NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust

Our purpose is to partner with landholders to protect, connect and enhance biodiversity across NSW.

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The proof is in the paddock: conservation data from a Glen Innes farm shows healthy results

Active conservation management, annual reporting and ecological monitoring are making visible positive conservation changes on a working farm near Glen Innes. 
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Biodiversity Offsets Payment Calculator Order changes and what they mean

The Biodiversity Offsets Payment Calculator Order 2026 to has been made and will start on 1 October. It introduces modest changes to the operation of the BOPC.
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Conservation agreement landholders help unlock the secrets of northern NSW’s nocturnal wildlife

When Gye Duncan heads out after dark with his thermal monocular, he often spots wildlife most people will never see.
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Audio reveals powerful owl chicks on private conservation area

A hopeful search for a threatened species has led to an exciting discovery for Mid North Coast landholders Andy and Nette McCoubrie.
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Navigating the dry times and ongoing conservation management

Drought conditions across parts of NSW continue to place growing pressure on livestock, wildlife, production systems and conservation areas.  

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Phone:1300 992 688
Our website:nsw.gov.au/bct
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