Biodiversity and Conservation

Email: 

planning.southwest@environment.nsw.gov.au

 South East, Biodiversity and Conservation

Email:

rog.southeast@environment.nsw.gov.au

 Illawarra, Biodiversity and Conservation

Email:

rog.illawarra@environment.nsw.gov.au