Land types and biodiversity values included on the Biodiversity Values Map

Part 7 of the Biodiversity Conservation Regulation 2017 (NSW) describes types of land with high biodiversity value that the Environment Agency Head can include on the Biodiversity Values Map. 

Land types include:

1. coastal wetlands and littoral rainforest
2. core koala habitat identified in an approved koala plan of management
3. declared Ramsar wetlands
4. land containing threatened species or threatened ecological communities identified as having potential for serious and irreversible impacts
5. biodiverse riparian land
6. high conservation value grasslands or groundcover
7. old growth forest identified in mapping developed under the National Forests Policy Statement
8. rainforest identified in mapping developed under the National Forests Policy Statement
9. declared areas of outstanding biodiversity value
10. council nominated areas with connectivity or threatened species habitat recommended to the Minister
11. any other land that in the opinion of the Environment Agency Head is of sufficient biodiversity value to be included.

The Types of land on the Biodiversity Values Map Guide provides a brief description of the type of land, mapping methods, the organisation that develops and maintains the mapping, and where more information can be found. 

Types of land on the Biodiversity Values Map Guide 

To view recent and previous changes to the map, visit: Updates to the Biodiversity Values Map.