We are a boutique Environmental Consultancy with a focus on assessing Australian Biodiversity and improving the way humans operate within our environment. From small scale advice on reducing project impacts, to landscape scale conservation agreements and management plans, we provide the survey, guidance and management for stakeholders to achieve their project goals.

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We are a boutique Environmental Consultancy with a focus on assessing Australian Biodiversity and improving the way humans operate within our environment. From small scale advice on reducing project impacts, to landscape scale conservation agreements and management plans, we provide the survey, guidance and management for stakeholders to achieve their project goals.

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In NSW the government has introduced the Biodiversity Offset Scheme (BOS) which includes a robust process to protect important private land with high biodiversity value in perpetuity under an irrevocable bind known as a Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement (BSA). Once land is protected under a BSA, the landowner progressively improves upon the biodiversity value, vegetation condition and habitat potential in accordance with a Management Plan financed through sales of Offset Credits that are provided by the State Government in recognition of the contribution to biodiversity protection. The management costs are released yearly in accordance with annual payments detailed in a costing sheet known as the Total Fund Deposit. This ensures rigorous, objective based management to protect and improve your land.
The BOS introduces an alternative revenue stream for suitable biodiverse land through the sale of Offset Credits. Purchasers of these credits include architects, developers, planners and government organisations who are required to offset any unavoidable impacts they may be having on our environment. Philanthropic organisations and companies aiming high with ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) targets to exemplify how their services contribute to sustainability, are also potential credit purchasers.
The BSA process requires an Accredited Assessor to apply the Biodiversity Assessment Method (BAM) to quantify the biodiversity values present on your land. This involves vegetation plots and can also include targeted flora and fauna survey. The results are presented within a Biodiversity Stewardship Site Assessment Report (BSSAR), along with a Management Plan and costings presented in the Total Fund Deposit.
Lodge Environmental has established over 1,000 ha of land subject to approved BSAs.
Get in touch today if you are interested in protecting biodiversity on your land, coupled with a diversified income stream.

Biodiversity Stewardship Agreements (BSA)

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In NSW the government has introduced the Biodiversity Offset Scheme (BOS) which includes a robust process to protect important private land with high biodiversity value in perpetuity under an irrevocable bind known as a Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement (BSA). Once land is protected under a BSA, the landowner progressively improves upon the biodiversity value, vegetation condition and habitat potential in accordance with a Management Plan financed through sales of Offset Credits that are provided by the State Government in recognition of the contribution to biodiversity protection. The management costs are released yearly in accordance with annual payments detailed in a costing sheet known as the Total Fund Deposit. This ensures rigorous, objective based management to protect and improve your land.

The BOS introduces an alternative revenue stream for suitable biodiverse land through the sale of Offset Credits. Purchasers of these credits include architects, developers, planners and government organisations who are required to offset any unavoidable impacts they may be having on our environment. Philanthropic organisations and companies aiming high with ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) targets to exemplify how their services contribute to sustainability, are also potential credit purchasers.

The BSA process requires an Accredited Assessor to apply the Biodiversity Assessment Method (BAM) to quantify the biodiversity values present on your land. This involves vegetation plots and can also include targeted flora and fauna survey. The results are presented within a Biodiversity Stewardship Site Assessment Report (BSSAR), along with a Management Plan and costings presented in the Total Fund Deposit.

Lodge Environmental has established over 1,000 ha of land subject to approved BSAs.

Get in touch today if you are interested in protecting biodiversity on your land, coupled with a diversified income stream.

At Lodge we provide a fresh approach to environmental consulting and work collaboratively with our clients, building long lasting client relationships and positive outcomes for biodiversity.

Biodiversity Stewardship Agreements, Private Land Conservation and Offsets - Lodge Environmental

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Biodiversity Stewardship Agreements, Private Land Conservation and Offsets

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Ecological Services offered by the team include:
Microbat Management, Culvert Habitat Enhancement and Bridge Exclusion
Fauna Management Plans
Green and Golden Bell Frog Habitat Enhancement and Pond Creation
Dam Dewatering Plans and Fauna Capture and Relocation
Weed Management Plans
Pre-clearance Inspection, Felling Supervision and Fauna Spotter Catcher
Fauna Corridor Enhancement
Monitoring Plans

Ecological Services / Project Ecologist

Ecological Services offered by the team include:

Microbat Management, Culvert Habitat Enhancement and Bridge Exclusion

Fauna Management Plans

Green and Golden Bell Frog Habitat Enhancement and Pond Creation

Dam Dewatering Plans and Fauna Capture and Relocation

Weed Management Plans

Pre-clearance Inspection, Felling Supervision and Fauna Spotter Catcher

Fauna Corridor Enhancement

Monitoring Plans

Ecological Services, Project Ecologist - Lodge Environmental

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Ecological Services, Project Ecologist

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Our team of consultants are well versed in environmental impact assessment, able to enact the requirements of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 and Biodiversity Conservation Regulation 2017.
If a project requires removal of vegetation, it is likely either a Flora and Fauna Assessment or Biodiversity Development Assessment Report (BDAR) will be needed.
A BDAR is a report that assesses vegetation and biodiversity in accordance with the robust Biodiversity Assessment Methodology (BAM). The BDAR is required to highlight how the project has assessed and quantified biodiversity and native vegetation, followed by introducing the legislatively required approach of avoiding, minimising, and then as a last resort &#8211; offsetting impacts. A BDAR must be undertaken by an Accredited Biodiversity Assessor. The outcome of a BDAR will identify how many credits are required to offset the residual impacts of project to achieve a no net loss outcome.
A BDAR is required if a project covers any of three thresholds, namely:
Impacts to vegetation mapped on the Biodiversity Values Map.
Impacts to native vegetation in exceedance of the area clearing thresholds.
If an Assessment of Significance confirms that a project is likely to constitute a significant impact on biodiversity.

Flora and Fauna Assessments (FFA), Biodiversity Development Assessment Reports (BDAR)

Our team of consultants are well versed in environmental impact assessment, able to enact the requirements of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 and Biodiversity Conservation Regulation 2017.

If a project requires removal of vegetation, it is likely either a Flora and Fauna Assessment or Biodiversity Development Assessment Report (BDAR) will be needed.

A BDAR is a report that assesses vegetation and biodiversity in accordance with the robust Biodiversity Assessment Methodology (BAM). The BDAR is required to highlight how the project has assessed and quantified biodiversity and native vegetation, followed by introducing the legislatively required approach of avoiding, minimising, and then as a last resort - offsetting impacts. A BDAR must be undertaken by an Accredited Biodiversity Assessor. The outcome of a BDAR will identify how many credits are required to offset the residual impacts of project to achieve a no net loss outcome.

A BDAR is required if a project covers any of three thresholds, namely:

Impacts to vegetation mapped on the Biodiversity Values Map.

Impacts to native vegetation in exceedance of the area clearing thresholds.

If an Assessment of Significance confirms that a project is likely to constitute a significant impact on biodiversity.

Flora and Fauna Assessments, Biodiversity Development Assessment Reports (BDAR) - Lodge Environmental

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Flora and Fauna Assessments, Biodiversity Development Assessment Reports (BDAR)

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We specialise in assessing biodiversity on land across our State. Oftentimes this will involve tailoring survey to specifically detect a particular species, at a particular time of the year, such as during the breeding period, or during a plants flowering season. We use a range of best practice techniques in combination with the latest technology. Examples include:
Targeted Searches
Camera trapping
eDNA
Thermal Imagery
Drone Detection
Passive Sound Recorders
Spotlighting
Call Playback
Targeted Survey can be a requirement as part of the Biodiversity Assessment Methodology (BAM) to inform a Biodiversity Stewardship Site Assessment or Biodiversity Development Assessment Report and confirm the presence or absence of Candidate Species.

We specialise in assessing biodiversity on land across our State. Oftentimes this will involve tailoring survey to specifically detect a particular species, at a particular time of the year, such as during the breeding period, or during a plants flowering season. We use a range of best practice techniques in combination with the latest technology. Examples include:

Targeted Searches

Camera trapping

eDNA

Thermal Imagery

Drone Detection

Passive Sound Recorders

Spotlighting

Call Playback

Targeted Survey can be a requirement as part of the Biodiversity Assessment Methodology (BAM) to inform a Biodiversity Stewardship Site Assessment or Biodiversity Development Assessment Report and confirm the presence or absence of Candidate Species.

Targeted Flora and Fauna Survey - Lodge Environmental

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