Initial Environmental Examination
Project Number: 53037-001 April 2021
Regional: AC Energy Green Bond Project (Subproject: GIGASOL3 Solar Farm Project)
Appendix 5 – Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) Proximity Report (Part 5 of 9)
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Appendix 5 INTEGRATED BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT TOOL (IBAT) PROXIMITY REPORT INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION REPORT GIGASOL3 SOLAR FARM PROJECT MUNICIPALITY OF PALAUIG, ZAMBALES GIGASOL3, INC.
Proximity Report PALAUIG PROJECT SITE
Country: Philippines
Location: [ 15.4, 120 ]
Date of analysis: 13 March 2020
Size of site: 1 km2
Buffers applied: 1.0 km | 3.0 km | 5.0 km
Generated by: Joshua Baquiran
Company/Subscriber: AC Energy Inc.
Overlaps with:
Protected Areas 1
Key Biodiversity Areas 0
IUCN Red List 277
3km
© Mapbox © OpenStreetMap Displaying project location and buffers: 1.0 km, 3.0 km, 5.0 km
Palauig Project Site | Page 1 of 20 About this report
This report presents the results of [2455-7595] proximity analysis to identify the biodiversity features and species which are located within the following buffers: 1.0 km, 3.0 km, 5.0 km.
This report is one part of a package generated by IBAT on 13 March 2020 that includes full list of all species, protected areas, Key Biodiversity Areas in CSV format, maps showing the area of interest in relation to these features, and a ‘How to read IBAT reports’ document.
Data used to generate this report
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, 2020. Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)[On-line], Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net - February 2020. BirdLife International (on behalf of the KBA Partnership), 2019. Key Biodiversity Areas - October 2019. IUCN, 2020. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - January 2020.
Palauig Project Site | Page 2 of 20 Protected Areas
The following protected areas are found within 1.0 km, 3.0 km, 5.0 km of the area of interest. For further details please refer to the associated csv le in the report folder.
Area name Within buffer of
Masinloc and Oyon Bay 5.0 km
Key Biodiversity Areas
The following key biodiversity areas are found within 1.0 km, 3.0 km, 5.0 km of the area of interest. For further details please refer to the associated csv le in the report folder.
No KBAs within buffer distance
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
The following threatened species are potentially found within 50km of the area of interest.
For the full IUCN Red List please refer to the associated csv in the report folder.
Species name Common name IUCN Category Taxonomic Class
Acanthastrea bowerbanki VU Anthozoa
Acanthastrea brevis VU Anthozoa
Acanthastrea faviaformis VU Anthozoa
Acanthastrea hemprichii VU Anthozoa
Acanthastrea ishigakiensis VU Anthozoa
Acanthastrea regularis VU Anthozoa
Acerodon jubatus Golden-capped fruit bat EN Mammalia
Palauig Project Site | Page 3 of 20 Species name Common name IUCN Category Taxonomic Class
Acropora abrolhosensis VU Anthozoa
Acropora aculeus VU Anthozoa
Acropora acuminata VU Anthozoa
Acropora anthocercis VU Anthozoa
Acropora aspera VU Anthozoa
Acropora batunai VU Anthozoa
Acropora caroliniana VU Anthozoa
Acropora dendrum VU Anthozoa
Acropora derawanensis VU Anthozoa
Acropora desalwii VU Anthozoa
Acropora donei VU Anthozoa
Acropora echinata VU Anthozoa
Acropora elegans VU Anthozoa
Acropora globiceps VU Anthozoa
Acropora hemprichii VU Anthozoa
Acropora horrida VU Anthozoa
Acropora indonesia VU Anthozoa
Palauig Project Site | Page 4 of 20 Species name Common name IUCN Category Taxonomic Class
Acropora jacquelineae VU Anthozoa
Acropora kimbeensis VU Anthozoa
Acropora kirstyae VU Anthozoa
Acropora kosurini VU Anthozoa
Acropora listeri VU Anthozoa
Acropora loisetteae VU Anthozoa
Acropora lokani VU Anthozoa
Acropora microclados VU Anthozoa
Acropora multiacuta VU Anthozoa
Acropora palmerae VU Anthozoa
Acropora paniculata VU Anthozoa
Acropora papillare VU Anthozoa
Acropora plumosa VU Anthozoa
Acropora polystoma VU Anthozoa
Acropora retusa VU Anthozoa
Acropora russelli VU Anthozoa
Acropora simplex VU Anthozoa
Palauig Project Site | Page 5 of 20 Species name Common name IUCN Category Taxonomic Class
Acropora solitaryensis VU Anthozoa
Acropora speciosa VU Anthozoa
Acropora spicifera VU Anthozoa
Acropora striata VU Anthozoa
Acropora tenella VU Anthozoa
Acropora turaki VU Anthozoa
Acropora vaughani VU Anthozoa
Acropora verweyi VU Anthozoa
Acropora willisae VU Anthozoa
Actinopyga echinites VU Holothuroidea
Actinopyga mauritiana VU Holothuroidea
Actinopyga miliaris VU Holothuroidea
Aetobatus ocellatus Spotted eagle ray VU Chondrichthyes
Aetomylaeus nicho i Banded eagle ray VU Chondrichthyes
Aetomylaeus vespertilio Ornate eagle ray EN Chondrichthyes
Albula glossodonta Shortjaw bone sh VU Actinopterygii
Alopias pelagicus Pelagic thresher EN Chondrichthyes
Palauig Project Site | Page 6 of 20 Species name Common name IUCN Category Taxonomic Class
Alopias superciliosus Bigeye thresher VU Chondrichthyes
Alopias vulpinus Common thresher VU Chondrichthyes
Alveopora allingi VU Anthozoa
Alveopora daedalea VU Anthozoa
Alveopora excelsa EN Anthozoa
Alveopora fenestrata VU Anthozoa
Alveopora gigas VU Anthozoa
Alveopora marionensis VU Anthozoa
Alveopora minuta EN Anthozoa
Alveopora verrilliana VU Anthozoa
Amblyglyphidodon batunai Green sergeant VU Actinopterygii
Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis Ternate damsel VU Actinopterygii
Anacropora matthai VU Anthozoa
Anacropora puertogalerae VU Anthozoa
Anacropora reticulata VU Anthozoa
Anacropora spinosa EN Anthozoa
Anas luzonica Philippine duck VU Aves
Palauig Project Site | Page 7 of 20 Species name Common name IUCN Category Taxonomic Class
Astreopora cucullata VU Anthozoa
Astreopora incrustans VU Anthozoa
Astreopora moretonensis VU Anthozoa
Australogyra zelli VU Anthozoa
Avicennia rumphiana VU Magnoliopsida
Aythya ferina Common pochard VU Aves
Balaenoptera borealis Sei whale EN Mammalia
Balaenoptera musculus Blue whale EN Mammalia
Barabattoia laddi VU Anthozoa
Bolbometopon muricatum Green humphead parrot sh VU Actinopterygii
Bubo philippensis Philippine eagle-owl VU Aves
Buceros hydrocorax Northern rufous hornbill VU Aves
Calidris tenuirostris Great knot EN Aves
Calostoma insigne EN Agaricomycetes
Carcharhinus albimarginatus Silvertip shark VU Chondrichthyes
Carcharhinus borneensis EN Chondrichthyes
Carcharhinus falciformis Silky shark VU Chondrichthyes
Palauig Project Site | Page 8 of 20 Species name Common name IUCN Category Taxonomic Class
Carcharhinus longimanus Oceanic whitetip shark CR Chondrichthyes
Carcharhinus plumbeus Sandbar shark VU Chondrichthyes
Carcharodon carcharias White shark VU Chondrichthyes
Catalaphyllia jardinei VU Anthozoa
Caulastrea curvata VU Anthozoa
Caulastrea echinulata VU Anthozoa
Ceyx melanurus North philippine dwarf-king sher VU Aves
Chelonia mydas Green turtle EN Reptilia
Ciconia episcopus Asian woollyneck VU Aves
Cyphastrea agassizi VU Anthozoa
Cyphastrea ocellina VU Anthozoa
Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback VU Reptilia
Dryophiops philippina VU Reptilia
Ducula carola Spotted imperial-pigeon VU Aves
Dugong dugon Dugong VU Mammalia
Echinophyllia costata VU Anthozoa
Echinopora ashmorensis VU Anthozoa
Palauig Project Site | Page 9 of 20 Species name Common name IUCN Category Taxonomic Class
Edolisoma mindanense Black-bibbed cicadabird VU Aves
Egretta eulophotes Chinese egret VU Aves
Emberiza sulphurata Yellow bunting VU Aves
Epinephelus fuscoguttatus Brown-marbled grouper VU Actinopterygii
Epinephelus polyphekadion Camou age grouper VU Actinopterygii
Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill turtle CR Reptilia
Erythrura viridifacies Green-faced parrot nch VU Aves
Euphyllia ancora VU Anthozoa
Euphyllia cristata VU Anthozoa
Euphyllia paraancora VU Anthozoa
Euphyllia paradivisa VU Anthozoa
Euphyllia paraglabrescens VU Anthozoa
Eusphyra blochii Winghead shark EN Chondrichthyes
Fungia curvata VU Anthozoa
Fungia taiwanensis VU Anthozoa
Galaxea acrhelia VU Anthozoa
Galaxea astreata VU Anthozoa
Palauig Project Site | Page 10 of 20 Species name Common name IUCN Category Taxonomic Class
Galaxea cryptoramosa VU Anthozoa
Geokichla cinerea Ashy thrush VU Aves
Goniastrea deformis VU Anthozoa
Goniastrea ramosa VU Anthozoa
Goniopora albiconus VU Anthozoa
Goniopora burgosi VU Anthozoa
Goniopora planulata VU Anthozoa
Goniopora polyformis VU Anthozoa
Gorsachius goisagi Japanese night-heron EN Aves
Halophila beccarii Ocean turf grass VU Liliopsida
Heliofungia actiniformis VU Anthozoa
Heliopora coerulea VU Anthozoa
Hemigaleus microstoma Sickel n weasel shark VU Chondrichthyes
Hemipristis elongata Snaggletooth shark VU Chondrichthyes
Hemitriakis leucoperiptera White n topeshark EN Chondrichthyes
Himantura uarnak Reticulate whipray VU Chondrichthyes
Himantura undulata Bleeker's variegated whipray VU Chondrichthyes
Palauig Project Site | Page 11 of 20 Species name Common name IUCN Category Taxonomic Class
Hippocampus barbouri Barbour's seahorse VU Actinopterygii
Hippocampus comes Tiger tail seahorse VU Actinopterygii
Hippocampus histrix Thorny seahorse VU Actinopterygii
Hippocampus kelloggi Great seahorse VU Actinopterygii
Hippocampus spinosissimus Hedgehog seahorse VU Actinopterygii
Hippocampus trimaculatus Three-spot seahorse VU Actinopterygii
Holothuria fuscogilva VU Holothuroidea
Holothuria lessoni EN Holothuroidea
Holothuria scabra EN Holothuroidea
Holothuria whitmaei EN Holothuroidea
Hydrosaurus pustulatus VU Reptilia
Hypothymis coelestis Celestial monarch VU Aves
Isopora brueggemanni VU Anthozoa
Isopora crateriformis VU Anthozoa
Isopora cuneata VU Anthozoa
Isurus oxyrinchus Short n mako EN Chondrichthyes
Isurus paucus Long n mako EN Chondrichthyes
Palauig Project Site | Page 12 of 20 Species name Common name IUCN Category Taxonomic Class
Lepidochelys olivacea Olive ridley VU Reptilia
Leptastrea aequalis VU Anthozoa
Leptoria irregularis VU Anthozoa
Leptoseris incrustans VU Anthozoa
Leptoseris yabei VU Anthozoa
Lobophyllia dentatus VU Anthozoa
Lobophyllia diminuta VU Anthozoa
Lobophyllia abelliformis VU Anthozoa
Lobophyllia serratus EN Anthozoa
Lonchura oryzivora Java sparrow EN Aves
Makaira nigricans Blue marlin VU Actinopterygii
Millepora foveolata VU Hydrozoa
Mobula alfredi Reef manta ray VU Chondrichthyes
Mobula birostris Giant manta ray VU Chondrichthyes
Mobula mobular Giant devilray EN Chondrichthyes
Mobula tarapacana Sickle n devilray EN Chondrichthyes
Mobula thurstoni Bent n devilray EN Chondrichthyes
Palauig Project Site | Page 13 of 20 Species name Common name IUCN Category Taxonomic Class
Mola mola Ocean sun sh VU Actinopterygii
Montastrea multipunctata VU Anthozoa
Montastrea salebrosa VU Anthozoa
Montipora altasepta VU Anthozoa
Montipora angulata VU Anthozoa
Montipora australiensis VU Anthozoa
Montipora cactus VU Anthozoa
Montipora caliculata VU Anthozoa
Montipora capricornis VU Anthozoa
Montipora cebuensis VU Anthozoa
Montipora cocosensis VU Anthozoa
Montipora corbettensis VU Anthozoa
Montipora crassituberculata VU Anthozoa
Montipora delicatula VU Anthozoa
Montipora orida VU Anthozoa
Montipora friabilis VU Anthozoa
Montipora gaimardi VU Anthozoa
Palauig Project Site | Page 14 of 20 Species name Common name IUCN Category Taxonomic Class
Montipora hodgsoni VU Anthozoa
Montipora mactanensis VU Anthozoa
Montipora malampaya VU Anthozoa
Montipora orientalis VU Anthozoa
Montipora samarensis VU Anthozoa
Montipora setosa EN Anthozoa
Montipora turtlensis VU Anthozoa
Montipora verruculosus VU Anthozoa
Montipora vietnamensis VU Anthozoa
Moseleya latistellata VU Anthozoa
Muscicapa randi Ashy-breasted ycatcher VU Aves
Mycedium steeni VU Anthozoa
Nebrius ferrugineus Tawny nurse shark VU Chondrichthyes
Nemenzophyllia turbida VU Anthozoa
Nemipterus virgatus Golden thread n bream VU Actinopterygii
Nisaetus philippensis North philippine hawk-eagle EN Aves
Numenius madagascariensis Far eastern curlew EN Aves
Palauig Project Site | Page 15 of 20 Species name Common name IUCN Category Taxonomic Class
Ophiophagus hannah King cobra VU Reptilia
Oxymonacanthus longirostris Harlequin le sh VU Actinopterygii
Pachyseris rugosa VU Anthozoa
Pateobatis jenkinsii Jenkins' whipray VU Chondrichthyes
Pavona bipartita VU Anthozoa
Pavona cactus VU Anthozoa
Pavona danai VU Anthozoa
Pavona decussata VU Anthozoa
Pavona venosa VU Anthozoa
Pectinia alcicornis VU Anthozoa
Pectinia lactuca VU Anthozoa
Pectinia maxima EN Anthozoa
Phoenicurus bicolor Luzon water-redstart VU Aves
Phylloscopus ijimae Ijima's leaf-warbler VU Aves
Physeter macrocephalus Sperm whale VU Mammalia
Physogyra lichtensteini VU Anthozoa
Platygyra yaeyamaensis VU Anthozoa
Palauig Project Site | Page 16 of 20 Species name Common name IUCN Category Taxonomic Class
Platymantis montanus VU Amphibia
Plectropomus areolatus Squaretail coralgrouper VU Actinopterygii
Plerogyra discus VU Anthozoa
Pocillopora ankeli VU Anthozoa
Pocillopora danae VU Anthozoa
Pocillopora elegans VU Anthozoa
Porites aranetai VU Anthozoa
Porites attenuata VU Anthozoa
Porites cocosensis VU Anthozoa
Porites cumulatus VU Anthozoa
Porites eridani EN Anthozoa
Porites horizontalata VU Anthozoa
Porites napopora VU Anthozoa
Porites nigrescens VU Anthozoa
Porites ornata EN Anthozoa
Porites rugosa VU Anthozoa
Porites sillimaniana VU Anthozoa
Palauig Project Site | Page 17 of 20 Species name Common name IUCN Category Taxonomic Class
Porites tuberculosa VU Anthozoa
Prioniturus luconensis Green racquet-tail EN Aves
Pristis pristis Largetooth saw sh CR Chondrichthyes
Pristis zijsron Green saw sh CR Chondrichthyes
Rhina ancylostoma Bowmouth guitar sh CR Chondrichthyes
Rhincodon typus Whale shark EN Chondrichthyes
Rhinoptera javanica Javanese cownose ray VU Chondrichthyes
Rhynchobatus australiae Bottlenose wedge sh CR Chondrichthyes
Rhynchobatus springeri Broadnose wedge sh CR Chondrichthyes
Rusa marianna Philippine deer VU Mammalia
Seriatopora aculeata VU Anthozoa
Seriatopora dendritica VU Anthozoa
Sphyrna lewini Scalloped hammerhead CR Chondrichthyes
Sphyrna mokarran Great hammerhead CR Chondrichthyes
Squalus montalbani Philippine spurdog VU Chondrichthyes
Stegostoma tigrinum Zebra shark EN Chondrichthyes
Stichopus herrmanni VU Holothuroidea
Palauig Project Site | Page 18 of 20 Species name Common name IUCN Category Taxonomic Class
Streptopelia dusumieri Philippine collared-dove VU Aves
Stylocoeniella cocosensis VU Anthozoa
Sus philippensis Philippine warty pig VU Mammalia
Symphyllia hassi VU Anthozoa
Taeniurops meyeni Blotched fantail ray VU Chondrichthyes
Thelenota ananas EN Holothuroidea
Thunnus obesus Bigeye tuna VU Actinopterygii
Turbinaria bifrons VU Anthozoa
Turbinaria heronensis VU Anthozoa
Turbinaria mesenterina VU Anthozoa
Turbinaria patula VU Anthozoa
Turbinaria peltata VU Anthozoa
Turbinaria reniformis VU Anthozoa
Turbinaria stellulata VU Anthozoa
Urogymnus granulatus Mangrove whipray VU Chondrichthyes
Palauig Project Site | Page 19 of 20 Recommended citation
IBAT Proximity Report, 2018. Generated under licence 2455-7595 from the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool on 13/03/2020. http://www.ibat-alliance.org
How to use this report
This report provides an indication of the potential biodiversity-related features - protected areas, key biodiversity areas and species - close to the speci ed location. It provides an early indication of potential biodiversity concerns, and can provide valuable guidance in making decisions. For example, this information can be helpful when assessing the potential environmental risk and impact of a site, categorising investments/projects, preparing the terms of reference for an impact assessment, focusing attention on key species of conservation concern and sites of known conservation value, and reviewing the results of an impact assessment.
The report does not provide details of potential indirect, downstream or cumulative impacts. Furthermore, the report should be regarded as a “ rst-step”, providing a set of conservation values sourced from global data sets, and is not a substitute for further investigation and due diligence, especially concerning national and/or local conservation priorities.
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