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When the chance to merge a passion for nature with enthusiasm for sharing his conservation journey came along, Pappinbarra landholder Jon van Beest seized the opportunity.

He joined Land Libraries and quickly became the program’s top contributor, recording more than 230 observations on NatureMapr.

Landholders across NSW have secured the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust (BCT) as a buyer for another 6,047 biodiversity credits to the value of $27.6 million in total.

The commitment to purchase credits was made through the BCT's biodiversity credit tender and will provide funding for new and existing permanent conservation areas.

The NSW MidCoast region is home to some of the state’s highest recorded densities of koalas with the MidCoast Koala Conservation Strategy responsible for guiding the conservation and management of koalas and their habitat across the region over five years.

Agreements from the Upper Hunter Conservation tender are progressing with landholders beginning to receive their first annual management payments to support their conservation efforts.  

The tender targeting Threatened Ecological Communities (TEC) in the Upper Hunter Shire local government area received 24 bids, with six agreements established to date. An additional two agreements are pending.

After more than six years of dedicated revegetation and landscape management, a once-rare sighting of a mother and joey koala has become a rewarding symbol of success for conservation agreement-holder John Blanch.

The arrival of the koala family is tangible proof the conservation work undertaken on Brightling Park at Georges Plains, is making a real difference in the restoration of local wildlife habitats.