The portal is designed to make it easier and faster for:

• Offset Seekers: organisations and individuals to identify land which will help them meet their Natural Capital objectives. The portal enables them to identify and contact landowners, farmers and their agents directly, in order to ascertain if the schemes offered are relevant to the Offset Seeker
• Offset Providers: landowners and farmers to register on the national portal and therefore gain direct access to national and international Offset Seekers

In addition to organisations and individuals looking for offset opportunities, the portal is of particular interest to developers as, under the terms of the Environment Act 2021, they have a legal responsibility to address the loss of biodiversity associated with their development and (with a few exceptions), might have to deliver at least 10% biodiversity net gain from January 2024.

The portal will help Offset Seekers find alternative sites for offsetting the environmental impact of their projects.