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Biodiversity Offsets Scheme Update newsletters

2024

• Biodiversity Offsets Scheme Update No. 30 – 5 August 2024 (PDF)(130.24 KB)
• Biodiversity Offsets Scheme Update No. 29 – 25 June 2024 (PDF)(130.75 KB)
• Biodiversity Offsets Scheme Update No. 28 – 3 June 2024 (PDF)(198.2 KB)
• Biodiversity Offsets Scheme Update No. 27 – 22 April 2024 (PDF)(217.38 KB)
• Biodiversity Offsets Scheme Update No. 26 – 18 March 2024 (PDF)(202.14 KB)
• Biodiversity Offsets Scheme Update No. 25 – 20 February 2024 (PDF)(158.32 KB)
• Biodiversity Offsets Scheme Update No. 24 – 29 January 2024 (PDF)(129.56 KB)

2023

• Biodiversity Offsets Scheme Update No. 23 – 21 December 2023 (PDF)(380.3 KB) 
  Downloads:
  • Improvements to the Vegetation and Threatened Species Tool (PDF)(117.64 KB)
• Biodiversity Offsets Scheme Update special edition on improving credit market information – 13 December 2023 (PDF)(251.56 KB) 
  This special edition newsletter aims to communicate to stakeholders some of the initiatives the NSW Government is taking to improve credit market information, particularly about credit demand, supply and pricing, to enable participants of the scheme to make more informed decisions about generating, selling and buying biodiversity credits.
• Biodiversity Offsets Scheme Update No. 23 – 21 December 2023 (PDF)(380.3 KB) 
  Downloads:
  • Improvements to the Vegetation and Threatened Species Tool (PDF)(117.64 KB)
• Biodiversity Offsets Scheme Update special edition on improving credit market information – 13 December 2023 (PDF)(251.56 KB)
• Biodiversity Offsets Scheme Update No. 22 – 22 November 2023 (PDF)(194.86 KB)
• Biodiversity Offsets Scheme Update No. 21 – 23 October 2023 (PDF)(268.71 KB)
• BOS Update No. 20 – 26 September 2023 (PDF)(348.8 KB)
• BOS Update No. 19 – 25 August 2023 (PDF)(203.26 KB)
• BOS Update No 18 – 26 July 2023 (PDF)(197.96 KB)
• BOS Update No 17 – 21 June 2023 (PDF)(412.51 KB) 
  Downloads:
  • Improvements to credit wanted (credit demand) listings (PDF)(66.25 KB)
  • Release notes: May 2023 (PDF)(301.54 KB)
  • Release notes: June 2023 (PDF)(261.86 KB)
• BOS Update No 16 – 22 May 2023 (PDF)(460.52 KB) 
  Release notes:
  • BOS Update No.16 – New changes to threatened entity data in BioNet (PDF)(289.26 KB)
• BOS Update No. 15 – 19 April 2023 (PDF)(373.63 KB) 
  Release notes:
  • Deployment of Revised East Coast PCT Classification in the BAM-C (PDF)(822.99 KB)
• BOS Update No. 14 – 21 March 2023 (PDF)(158.15 KB)
• BOS Update No. 13 – 23 February 2023 (PDF)(151.98 KB)
• BOS Update No. 12 – 31 January 2023 (PDF)(166.95 KB) 
  Release notes:
  • Deployment of V1.2 Benchmarks in the BAM C (PDF)(791.94 KB)

2022

• BOS Update No. 11 – 16 December 2022 (PDF)(200.45 KB) 
  Downloads
  • Improvements to credit wanted listings (PDF)(99.86 KB)
  • Release notes BAM-C December 2022 (PDF)(244.21 KB)
• BOS Update No. 10 – 15 November 2022 (PDF)(224.02 KB) 
  Release notes:
  • Biodiversity Offsets Scheme: Release notes: October 2022 (PDF)(1.28 MB)
• BOS Update No. 9 – 30 September 2022 (PDF)(168.7 KB)
• BOS Update No. 8 – 13 September 2022 (PDF)(220.42 KB)
• BOS Update No. 7 – 15 August 2022 (PDF)(216.23 KB)
• BOS Update No. 6 – 28 July 2022 (PDF)(162.18 KB)
• BOS Update No. 5 – 27 June 2022 (PDF)(273.86 KB) 
  Release notes:
  • Release notes: June 2022 (PDF)(731.6 KB)
• BOS Updates No. 4 – 16 May 2022 (PDF)(128.16 KB)
• BOS Updates No. 3 – 12 April 2022 (PDF)(222.21 KB)
• BOS Updates No. 2 – 14 March 2022 (PDF)(176.08 KB)
• BOS Updates No. 1 – 9 February 2022 (PDF)(210.59 KB)
  • TBDC Enhancements now live (PDF)(632.84 KB)

2021

• BAM Assessor update 52 – 20 December 2021 (PDF)(311.31 KB) 
  Release notes:
  • BAM Calculator updates (PDF)(1.55 MB)
• BAM Assessor update 51 – 29 October 2021 (PDF)(242.4 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update 50 – 2 September 2021 (PDF)(102.52 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update 49 – 26 July 2021 (PDF)(129.71 KB) 
  Release notes:
  • BAM Assessor Update 48 – 3 June 2021 (PDF)(119 KB)
• BAM data import on 7 June 2021 (PDF)(569.87 KB) 
  Release notes:
  • How to submit and send back BOAMS cases (PDF)(505.03 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update 47 – 29 April 2021 (PDF)(121.85 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update 46 – 9 April 2021 (PDF)(118.35 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update 45 – 11 March 2021 (PDF)(53.48 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update 44 – 11 February 2021 (PDF)(184.92 KB) 
  Release notes: 
  BOS Credit retirement/transfer forms
  • Annotated BOS Credit retirement form (PDF)(254.48 KB)
  • Annotated BOS Credit transfer form (PDF)(311.54 KB)
  • Guidance on applying to transfer or retire Biodiversity Offsets Scheme credits

2020

• BAM Assessor Update 43 – 23 December 2020 (PDF)(153.88 KB) 
  Release notes: 
  BOS Credit retirement and transfer forms
  • Annotated BOS Credit retirement form (PDF)(254.47 KB)
  • Annotated BOS Credit transfer form (PDF)(311.55 KB)
  • Applying to transfer or retire BOS credits (PDF)(35.21 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update 42 – 7 December 2020 (PDF)(57.87 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update 41 – 5 November 2020 (PDF)(52.31 KB) 
  Release notes:
  • Biodiversity Credit Open Fixed Price Offer (PDF)(958.16 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update Special – 19 October 2020 (PDF)(80.93 KB) 
  Release notes:
  • Changes to the Biodiversity Assessment Method from 2017 to 2020
  • Release notes: October 2020 Enhancements to the BAM Calculator based on the revised BAM 2020 and endorsement of BOS by the Commo (PDF)(771.82 KB)
  • Release notes: October 2020 Enhancements to the BAM Calculator [BAM-C] and updates to SAII List (PDF)(1.33 MB)
• BAM Assessor Update 40 – 12 October 2020 (PDF)(65.27 KB) 
  Release notes:
  • Adding a corporate landholder as a case party (PDF)(103.11 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update 39 – 2 September 2020 (PDF)(55.05 KB) 
  Release notes:
  • Biodiversity Offset and Agreement Management System – accounts and case parties (PDF)(196.15 KB)
  • High Threat Weed list review (PDF)(83.53 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update 38 – 5 August 2020 (PDF)(132.98 KB) 
  Release notes:
  • BOPC in Tab 8 of the BAM calculator may not display the correct offset trading group (PDF)(770.05 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update 37 – 25 June 2020 (PDF)(114.04 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update 36 – 1 June 2020 (PDF)(154.36 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update 35 – 28 April 2020 (PDF)(138.79 KB) 
  Release notes:
  • Release Notes – regular data update in BAM-C (PDF)(1.16 MB)
• BAM Assessor Update 34 – 2 April 2020 (PDF)(148.49 KB) 
  Release notes:
  • Release notes – Consent Authority user access to BOAMS (PDF)(1.39 MB)
• Release notes – Updating and saving credit pricing in BAMC (PDF)(851.1 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update 33 – 17 March 2020 (PDF)(869.9 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update 32 – 26 February 2020 (PDF)(189.17 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update 31 – 11 February 2020 (PDF)(65.02 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update – Number 30 – 24 January 2020 (PDF)(88.15 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update 29 – 23 January 2020 (PDF)(46.19 KB)

2019

• BAM Assessor Update 28 – 17 December 2019 (PDF)(59.21 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update 27 – 28 November 2019 (PDF)(161.41 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update 26 – 6 November 2019 (PDF)(50.39 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update 25 – 28 October 2019 (PDF)(58.35 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update Number 24 – 21 October 2019 (PDF)(72.23 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update Number 23 – 16 September 2019 (PDF)(46.75 KB) 
  Release notes:
  • Release notes for the BAM-C data update on 27 September 2019 (PDF)(604.92 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update Number 22 – 6 September 2019 (PDF)(139.9 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update Number 21 – 28 August 2019 (PDF)(48.35 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update Number 20 – 12 August 2019 (PDF)(193.22 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update Number 19 – 22 July 2019 (PDF)(117.59 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update Number 18 – 4 July 2019 (PDF)(131.46 KB) 
  Release notes:
  • Release notes – upgrades to the BAM Credit Calculator (PDF)(637.5 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update Number 17 – 18 June 2019 (PDF)(39.97 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update Number 16 – 29 May 2019 (PDF)(189.52 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update Number 15 – 16 May 2019 (PDF)(126.54 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update Number 14 – 28 February 2019 (PDF)(121.53 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update Number 13 – 28 February 2019 (PDF)(41.11 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update Number 12 – 8 February 2019 (PDF)(44.2 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update Number 11 – 18 January 2019 (PDF)(168.92 KB)

2018

• BAM Assessor Update Number 10 – 21 December 2018 (PDF)(68.98 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update Number 9 – 3 December 2018 (PDF)(158.86 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update Number 8 – 21 November 2018 (PDF)(231.88 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update Number 7 – 8 November 2018 (PDF)(155.2 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update Number 6 – 5 November 2018 (PDF)(104.74 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update Number 5 – 22 October 2018 (PDF)(49.25 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update Number 4 – 15 August 2018 (PDF)(31.73 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update Number 3 – 6 August 2018 (PDF)(160.11 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update Number 2 – 8 July 2018 (PDF)(115.28 KB)
• BAM Assessor Update Number 1 – 31 May 2018 (PDF)(51.58 KB)