Secure biodiversity outcomes
A strategic priority of the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust 2025-2026 to 2028-2029 Business Plan is to secure strategic biodiversity offset outcomes to drive biodiversity conservation outcomes that offset the impacts of development and ensure developer payments into the Biodiversity Conservation Fund are invested in conservation outcomes.
$365 million
in developer payments made into the Biodiversity Conservation Fund (BCF)
90,296 biodiversity credit
obligations transferred to the BCT
76%
of all credit obligations secured through a credit purchase or a commitment to purchase
60%
of secured credit obligations met under like-for-like biodiversity credit rules
98%
of credit obligations older than 3 years secured
78%
of credit obligation funds spent
Last updated March 31, 2026
Agreement to acquit Biodiversity Conservation Fund credits held for more than three years^
26,385 biodiversity credits
subject to the Agreement
$81 million
paid into the BCF
22,167 biodiversity credits
secured through a credit purchase or a commitment to purchase
$73 million
secured through a credit purchase or a commitment to purchase
9,567 biodiversity credits
for which funds have been spent
$28 million
of funds spent
Last updated March 31, 2026
^Subject to an Agreement with the Minister under Section 6.31(6) of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.
Learn more about our role in the NSW Biodiversity Offsets Scheme.
Contact the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust
We welcome your feedback.
Email:info@bct.nsw.gov.au
Phone:1300 992 688