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2002 Compendium of Philippine Environment Statistics Compendium of Philippine Environment Statistics 2002 Republika ng Pilipinas PAMBANSANG LUPON SA UGNAYANG PANG-ESTADISTIKA (NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD) November 2002 The Compendium of Philippine Environment Statistics (CPES) 2002 is a publication prepared by the Environment Accounts Division of the Economic Statistics Office of the NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD (NSCB). For technical inquiries, please direct calls at: (632) 899-3444. Please direct your subscription and inquiries to the: NATIONAL STATISTICAL INFORMATION CENTER National Statistical Coordination Board Ground Floor Midland Buendia Bldg., 403 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue, Makati City Tel nos.: Telefax nos.: (632) 895-2767 (632) 890-8456 (632) 890-9405 e-mail address: [email protected] ([email protected]) ([email protected]) website: http://www.nscb.gov.ph The NSIC is a one-stop shop of statistical information and services in the Philippines. Compendium of Philippine Environment Statistics 2002 November 2002 Republika ng Pilipinas PAMBANSANG LUPON SA UGNAYANG PANG-ESTADISTIKA (NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD) FOREWORD This is the second edition of the Compendium of Philippine Environment Statistics. The compendium is a compilation of statistical information collected from data produced by various government agencies and from data available in different statistical publications. The compilation of statistical data in this compendium is based on the Philippine Framework of Environment Statistics (PFDES) which in turn is based on the United Nations Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics. It covers data for the period 1992 to 2000, whenever possible. Latest figures presented vary depending on the availability of data. The PFDES provides a systematic approach to the development of environment statistics and is an instrument for compiling and integrating data coming from various data collecting institutions to make them more useful in the formulation and evaluation of socio-economic and environmental programs and policies. With this publication, the NSCB fulfills in part its function of providing information to planners, decision makers, researchers and other users towards sustainable development. The preparation of this publication would not have been possible without the valuable assistance and cooperation of the different source agencies. We take this opportunity to acknowledge their continued support towards a more responsive Philippine statistical system. ROMULO A. VIROLA Secretary General Compendium of Philippine Environment Statistics i NSCB Publications · NSCB Technical Papers Regular Publications o Environmental Accounting in the Philippines Economic and Social Statistics and Indicators o Poverty Assessment in the (National) Philippines · Philippine Statistical Yearbook o Rebasing, Linking and Constant · Economic and Social Indicators Price Estimation of the National · Statwatch (Monthly) Accounts of the Philippines · Economic Indicators o Recent Initiatives of the NSCB in o Economic Indicators (Monthly) Improving Official Statistics in the o Quarterly Economic Indices Philippines o Foreign Direct Investments o Measuring the Contribution of the (Quarterly) Informal Sector in the Philippines o Food Balance Sheet of the o Enhancing The Relevance Of The Philippines (Annual) PSNA · Social Indicators o Women and Men in the Philippines Others o Statistical Report on Children and Women Standard Classifications o Report on the Philippine Human · Philippine Standard Industrial Development Index Classification (PSIC) o Philippine Poverty Statis tics · Philippine Standard Commodity National Accounts of the Philippines (NAP) Classification (PSCC) · Quarterly, Semestral and Annual NAP · Philippine Standard Classification for · Gross Regional Domestic Product Education (PSCEd) (Annual) · Philippine Standard Occupational · Gross Regional Domestic Expenditure Classification (PSOC) (Annual) Proceedings of Conventions · Input-Output Accounts · National Convention on Statistics Sub-national Statistics · Asian Regional Section, International · The Countryside in Figures Conference on Statistical Computing · Regional Social and Economic Trends Reference Materials (RSET) · Inventory of Airports o RSET I · Inventory of Ports o RSET V · Philippine Statistical Development o RSET VI Program, 1999-2004 o RSET VIII · Profile of Censuses and Surveys o RSET IX · Directory of Statistical Services in the o RSET XII Philippines · Southern Mindanao Statistical · Catalogue of Philippine Statistical Yearbook Publications · Women and Men · Directory of Selected Statistical Terms o Mindanao · Manual on the Preparation of Statistical o Ilocos Region Project Proposals · Facts and Figures · A Guide to Statistics for Business o Bicol Planning o Western Mindanao · Framework for the Development of o Eastern Visayas in Figures Environment Statistics · Registry of Top Foreign Direct Serial Publications Investment Enterprises in the · Factsheets Philippines · NSCB Statistics Series o Metro Manila: A Gateway to the Philippines o The International Revenue Allotment (IRA) as a Source of Funds for Local Governance Compendium of Philippine Environment Statistics ii Other NSCB Products and Services Products 1. Statistical policies and measures to resolve specific issues and provide policy directions in the Philippine Statistical System 2. The Philippine Statistical Development Program (PSDP) to serve as blueprint of priority programs and activities to be undertaken to improve the Philippine Statistical System in the Medium Term 3. National Accounts and related economic accounts to assess the economic performance of the country thru the following: § National Accounts § Regional Accounts § Input-Output (I-O) Accounts § National Health Accounts 4. Other social and economic indicators § Poverty statistics § Environment statistics § Food balance sheet § Indicators on children and women § Gender and development statistics § Quarterly economic indices § Foreign investments § Leading economic indicators § Economic and social impact analysis indicators § Human development index 5. Standards and classification systems to prescribe uniform standards in government statistics § Philippine Standard Occupational Classification (PSOC) § Philippine Standard Commodity Classification (PSCC) § Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC) § Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) § Philippine Standard Classification of Education (PSCED) § Philippine Classification of Commodities by Broad Economic Categories (PCCBEC) § Philippine Central Product Classification (PCPC) 6. Statistical publications to disseminate the most relevant information produced by the PSS and to make statistics more accessible to the public Services 1. Maintenance of a one-stop statistical information center 2. Monitoring of designated statistics 3. Coordination of subnational statistical system 4. Coordination of inter-agency concerns on statistics 5. Survey review and clearance 6. On-line statistical service through the internet (www.nscb.gov.ph) 7. Servicing data requests 8. Technical services 9. Advocacy for statistical awareness § National Statistics Month § National Convention on Statistics § National Statistical Information Canter Phase II § Government Statistics Accessibility Program § Hosting of international conferences in statistics Compendium of Philippine Environment Statistics iii Table of Contents CONTENTS Foreword i List of NSCB Publications ii List of Other NSCB Product and Services iii List of Figures v List of Tables vi Introduction 1 Philippine Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics 2 Chapter 1 FLORA AND FAUNA 1-1 Chapter 2 ATMOSPHERE 2-1 Chapter 3 WATER 3-1 Chapter 4 LAND AND SOIL 4-1 Chapter 5 MINERAL AND ENERGY 5-1 Chapter 6 HUMAN SETTLEMENTS 6-1 Appendix A Glossary of Terms A-1 Appendix B Lists of Acronyms and Abbreviations B-1 Compendium of Philippine Environment Statistics iv Table of Contents LIST OF FIGURES Figure Title Page No. Chapter 1. Flora and Fauna 1 Philippine Land Classification (as of year 2000) 1-1 2 Log Production, 1992 to 2000 1-2 3 Production of Selected Non Timber Products, 1992 to 2000 1-2 4 Livestock and Poultry Production (in thousand metric tons), 1992 to 2000 1-4 5 Percent Share of Fish Production, Year 2000 1-4 6 Rare, Threatened and Endangered Wildlife Species, 1992 to 2000 1-5 7 Wildlife Species Protected: Listed Under CITES Appendix I and Whose Commercial Export/Trade are Strictly Prohibited, 1992 to 2000 1-7 8 Wildlife Species Protected: Listed Under CITES Appendix II and Whose Commercial Export/Trade are Strictly Prohibited, 1992 to 2000 1-8 Chapte2. Atmosphere 1 Maximum, Minimum and Average Concentration of Total Suspended Particulates in Selected Monitoring Stations of Metro Manila, 2000 (in Ug/Ncm) 2-1 2 Total Emissions from Motor Vehicles in the Metro Manila Region by Vehicle Type, 1990, 1999 and 2000 2-2 3 Selected Toxic Air Contaminant Emissions in the National Capital Region, 1990 and 1999 2-3 4 Composition of Air Pollutants Coming from Stationary Sources Emissions in Metro Manila Area, 2000 2-4 5 Number of Vehicles Apprehended for Smoke Belching, 1994 to 2000 2-4 Chapter 3. Water 1 BOD Concentration in Metro Manila Rivers, 1996 to 2000 2 DO Concentration in Metro Manila Rivers 1996 to 2000 3 Reported Cases of Notifiable Diseases in the Philippines, 2000 Chapter 4. Land and Soil 1 Inventory of Land Reclaimed in the Philippines, 1987 to 2000 4-2 Amount of Waste Transported to the San Mateo Landfill, 1994 to 2 2000 4-3 Amount of
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