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BBOP Pilot Project Case Study – Ambatovy Project
Results of the
HABITAT HECTARES
scores for each
HABITAT TYPE
at the mine and along the pipeline are
presented in Tables 4 to 7.
Table 4: Azonal habitat (December 2008)
… of Condition
Class 1:
…of Condition
Class 2:
AZONAL FOREST
Quasi pristine
primary forest
Disturbed primary
forest
TOTAL HABITAT
HECTARE LOSS
Total areas
590.74
475.55
High impact
528.86
427.22
Medium impact
61.88
48.33
620
Table 5: Transitional habitat (December 2008)
… of Condition
Class 1:
…of Condition
Class 2:
TRANSITIONAL
FOREST
Quasi pristine
primary forest
Disturbed primary
forest
TOTAL HABITAT
HECTARE LOSS
Total areas
126.37
328.22
High impact
53.38
222.68
Medium impact
72.99
105.54
239
Table 6: Zonal habitat (December 2008)
… of Condition
Class 1:
…of Condition
Class 2:
ZONAL FOREST
Quasi pristine
primary forest
Disturbed primary
forest
TOTAL HABITAT
HECTARE LOSS
Total areas
412.74
124.97
High impact
256.9
14.94
Medium impact
155.84
110.03
305
Table 7: Pipeline zonal habitat (December 2008)
…of Condition Class 3:
PIPELINE
Heavily fragmented and degraded
primary forest
TOTAL HABITAT
HECTARE LOSS
Total area
71.04
High impact
16.5
Medium impact
4.95
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The forest habitat percentage hectares loss for the mine (and pipeline) components is shown in Figure 7.
