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Recent updates
Biodiversity Offsets Scheme Update No. 22 – 22 November 2023 (PDF 195KB)
Accredited assessor updates
- Biodiversity Stewardship Site Assessment Report and Management Plan templates
- Framework for reviewing the Total Fund Deposit discount rate
Local government update
- New Biodiversity Offsets Scheme training for local government staff
Biodiversity Assessment Method update
- Entities at risk of Serious and Irreversible Impacts – nominations
Credit supply and demand updates
- Credits Supply Fund Reverse Auction 4
- Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement Application Guide available now
- 15 new Biodiversity Stewardship Agreements approved this financial year
Important reminder: Submit applications as soon as possible
- Applications for Biodiversity Offsets Scheme credit transfers and retirements
- Applications for assessment of reasonable credit equivalence