Areas of declared critical habitat under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 have become the first Areas of Outstanding Biodiversity Value (AOBV) in New South Wales with the commencement of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.
Area of Outstanding Biodiversity Value declarations in New South Wales
- Gould's Petrel – critical habitat declaration
- Little penguin population in Sydney's North Harbour – critical habitat declaration – Find out which areas around Manly have been declared an Area of Outstanding Biodiversity Value, what this means, and how you can help Sydney's little penguins.
- Mitchell's Rainforest Snail in Stotts Island Nature Reserve – critical habitat declaration
- Wollemi Pine – critical habitat declaration