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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) Prepared by GIGASOL3, Inc. for the Asian Development Bank. This initial environmental examination is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section on ADB’s website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. 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 nichoi Banded eagle ray VU Chondrichthyes Aetomylaeus vespertilio Ornate eagle ray EN Chondrichthyes Albula glossodonta Shortjaw bonesh 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 parrotsh 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-kingsher 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 Camouage grouper VU Actinopterygii Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill turtle CR Reptilia Erythrura viridifacies Green-faced parrotnch 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 Sickeln weasel shark VU Chondrichthyes Hemipristis elongata Snaggletooth shark VU Chondrichthyes Hemitriakis leucoperiptera Whiten 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
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    Billing Code 3510-22-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Parts 223 and 224 [Docket No. 0911231415-2625-02] 0648-XT12 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Proposed Listing Determinations for 82 Reef- building Coral Species; Proposed Reclassification of Acropora palmata and Acropora cervicornis from Threatened to Endangered. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, NMFS, have completed comprehensive status reviews under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 82 reef-building coral species in response to a petition submitted by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) to list the species as either threatened or endangered. We have determined, based on the best scientific and commercial data available and efforts being made to protect the species, that 12 of the petitioned coral species warrant listing as endangered (five Caribbean and seven Indo-Pacific), 54 coral species warrant listing as threatened (two Caribbean and 52 Indo-Pacific), and 16 coral species (all Indo-Pacific) do not warrant listing as threatened or endangered under the ESA. Additionally, we have determined, based on the best scientific and commercial information available and efforts undertaken to protect the species, two Caribbean coral species currently listed warrant reclassification from threatened to 1 endangered. We are announcing that 18 public hearings will be held during the public comment period to provide additional opportunities and formats to receive public input. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for public hearing dates, times, and locations. DATES: Comments on this proposal must be received by [INSERT DATE 90 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER].
  • Final Corals Supplemental Information Report

    Final Corals Supplemental Information Report

    Supplemental Information Report on Status Review Report And Draft Management Report For 82 Coral Candidate Species November 2012 Southeast and Pacific Islands Regional Offices National Marine Fisheries Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Department of Commerce Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 1 Background ............................................................................................................................................... 1 Methods .................................................................................................................................................... 1 Purpose ..................................................................................................................................................... 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMENTS RECEIVED ...................................................................................................... 3 SRR EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................... 4 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 4 2. General Background on Corals and Coral Reefs .................................................................................... 4 2.1 Taxonomy & Distribution .............................................................................................................