Appendix 2: Key Biodiversity Components Matrix (KBCM) and Habitat Hectares Score, February 2008 Iteration
79
BBOP Pilot Project Case Study – Ambatovy Project
Total Habitat
Hectares Lost:
859
Each Site Class…
Post-Project, High Impact Sites…
Post-Project, Medium Impact Sites…
Post-Project, Low Impact Sites…
#
Units/
Bands
Condition/
Level
Net
Loss
Condition/
Level
Net
Loss
Condition/
Level
Net
Loss
Pre-Project
739
263
Post-Project, High Impact Sites
739
0
263
0
Post-Project, Medium Impact Sites
739
263
0
Post-Project, Low Impact Sites
739
263
0
Pre-Project
58
15
Post-Project, High Impact Sites
0
58
15
0
Post-Project, Medium Impact Sites
58
15
0
Post-Project, Low Impact Sites
58
15
0
Pre-Project
4.43
2.02
Post-Project, High Impact Sites
0
4.43
2.02
0
Post-Project, Medium Impact Sites
4.43
2.02
0
Post-Project, Low Impact Sites
4.43
2.02
0
Pre-Project
7.07
1.18
Post-Project, High Impact Sites
0
7.07
1.18
0
Post-Project, Medium Impact Sites
7.07
1.18
0
Post-Project, Low Impact Sites
7.07
1.18
0
Pre-Project
9.64
7.26
Post-Project, High Impact Sites
0
9.64
7.26
0
Post-Project, Medium Impact Sites
9.64
7.26
0
Post-Project, Low Impact Sites
9.64
7.26
0
Pre-Project
4.98
3.13
Post-Project, High Impact Sites
0
4.98
3.13
0
Post-Project, Medium Impact Sites
4.98
3.13
0
Post-Project, Low Impact Sites
4.98
3.13
0
Condition Class 2:
CALCULATING BIODIVERSITY LOSS AT IMPACT SITE
(Quantifcation of Biodiversity Loss Through Project Impact, via Habitat
Hectares)
Azonal forest
Habitat Type 1:
…of Condition
Class 3:
1. To the left, label each pre-project site condition class found.
(Three or less. e.g. "pristine", "good", "degraded", or "good", "poor", etc.)
615
447.04
Disturbed
Condition Class 3:
Ponds
2. Fill in the area of …
(enter "0" for non-relevent
condition classes and
impact levels)
3. For each relevant condition class and impact level below, please fill in the condition/level of the attribute in
question…
Pre/Post-Project Conditions
Habitat
Hectares Lost
Rationale
(enter comments explaining data in
columns B to Q)
0
0
NT
NT
NT
Condition Class 1:
Trad'ble/
Non?
(T/NT)
BENCHMARK
Meter
57.0357044
Good: P.5; Disturbed: P. 20
after 30 years estimated
approximately about 40% to 60% of
the structure attribute value will be
restored on the impact site
Attribute
Tree
species/5
00m2
41
0.15
72.78850245
195.2411331
0.15
Weight
Reference Level
Good forest
0.2
258.3878049
0.25
steam/ha
586
0
… of Condition
Class 1:
0
0
0
0
0
Ponds
Good forest
Disturbed
793.02
549.17
…of Condition Class
2:
0.15
134.1896477
141.2850678
0.1
NT
NT
NT
9.54
Height to crown 6.13 m3
Number of tree
species
Canopy height
variation
Steams
9.74 m
Basal area
5.45 m2/ha
Dbh