Our winter edition of Understory is online with news, landholder stories, conservation actions and our up-to-date data on private land conservation efforts across NSW
70,000 hectares added to NSW conservation efforts over past year
The new agreements grow land being managed with the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust to 2.3 million hectares, or about 3 per cent of the state’s land.
Are you a landholder interested in conservation? Protecting areas of land through conservation or wildlife refuge agreements comes with ongoing support and access to grants.
Are you a landholder with an existing private land conservation agreement? You may be eligible to apply for a grant to help manage your conservation area.
Are you a landholder interested in being paid to manage part of your property for conservation? You may be eligible to apply for funding through a fixed price offer or conservation tender.
Are you a landholder interested in funding through generating and selling biodiversity credits? You may want to apply for a biodiversity stewardship agreement with the BCT.