Biodiversity Offsets Strategy
About Biodiversity Offset Strategies
A Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement (BSA) is a legally binding agreement registered on a property’s title that supports the long-term protection and management of native vegetation and habitat. In return, landholders can generate biodiversity credits, which can be sold to developers needing to offset ecological impacts, or to government and private buyers investing in conservation outcomes.
Tucker Environmental has successfully supported the implementation of over 20 BSAs, helping to secure high-quality conservation areas and protect habitat for threatened species across New South Wales. These projects have delivered both environmental and financial outcomes for our clients.
We provide tailored support across the full BSA process including biodiversity credit brokering critical for connecting landholders with buyers and helping project proponents navigate the offset market with clarity and confidence.
Our BSA work is practical and outcome-driven to provide our clients with environmental and economic value.
Getting Started with a Biodiversity Conservation Agreement
Tucker Environmental provides end-to-end support to help landholders establish a Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement (BSA) and access the biodiversity credit market. Our process is designed to ensure projects are viable, well-supported, and aligned with both conservation and land management goals.
We begin by assessing whether a BSA is suitable, eligible and beneficial for your property. This involves reviewing ecological values, vegetation condition and type, and current and future land use. We conduct site assessments to evaluate the ecological values of your property in accordance with the NSW Biodiversity Assessment Method (BAM). These assessments and land management activities form the foundation of your project’s technical documentation.
A critical element to these conservation agreements is the business case, including revenue planning from credit sales to ensure that the project is both financially viable and practically achievable.
Tucker Environmental works with both project proponents and landholders bringing a comprehensive and pragmatic approach to BSA development and implementation. We manage the full application process on your behalf working with the NSW Government and their staff throughout the assessment and approval process. Our goal is to deliver these projects to generate long term conservation stewardship outcomes.