Biodiversity Assessment Method Order 2017.

Materia

Medio ambiente gen., Pesca, Bosques, Agua, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas

Palabra clave

Institución Conservación del ecosistema Planificación ambiental Autorización/permiso EIA Humedales Inspección Infracciones/sanciones Biodiversidad Desarrollo sostenible Política/planificación Pesca marítima Protecíon de las especies Investigación Manejo y conservación pesquera Zona protegida Contaminación de las aguas dulces Control de la contaminación Especies migratorias Especies exóticas Especies en peligro Mamíferos marinos Parques nacionales Áreas marinas protegidas Acceso y participación en los beneficios Área marina

Área geográphica

Asia y Pacifico, Australia y Nueva Zelandia, Océano Índico, Oceania, Pacífico Sur

Entry into force notes

This Order enters into force on 25 August 2017.

Resumen

This Order establishes The NSW biodiversity offsets scheme under Part 6 of the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (BC Act). The Biodiversity Assessment Method (BAM) is established under section 6.7 of the BC Act. The BAM is established for the purpose of assessing certain impacts on threatened species and threatened ecological communities (TECs), and their habitats, and the impact on biodiversity values, where required under the BC Act, Local Land Services Act 2013 (LLS Act) or the State Environmental Planning Policy (Vegetation in Non-Rural Areas) 2017). The BAM is made by the Minister administering the BC Act by order and published on the NSW legislation website. The BAM is structured around three primary stages. Stage 1 of the BAM establishes a single consistent approach to assessing the biodiversity values on land. Under the proposed offsets scheme, this will include: a) land proposed as a development site, including for a Part 5 activity (proposed development site); b) land subject to a vegetation clearing proposal which is required to be assessed by the BAM under the LLS Act (proposed clearing site); c) land proposed to be biodiversity certified; and d) land proposed as a biodiversity stewardship site under a biodiversity stewardship agreement (proposed biodiversity stewardship site). Stage 2 provides for an impact assessment on biodiversity values where the land is a development site, clearing site or land proposed for biodiversity certification. This stage includes the guidelines and requirements that apply the avoid, minimise and offset hierarchy for assessing direct and indirect impacts. Direct impacts on biodiversity values include those related to clearing native vegetation and threatened species habitat, and impacts on biodiversity values prescribed by the Biodiversity Conservation Regulation 2017 (the BC Regulation). Stage 3 provides for the assessment of the management requirements at a proposed biodiversity stewardship site and the likely improvement in biodiversity values that are predicted to occur over time. The gain that is predicted to occur from the management actions determines the number of biodiversity credits that can be created at the site.

Texto completo

Inglés

Página web

www.legislation.gov.au

Referencias - Legislación

Implementa

Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.

Legislación | Australia | 2016 (2018)

Palabra clave: Legislación básica, Institución, Conservación del ecosistema, Planificación ambiental, Autorización/permiso, EIA, Humedales, Inspección, Infracciones/sanciones, Biodiversidad, Desarrollo sostenible, Conocimientos tradicionales/ conocimiento indígena, Pueblos indígenas, Política/planificación, Pesca marítima, Protecíon de las especies, Investigación, Derechos tradicionales/derechos consuetudinarios, Manejo y conservación pesquera, Zona protegida, Contaminación de las aguas dulces, Control de la contaminación, Especies migratorias, Especies exóticas, Especies en peligro, Mamíferos marinos, Parques nacionales, Áreas marinas protegidas, Acceso y participación en los beneficios, Área marina

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX