Resources, tools and systems
Your one-stop shop for Biodiversity Offsets Scheme resources
Tools
Biodiversity Credits Market Sales Dashboard (BAM)
Biodiversity Offset Payment Calculator (BOP-C)
Biodiversity Offsets Scheme Entry Threshold (BOSET) Tool
Biodiversity Values Map Threshold (BMAT) Tool
Plant Community Type to Offset Trading Group lookup tool
Systems
Biodiversity Offsets and Agreements System (BOAMS)
Biodiversity Accredited Assessor System (BAAS)
Data
BioNet Vegetation Classification database
Archived BioMetric and Threatened Species Profiles datasets
Vegetation Condition Benchmarks
Indicative demand for ecosystem credits
Introduction of revised Plant Community Types in eastern NSW to the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme
Biodiversity Offsets Scheme
- Transfer biodiversity offsets scheme credits application (DOC 161KB)
- Annotated transfer BOS credits form (PDF 312KB)
- Retire BOS biodiversity credits application (DOC 134KB)
- Annotated retire BOS credits form (PDF 255KB)
- Assessment of reasonable equivalence application (DOCX 125KB) - for a BioBanking credits obligation
- Assessment of reasonable equivalence application (DOCX 122KB) - for existing BioBanking credits
Previous BioBanking Scheme
Transfer BioBanking biodiversity credits application (DOC 47KB)
Retire BioBanking biodiversity credits from the market application (DOC 100KB)
Biodiversity Values Map
Biodiversity Values Explanation Report application (DOCM 79KB)
Explanation report application for councils application (DOCM 112KB)
Biodiversity Values Map Review application (DOCM 93KB)
Biodiversity Certification
Biodiversity Certification Application (DOC 198KB)
Request to declare a biodiversity certification strategic - assessing the criteria (DOC 31KB)
Other
Authority to sign and proof of identity (PDF 144KB)
Fees
Surveys
Threatened reptiles – Biodiversity Assessment Method survey guide
Flora species with specific survey requirements (XLS 2.5MB) (also available from the front of the BAM-C)
'Species credit' threatened bats and their habitats
Biodiversity credits
Biodiversity credit pricing guide
Guidance for applying to transfer or retire BOS credits
Other
Biodiversity Offsets Scheme public registers
Credit demand register (Note: the Biodiversity Conservation Trust has a separate credits wanted list.)
Private land conservation agreements register
Previous BioBanking scheme public registers
The BioBanking public registers will continue to be used to provide information about BioBanking credit transactions, BioBanking agreements, and statements created under the TSC Act. Visit the BioBanking public registers.
Biodiversity Assessment Method
BAM Operational Manual - Stage 1 2020 (PDF 2.7MB)
BAM Operational Manual - Stage 2 (interim 2017) (PDF 1.4MB)
BAM Operational Manual - Stage 3 2020 (PDF 1.9MB)
BAM calculator user guide version 2 (PDF 2MB)
Biodiversity Credits Market Sales Dashboard: User Guide
Biodiversity Offsets Payment Calculator public tool: user guide (PDF 2MB)
BMAT tool user guide (PDF 1.37MB)
BAM 2020 - what's new (PDF 48KB)