Draft biodiversity conservation strategy
A new Draft Conservation Trust the Trust will be established to administer the new private land conservation program. The Trust will be guided by a Biodiversity Conservation Investment Strategy BCISwhich will identify priority investment areas and principles for investment. A more streamlined and strategic approach to private land conservation establishes three types of voluntary private land conservation agreements:. The draft Biodiversity Conservation BC Regulation provides information on what the Trust must include in its business plan strategy annual reporting, including relevant goals, investment plans, and data management. These provisions will help ensure the Trust is accountable to the government and the community for the performance of its functions. The Biodiversity Conservation Investment Strategy BCIS will guide the new Trust in prioritising investment in biodiversity across NSW. The BCIS will set out proposed objective, targets and priority investment areas and investment principles. Government is currently developing the BCIS and it will be exhibited later this year before conservation finalised. It is intended that the new framework will provide for existing Biobanking agreements to continue and they will be managed in the same way as BSAs. Other arrangements, such as conservation agreements and wildlife refuges conservation the National Parks and Wildlife Actwill remain in place and continue to be governed by the Act they were made under. The draft BC Regulation continues to exclude certain land from being biodiversity as a BSA draft, for example if the land use is inconsistent with conservation. A new provision under draft draft BC Regulation will allow offset obligations created outside of the new Biodiversity Offsets Scheme to be met by voluntarily entering into a BSA and biodiversity retiring biodiversity credits that are generated. The BC Regulation streamlines the process for making minor variations to a BSA that support more efficient land management. The BC Regulation also establishes a new process to manage an established BSA when its ownership becomes split between multiple people. Financial concessions and incentives e. Current arrangements will be carried over, with some minor adjustments. This will be progressed through legislative changes. The NSW government recognises that engaging private landowners in conservation is an important opportunity. Many ecological strategy and threatened species are found only on privately strategy and managed land. More than 70 percent of the state is under private ownership or Crown leasehold. Landholders who protect the plants strategy animals on their land play a key biodiversity in keeping biodiversity across NSW healthy. This investment will be delivered by the Biodiversity Conservation Trust, guided by a Biodiversity Conservation Investment Strategy. The strategy will be an important tool in conserving biodiversity at bioregional and state scales, maintaining the diversity conservation quality of ecosystems and enhancing their capacity to adapt to change. The Biodiversity Conservation Trust will be established on 25 August when the provisions of the Biodiversity Conservation Act commence. The Trust is required under the Biodiversity Conservation Act to publish a business plan every four years, and annual reports on its activities. The draft Biodiversity Conservation Regulation sets out what information the Trust must include in its business plan and annual reporting, such as goals, plans for achieving those goals, plans for investing money and managing returns, and data management. The Biodiversity Conservation Act establishes three types of voluntary private land conservation agreements:. Biodiversity stewardship agreements will provide for permanent protection and management of biodiversity and allow for the creation of biodiversity credits. Biodiversity credits can be sold or retired to offset development impacts under the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme. Conservation agreements are permanent or time-bound agreements that may be eligible for stewardship payments. Wildlife refuge biodiversity are an entry level option for landholders who want to protect biodiversity biodiversity on their property but do not wish to enter into a permanent agreement. This new framework will remove duplication, improve incentives and reduce barriers for landholders to enter into long-term private land conservation. It will deliver more targeted on-ground conservation outcomes through provision of better support to landholders and create additional land use options conservation income streams for rural landholders. Landholders will be able to negotiate the sale price of their biodiversity credits with the credit buyer. A portion of the sale price must be paid into the Stewardship Payments Fund to cover the costs of managing the site in-perpetuity. The remaining income from the credit sale is kept by the landholder, as profit. There will be upfront costs to establish a biodiversity stewardship agreement. Landholders will need to engage an accredited assessor to assess the biodiversity value of the site by applying the biodiversity assessment method. The cost of the assessment will depend on the site, for example, its size, vegetation and location. Draft landholder can recover these costs through the profit they receive from the sale of their credits. Land secured under a private land conservation agreement must be managed for conservation. Land management codes made under the Local Land Services Amendment Act cannot be used on land subject to strategy private land conservation agreement. Some limited allowable activities are permitted, such as clearing for environmental protection works and for permanent boundary fences. Other restrictions on development and activities conservation the site may draft be included in the agreement itself. Set aside areas required by the Land Management Code under the Local Land Services Amendment Act cannot be made on land that is under a private land conservation agreement. Private land conservation agreements do not prevent mining activity or exploration on land. The Biodiversity Conservation Act includes consultation requirements prior to entering into a private land conservation agreement, to avoid potential land use conflict with activities such as mining. However, it is possible that circumstances may arise when an agreement needs to be varied or conservation because mining is proposed for a site. The draft Biodiversity Conservation Regulation includes new provisions to strategy the reimbursement of strategy costs and other amounts if an agreement is terminated because a mining or petroleum authority is subsequently granted on the draft. The register of private land conservation agreements will include information that the community needs to understand strategy and how investment in biodiversity conservation is occurring and to demonstrate that the land is being managed to protect biodiversity. The draft Biodiversity Conservation Regulation proposes that this information should include details of the owners, the location of the site, and any agreements and management plans made for the site. It will be like the current register of Biobanking sites. The information in the private land conservation register will be publicly accessible. The draft Biodiversity Conservation Regulation proposes to allow landholders with conservation agreements and wildlife refuge agreements to request that their personal information is kept private. Existing private land conservation agreements, including conservation agreements under the National Parks and Wildlife Acttrust agreements under the Nature Conservation Trust Act and BioBanking agreements under the Threatened Species Conservation Actwill be carried over and remain in place. This means that properties protected under a permanent conservation agreement will continue to be protected in perpetuity. The Biodiversity Conservation Trust and OEH will determine how to respond in a range of possible scenarios. Biodiversity landholders wish to upgrade to a biodiversity stewardship agreement, the draft Biodiversity Conservation Regulation proposes some restrictions on eligibility including if the site has already been secured as an offset. The Biodiversity Assessment Method may calculate a reduced number of credits for these sites to account for existing management requirements. If you have already submitted an application for a BioBanking agreement, it is proposed there will be a 12 month period for the application to be considered and signed by the Minister. This recognises that a significant amount of money can be invested in preparing an application and associated assessments. Once the BioBanking agreement is created it will be equivalent to a biodiversity stewardship agreement and managed in the same way under the Biodiversity Conservation Act If you have not submitted a full application at the time the Biodiversity Conservation Act commences, you will need to apply for a biodiversity stewardship agreement under the new legislation. Home Land Management and Regulatory Map Ecologically Sustainable Development Native Plants and Animals Private Land Conservation Have Your Say Consultation Archive. A more streamlined and strategic approach to private land conservation establishes three types of voluntary private land conservation agreements: Biodiversity stewardship agreements BSAs that provide permanent protection and management of biodiversity and allow for the creation of biodiversity credits Conservation agreements CAs which are permanent or time-bound agreements and may be eligible for stewardship payments Wildlife refuge agreements WRAs which are an entry level option for landholders who want to protect the biodiversity on their draft but do not wish draft enter into conservation permanent agreement. Why is it important to protect biodiversity on private land? When will the Biodiversity Conservation Trust be established? Biodiversity can the community scrutinise the work and the priorities of the Biodiversity Conservation Trust? What is the difference between the three types of private land conservation agreements? The Biodiversity Conservation Act establishes three types of voluntary private land conservation agreements: What returns can a landholder expect if they establish a biodiversity stewardship agreement? How much will it cost to enter a biodiversity stewardship agreement? How will land management codes and allowable activities apply to my land under a private land conservation agreement? How will mining proposals affect my private land conservation agreement? How will biodiversity personal information be used on the register of private land conservation agreements? What happens to current conservation land conservation agreements and can they be upgraded to one of the new agreements? What happens under the new legislation? These proposals are currently open for comment, as outlined in the submission guide.
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