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    • About the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme

      The Biodiversity Offsets Scheme is the framework for offsetting unavoidable impacts on biodiversity from development with biodiversity gains through landholder stewardship agreements.

    • Local government and other decision makers

      Local government and other decision makers are key partners in the conservation and management of biodiversity and threatened species in New South Wales.

    • Accredited assessors

      Under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016, assessors must be accredited to apply the Biodiversity Assessment Method.

    • Landholders and developers

      The Biodiversity Offsets Scheme may apply to a local development that needs development consent, or to vegetation clearing that doesn't need development consent.

    • Offset obligations and credits trading

      The Biodiversity Offset Scheme creates a biodiversity credits market, providing incentives to protect biodiversity values for future generations.

    • Resources, tools and systems

      Your one-stop shop for Biodiversity Offsets Scheme resources

    WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO?

    • Trade offset credits and obligations
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