Need biodiversity credits?

Niche advise project developers who are required to buy biodiversity credits to meet their offset obligations under the Biodiversity Offset Scheme (BOS) in NSW.

We thoroughly understand the complex BOS trading rules and work with you to ensure you have the right offsets/biodiversity products required for your project exactly when you need them, and for the best price possible.

Our experienced team has facilitated close to $1b of credit sales on behalf of development clients and over the past five years, we have transacted over 51,000 of our client’s credits, valued at over $120m.

Our services include designing biodiversity offset strategy, procurement planning, and brokering the sale and purchase of biodiversity offset credits.

We work with developers needing to comply with federal biodiversity requirements or state schemes in Queensland and Victoria, with both biodiversity strategy and project development.

We also support the voluntary purchase and sourcing of biodiversity credits to assist clients with meeting nature targets or funding nature investments.

Learn more about our biodiversity strategy expertise here.

Biodiversity credits available in NSW

Niche represents more landholders than any other biodiversity offset credit broker in NSW. We currently have in the order of $300m of ecosystem credits and $180m of species credits available for sale from 26 established offset sites (see map below) with another 11 offset sites in various stages of development.

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Map of biodiversity offset credits in NSW that Niche has available for project developers under the Biodiversity Offset Scheme

Our biodiversity credit brokerage services

Our brokerage services include:

  • Obtaining regulator support to expedite credit purchases where required
  • Negotiating and facilitating bespoke forward-contracting of credits to de-risk project development schedules
  • Partnering developers with landholders to generate and supply biodiversity credits
  • Going to market and running reverse tenders to obtain the most-competitive credit pricing possible

Download an overview of our credit inventory or contact us today to discuss your requirements. If we don’t have what you need, we would be happy to approach landholders and the broader credit supply market on your behalf. We also have a team dedicated to identifying and securing land for offsets.

We have also developed our own unique Biodiversity Offset Exchange (BOE) database to facilitate searching for offsets according to the complex BOS trading rules.  This allows our team to match credit demand and supply in an instant. BOE also includes our proprietary database of ‘expression of interest’ landholders so we can help developers find potential credit options before they are on the market, and in some cases, before they are even formally created.

Matching the offset credit needs of our development clients with the biodiversity offsetting resources of our landowner clients provides exceptional commercial and environmental outcomes.

Learn more about BOE here or get in touch to request a demonstration.

How to create biodiversity credits

Developers needing biodiversity credits or those wishing to establish biodiversity projects may create their own from land purchased or owned by a third party.

Niche works with landowners and managers to guide them through the process of establishing a conservation site, generating and selling biodiversity credits.

Find out more about our landholder services

Key People

  • Dr Amanda Griffith BSc (Hons), PhD, Accredited BAM Assessor

    Manager – Natural Capital and Offsets Markets

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