Information for participants
Landowners in NSW who are interested in protecting and conserving biodiversity values on their land may establish a biobank site and generate biodiversity credits. These can be generated by landowners who commit to enhance and protect biodiversity values on their land through a biobanking agreement. Credits may be sold to generate funds for the management of the site.
The Guide for Landowners provides the steps a landowner needs to take to establish a biobank site.
The Guide for Developers (08527bbdevguide.pdf, 1.14MB) is designed to assist the development industry to understand BioBanking and how it can help identify land that is suitable for development, use the methodology to assess impacts and offsets, and buy credits.
The BioBanking Handbook for Local Government (08526bblocalgovhb.pdf, 1.2MB) provides information on the role local councils play in incorporating the conditions of a biobanking statement into the relevant development consent. It also explains how BioBanking can be used to protect the local biodiversity.
BioBanking also gives Aboriginal landowners a chance to create jobs and business opportunities while managing Country for conservation. It's all possible with the Land Alive project, funded by the Environmental Trust and part of the BioBanking Scheme.