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Technical Assistance Consultant’s Report Project Number: 50159-001 July 2019 Technical Assistance Number: 9461 Regional: Protecting and Investing in Natural Capital in Asia and the Pacific (Cofinanced by the Climate Change Fund and the Global Environment Facility) Prepared by: Lorenzo V. Cordova, Jr. M.A., Prof. Pastor L. Malabrigo, Jr. Prof. Cristino L. Tiburan, Jr., Prof. Anna Pauline O. de Guia, Bonifacio V. Labatos, Jr., Prof. Juancho B. Balatibat, Prof. Arthur Glenn A. Umali, Khryss V. Pantua, Gerald T. Eduarte, Adriane B. Tobias, Joresa Marie J. Evasco, and Angelica N. Divina. PRO-SEEDS DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, INC. Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines Asian Development Bank is the executing and implementing agency. This consultant’s report does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB or the Government concerned, and ADB and the Government cannot be held liable for its contents. (For project preparatory technical assistance: All the views expressed herein may not be incorporated into the proposed project’s design. Biodiversity Assessment Study for New Clark City New scientific information on the flora, fauna, and ecosystems in New Clark City Full Biodiversity Assessment Study for New Clark City Project Pro-Seeds Development Association, Inc. Final Report Biodiversity Assessment Study for New Clark City Project Contract No.: 149285-S53389 Final Report July 2019 Prepared for: ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Metro Manila, Philippines T +63 2 632 4444 Prepared by: PRO-SEEDS DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, INC C2A Sandrose Place, Ruby St., Umali Subdivision Brgy. Batong Malake, Los Banos, Laguna T (049) 525-1609 © Pro-Seeds Development Association, Inc. 2019 The information contained in this document produced by Pro-Seeds Development Association, Inc. is solely for the use of the Client identified on the cover sheet for the purpose for which it has been prepared and Pro-Seeds undertakes no duty to or accepts any responsibility to any third party who may rely upon this document. All rights reserved. No section or element of this document may be removed from this document, reproduced, electronically stored or transmitted in any form without the written permission of Pro-Seeds Development Association, Inc.. Full Biodiversity Assessment Study for New Clark City Project Pro-Seeds Development Association, Inc. Final Report Full Biodiversity Assessment Study for New Clark City Project Pro-Seeds Development Association, Inc. Final Report BIODIVERSITY ASESSMENT STUDY CORE TEAM Lorenzo V. Cordova, Jr., MA, EnP Urban Biodiversity Specialist / Project Leader Pastor L. Malabrigo, Jr. Senior Botanist Prof. Cristino L. Tiburan, Jr. PhD Remote Sensing and GIS Specialist Prof. Anna Pauline O. de Guia, PhD Senior Fauna Specialist Bonifacio V. Labatos, Jr., MSc, EnP Freshwater Ecologist Prof. Juancho B. Balatibat, MSc Entomologist Prof. Arthur Glenn A. Umali, MSc Junior Botanist Khryss V. Pantua, BSc Junior Fauna Specialist For. Gerald T. Eduarte, BSc Project Coordinator For. Adriane B. Tobias, BSc Junior Science Research Specialist For. Joresa Marie J. Evasco, Bsc For. Angelica N. Divina, Bsc Project Research Associates Full Biodiversity Assessment Study for New Clark City Project Pro-Seeds Development Association, Inc. Final Report TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................... 2 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 4 1.1. Background of the Study ................................................................................................... 4 1.2. Objectives ............................................................................................................................ 5 1.3. Significance of the Study ................................................................................................... 5 1.4. Scope and Limitations of the Study .................................................................................. 6 2. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA .................................................... 8 2.1. Geographic Location of New Clark City ........................................................................... 8 2.2. Overview and Condition of Watershed ............................................................................ 8 2.3. Physical Characteristics of New Clark City .................................................................... 11 2.3.1. Elevation................................................................................................................................. 11 2.3.2. Slope ....................................................................................................................................... 13 2.3.3. Land Cover ............................................................................................................................. 14 2.4. Overview of Socio-economic Activities of Barangays within NCCC ................................. 16 2.5. Climate and Climate Change ............................................................................................... 17 2.6. Brief Overview of the Proposed Development of NCC ................................................. 20 3. BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK AND DESIGN .......................... 22 3.1. Framework for the Study ................................................................................................ 22 3.2. Methodology ..................................................................................................................... 23 3.2.1. Terrestrial Flora ..................................................................................................................... 23 3.2.1.1. Vegetation Survey ............................................................................................................. 23 3.2.1.2. Species Identification ....................................................................................................... 27 3.2.1.3. Data Analysis ..................................................................................................................... 28 3.2.2. Vertebrate Fauna .................................................................................................................. 28 3.2.2.1. Area Description ............................................................................................................... 28 3.2.2.2. Faunal Survey .................................................................................................................... 29 i Full Biodiversity Assessment Study for New Clark City Project Pro-Seeds Development Association, Inc. Final Report 3.2.2.2.1. Herpetofauna ............................................................................................................... 30 3.2.2.2.2. Avifauna ......................................................................................................................... 30 3.2.2.2.2.1. Transect Walk ........................................................................................................ 30 3.2.2.2.2.2. Netting .................................................................................................................... 31 3.2.2.2.2.3. Data Analysis for Transect Walk Data ................................................................ 34 3.2.2.2.3. Mammals ....................................................................................................................... 34 3.2.2.2.3.1. Bats ......................................................................................................................... 34 3.2.2.2.3.2. Non-volant Mammals ........................................................................................... 34 3.2.2.3. Identification of Species .................................................................................................. 35 3.2.2.4. Conservation Status ......................................................................................................... 35 3.2.3. Invertebrate Fauna ............................................................................................................... 36 3.2.3.1. Sampling Sites ................................................................................................................... 36 3.2.3.2. Sampling Method ............................................................................................................. 36 3.2.3.3. Data Analysis ..................................................................................................................... 38 3.2.4. Freshwater Ecology .............................................................................................................. 38 3.2.4.1. Sampling Station ............................................................................................................... 38 3.2.4.2. Sampling Protocol ............................................................................................................ 39 3.2.4.2.1. Periphyton ..................................................................................................................... 39 3.2.4.2.2. Macrobenthos .............................................................................................................. 40 3.2.4.2.3. Fish ................................................................................................................................. 41 3.2.4.3. Conservation Status ........................................................................................................