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Current biodiversity credit demand

This list helps landholders see if they could have in-demand credits.

 

The Credits Supply Taskforce (Taskforce) is seeking to work with landholders in areas of New South Wales with significant current or upcoming demand for biodiversity credits.

You can search for your address on our In-demand Credits Map to check if your property is within one of these areas.

In-demand Credits Map

The In-demand Credits Map shows the potential location of in-demand Offset Trading Groups (OTGs) in IBRA subregions with high demand for biodiversity credits. Demand for Threatened Ecological Communities (TECs) and species credits are not currently included on this map. The high demand subregions and credits, including TECs and species, are listed below.

You can also submit a Stewardship Expression of Interest and the Taskforce will provide you with advice on whether your property may be able to create the types of biodiversity credits needed, in which case the Taskforce may also offer you a biodiversity assessment at no up-front cost.

IBRA subregions with high demand
  • Barnato Downs
  • Barrier Range Outwash
  • Barrington
  • Bathurst
  • Bogan-Macquarie
  • Bondo
  • Boorindal Plains
  • Braemer
  • Burragorang
  • Canbelego Downs
  • Capertee Uplands
  • Capertee Valley
  • Castlereagh-Barwon
  • Comboyne Plateau
  • Crookwell
  • Culgoa-Bokhara
  • Cumberland
  • Darling Depression
  • Ellerston
  • Great Darling Anabranch
  • Highlands-Northern Fall
  • Hill End
  • Hunter
  • Inland Slopes
  • Inverell Basalts
  • Kaputar
  • Karuah Manning
  • Kerrabee
  • Lachlan
  • Lachlan Plains
  • Liverpool Plains
  • Liverpool Range
  • Louth Plains
  • Lower Slopes
  • Macleay Hastings
  • Menindee
  • Moonie-Barwon Interfluve
  • Moonie-Commoron Floodout
  • Mummel Escarpment
  • Murray Fans
  • Murray Scroll Belt
  • Murrumbateman
  • Murrumbidgee
  • Nandewar Northern Complex
  • Narrandool
  • Nebine Plains
  • Northern Basalts
  • Northern Outwash
  • Nymagee
  • Oberon
  • Orange
  • Peel
  • Pilliga
  • Pilliga Outwash
  • Pittwater
  • Pooncarie-Darling
  • Robinvale Plain
  • South Olary Plain
  • Talbragar Valley
  • Tomalla
  • Upper Hunter
  • Victorian Riverina
  • Walcha Plateau
  • Warrambool-Moonie
  • Wilcannia Plains
  • Wollemi
  • Wyong
  • Yengo
In-demand ecosystem credits (non-TEC)

In the subregions above, the following ecosystem credits are currently in demand.

Offset Trading Groups in higher clearing classes that can be used to meet an offset obligation for credits of a lower clearing class are indicated with an asterisk (*).

Brigalow Clay Plain Woodlands greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Brigalow Clay Plain Woodlands greater than or equal to 90%

 

Coastal Dune Dry Sclerophyll Forests less than 50%

*Coastal Dune Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*Coastal Dune Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Coastal Dune Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 90%

 

Coastal Freshwater Lagoons greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Coastal Freshwater Lagoons greater than or equal to 90%

 

Coastal Swamp Forests less than 50%

Coastal Swamp Forests greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*Coastal Swamp Forests greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Coastal Swamp Forests greater than or equal to 90%

 

Coastal Valley Grassy Woodlands less than 50%

*Coastal Valley Grassy Woodlands greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*Coastal Valley Grassy Woodlands greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

Coastal Valley Grassy Woodlands greater than or equal to 90%

 

Eastern Riverine Forests less than 50%

*Eastern Riverine Forests greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*Eastern Riverine Forests greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Eastern Riverine Forests greater than or equal to 90%

 

Floodplain Transition Woodlands greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Floodplain Transition Woodlands greater than or equal to 90%

 

Hunter-Macleay Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Hunter-Macleay Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 90%

 

Inland Floodplain Shrublands greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*Inland Floodplain Shrublands greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Inland Floodplain Shrublands greater than or equal to 90%

 

Inland Floodplain Swamps less than 50%

Inland Floodplain Swamps greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

Inland Floodplain Swamps greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Inland Floodplain Swamps greater than or equal to 90%

 

Inland Riverine Forests greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

Inland Riverine Forests greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Inland Riverine Forests greater than or equal to 90%

 

Inland Rocky Hill Woodlands less than 50%

Inland Rocky Hill Woodlands greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*Inland Rocky Hill Woodlands greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Inland Rocky Hill Woodlands greater than or equal to 90%

 

Montane Bogs and Fens greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*Montane Bogs and Fens greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Montane Bogs and Fens greater than or equal to 90%

 

North Coast Dry Sclerophyll Forests less than 50%

*North Coast Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*North Coast Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*North Coast Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 90%

 

North Coast Wet Sclerophyll Forests less than 50%

North Coast Wet Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*North Coast Wet Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*North Coast Wet Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 90%

 

North-west Alluvial Sand Woodlands greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*North-west Alluvial Sand Woodlands greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*North-west Alluvial Sand Woodlands greater than or equal to 90%

 

North-west Floodplain Woodlands greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*North-west Floodplain Woodlands greater than or equal to 90%

 

North-west Slopes Dry Sclerophyll Woodlands greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*North-west Slopes Dry Sclerophyll Woodlands greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*North-west Slopes Dry Sclerophyll Woodlands greater than or equal to 90%

 

Pilliga Outwash Dry Sclerophyll Forests less than 50%

Pilliga Outwash Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

Pilliga Outwash Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Pilliga Outwash Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 90%

 

Riverine Chenopod Shrublands less than 50%

Riverine Chenopod Shrublands greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*Riverine Chenopod Shrublands greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Riverine Chenopod Shrublands greater than or equal to 90%

 

Sand Plain Mallee Woodlands greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*Sand Plain Mallee Woodlands greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Sand Plain Mallee Woodlands greater than or equal to 90%

 

Sand Plain Mulga Shrublands greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*Sand Plain Mulga Shrublands greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Sand Plain Mulga Shrublands greater than or equal to 90%

 

Semi-arid Floodplain Grasslands greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Semi-arid Floodplain Grasslands greater than or equal to 90%

 

South East Dry Sclerophyll Forests less than 50%

*South East Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*South East Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*South East Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 90%

 

Southern Tableland Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*Southern Tableland Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Southern Tableland Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 90%

 

Southern Tableland Grassy Woodlands greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Southern Tableland Grassy Woodlands greater than or equal to 90%

 

Subalpine Woodlands less than 50%

*Subalpine Woodlands greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*Subalpine Woodlands greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Subalpine Woodlands greater than or equal to 90%

 

Subtropical Semi-arid Woodlands less than 50%

*Subtropical Semi-arid Woodlands greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*Subtropical Semi-arid Woodlands greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Subtropical Semi-arid Woodlands greater than or equal to 90%

 

Sydney Coastal Dry Sclerophyll Forests less than 50%

Sydney Coastal Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*Sydney Coastal Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Sydney Coastal Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 90%

 

Sydney Hinterland Dry Sclerophyll Forests less than 50%

*Sydney Hinterland Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*Sydney Hinterland Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

 

Sydney Montane Dry Sclerophyll Forests less than 50%

*Sydney Montane Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*Sydney Montane Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Sydney Montane Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 90%

 

Upper Riverina Dry Sclerophyll Forests less than 50%

Upper Riverina Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*Upper Riverina Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Upper Riverina Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 90%

 

Western Peneplain Woodlands greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

Western Peneplain Woodlands greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Western Peneplain Woodlands greater than or equal to 90%

 

Western Slopes Dry Sclerophyll Forests less than 50%

Western Slopes Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

Western Slopes Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*Western Slopes Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 90%

 

Western Slopes Grassy Woodlands greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*Western Slopes Grassy Woodlands greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

Western Slopes Grassy Woodlands greater than or equal to 90%

In-demand ecosystem credits (TEC)

In the subregions above, the following ecosystem credits are currently in demand.

Acacia melvillei Shrubland in the Riverina and Murray-Darling Depression bioregions

Allocasuarina luehmannii Woodland in the Riverina and Murray-Darling Depression bioregions

Brigalow within the Brigalow Belt South, Nandewar and Darling Riverine Plains bioregions

Carbeen Open Forest Community in the Darling Riverine Plains and Brigalow Belt South bioregions

Central Hunter Grey Box—Ironbark Woodland in the New South Wales North Coast and Sydney Basin bioregions

Central Hunter Ironbark—Spotted Gum—Grey Box Forest in the New South Wales North Coast and Sydney Basin bioregions

Cumberland Plain Woodland in the Sydney Basin Bioregion

Freshwater Wetlands on Coastal Floodplains of the New South Wales North Coast, Sydney Basin and South East Corner bioregions

Fuzzy Box Woodland on alluvial Soils of the South Western Slopes, Darling Riverine Plains and Brigalow Belt South bioregions

Hunter Floodplain Red Gum Woodland in the NSW North Coast and Sydney Basin bioregions

Hunter Valley Footslopes Slaty Gum Woodland in the Sydney Basin Bioregion

Inland Grey Box Woodland in the Riverina, NSW South Western Slopes, Cobar Peneplain, Nandewar and Brigalow Belt South bioregions

Kurri Sand Swamp Woodland in the Sydney Basin Bioregion

Lower Hunter Spotted Gum Ironbark Forest in the Sydney Basin and NSW North Coast bioregions

Montane Peatlands and Swamps of the New England Tableland, NSW North Coast, Sydney Basin, South East Corner, South Eastern Highlands and Australian Alps bioregions

Myall Woodland in the Darling Riverine Plains, Brigalow Belt South, Cobar Peneplain, Murray-Darling Depression, Riverina and NSW South Western Slopes bioregions

River-Flat Eucalypt Forest on Coastal Floodplains of the New South Wales North Coast, Sydney Basin and South East Corner bioregions

Semi-evergreen Vine Thicket in the Brigalow Belt South and Nandewar bioregions

Shale Gravel Transition Forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion

Shale Sandstone Transition Forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion

Swamp Oak Floodplain Forest of the New South Wales North Coast, Sydney Basin and South East Corner bioregions

Swamp Sclerophyll Forest on Coastal Floodplains of the New South Wales North Coast, Sydney Basin and South East Corner bioregions

White Box - Yellow Box - Blakely's Red Gum Grassy Woodland and Derived Native Grassland in the NSW North Coast, New England Tableland, Nandewar, Brigalow Belt South, Sydney Basin, South Eastern Highlands, NSW South Western Slopes, South East Corner and Riverina bioregions

In-demand species credits

Species credits can be created anywhere the species is located. The following species credits are currently in demand:

Flora species

Scientific nameCommon name
Acacia acanthocladaHarrow wattle
Acacia ausfeldiiAusfeld's wattle
Acacia bynoeana
Bynoe's wattle
Ammobium craspedioidesYass daisy
Angophora inopina
Charmhaven apple
Atriplex sturtii
A saltbush
Austrostipa wakoolicaA spear-grass
Bertya opponensCoolabah bertya
Brachyscome papillosaMossgiel daisy
Caladenia arenariaSand-hill spider orchid
Caladenia tessellataThick lip spider orchid
Calochilus pulchellusPretty beard orchid
Calotis mooreiA burr-daisy
Commersonia procumbensCommersonia procumbens
Commersonia roseaCommersonia rosea
Convolvulus tedmoorei
Bindweed
Cryptostylis hunterianaLeafless tongue orchid
Cullen parvumSmall scurf-pea
Cyperus conicusCyperus conicus
Desmodium campylocaulonCreeping tick-trefoil
Dichanthium setosumBluegrass
Digitaria porrectaFinger panic grass
Diuris tricolorPine donkey orchid
Eucalyptus camaldulensisRiver red gum
Eucalyptus cannoniiCapertee stringybark
Eucalyptus langleyiAlbatross mallee
Eucalyptus parramattensis subsp. decadensEucalyptus parramattensis subsp. decadens
Eucalyptus sturgissianaEttrema mallee
Euphrasia argutaEuphrasia arguta
Genoplesium baueriBauer's midge orchid
Grevillea parviflora subsp. parvifloraSmall-flower grevillea
Hibbertia puberulaHibbertia puberula
Homopholis belsoniiBelson's panic
Homoranthus darwinioidesFairy bells
Lasiopetalum behriiPink velvet bush
Lepidium aschersoniiSpiny peppercress
Lepidium monoplocoidesWinged peppercress
Leptorhynchos orientalisLanky buttons
Leptorhynchos waitziaButton immortelle
Maireana cheelii
Chariot wheels
Monotaxis macrophyllaLarge-leafed monotaxis
Ozothamnus tesselatusOzothamnus tesselatus
Pilularia novae-hollandiaeAustral pillwort
Pimelea serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaThyme rice-flower
Platyzoma microphyllumBraid fern
Polygala linariifoliaNative milkwort
Pomaderris cotoneasterCotoneaster pomaderris
Pomaderris queenslandicaScant pomaderris
Prasophyllum petilumTarengo leek orchid
Pterostylis cobarensisGreenhood orchid
Pterostylis gibbosaIllawarra greenhood
Pterostylis ventricosaPterostylis ventricosa
Pterostylis vernalisPterostylis vernalis
Rhizanthella slateriEastern Australian underground orchid
Rhodamnia rubescensScrub turpentine
Santalum murrayanumBitter quandong
Swainsona colutoidesBladder senna
Swainsona murrayana
Slender Darling-pea
Swainsona pyrophilaYellow Swainson-pea
Swainsona rectaSmall purple-pea
Swainsona sericeaSilky Swainson-pea
Tetratheca junceaBlack-eyed susan
Thesium australeAustral toadflax
Triplarina nowraensisNowra heath myrtle 
Tylophora linearisTylophora linearis
Zieria ingramiiKeith's zieria
Ecosystem and species credits removed from list in January 2024 update

Non-TEC

New England Dry Sclerophyll Forests less than 50%

*New England Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*New England Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

 

New England Grassy Woodlands less than 50%

New England Grassy Woodlands greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*New England Grassy Woodlands greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*New England Grassy Woodlands greater than or equal to 90%

 

Riverine Plain Woodlands greater than or equal to 90%

 

South Coast Sands Dry Sclerophyll Forests less than 50%

*South Coast Sands Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 50% and less than 70%

*South Coast Sands Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 70% and less than 90%

*South Coast Sands Dry Sclerophyll Forests greater than or equal to 90%

 

Western Slopes Grassy Woodlands less than 50%

TEC

None removed.

Flora species

None removed.

Fauna species

None removed.

Credits Near Me NSW app

The Credits Near Me NSW mobile and web app is a great starting point for landholders thinking about establishing a biodiversity stewardship agreement under the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme.

The app can help landholders identify the types of biodiversity credits they may be able to create and sell, and whether there are people looking to buy these types of credits.

The app can also help proponents of developments find areas where the potential supply of credits may help meet their biodiversity offset obligations.

Credits Near Me NSW app

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