“Ang 50-taong gulang na puno ay nagkakahalaga ng $193,250” (approx Php 9M) (Prof TM Das of Univ. of Calcutta) $62,000 halaga ng oxygen, air pollution control and soil pollution control (Php 3M) $37,500 tubig (P1.8M) $31,250 pampataba ng lupa (P1.5M) $31,200 recycles(P1.5M) $31,250 tirahan/habitat (P1.5M)
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Palawan Biodiversity Status & MMPL Valuation Initial Results 22 April 2008
Philippine Biodiversity is made up of Indo-Malayan (Indochina to Peninsular Malaysia and Southeast Asian islands) elements indicative of the Sunda Islands (ex. Borneo, Sumatra and Java) which is typical for Palawan. The Papua-Australian (Sulawesi, New Guinea to Australia) elements can be found in much of the eastern Philippines and the northern islands have similar species indicative of the Palearctic mainland (Europe, Russia to North Asia).
Many forms have become unique and distinctively Filipino in origin; these are the endemics. The Philippines is the world’s 2nd largest archipelago. It is comprised of more than 7,000 islands. Despite the country’s relatively small size, it is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world in terms of unique terrestrial and marine plant and animal species. More than 20,000 species of plant and animals are found nowhere else on earth. As such, the Philippines has also oftentimes been described as Galapagos times ten.
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“Ang 50-taong gulang na puno ay nagkakahalaga ng $193,250” (approx Php 9M)
(Prof TM Das of Univ. of Calcutta) $62,000 halaga ng oxygen, air pollution control and soil pollution control (Php 3M)
$37,500 tubig (P1.8M)
$31,250 pampataba ng lupa (P1.5M)
$31,200 recycles(P1.5M)
$31,250 tirahan/habitat (P1.5M)
Ang Kasalukuyang Kalagayan ng mga Likas Yaman ng Palawan
Earth Day ForumPuerto Princesa CityApril 22, 2008
Sustainable development needs BIODIVERSITY
• Mahalaga sa araw-araw na pamumuhay
(essential to peoples daily lives and we all depend on biodiversity)
• Mahalaga para sa mga pagpipiliang gamit sa hinaharap
(necessary to conserve development potentials and future options of use)
• Bahagi ng kultura
(part of our cultural identity: knowledge, aesthetics, values)
• Nagbibigay ng mga serbisyong mula sa ekosistema
(provides ecosystem services)
26 species of AMPHIBIANS (25% ay sa Pilipinas lamang, at karamihan ay makikita sa Palawan)
69 species of REPTILES (29% ay sa Pilipinas lamang)
279 species of BIRDS (10% sa Pilipinas lamang); 34% of bird species are migratory, making the region a vital flyway for migratory birds
58 species of TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS, 19 or 33% sa Pilipinas lamang, 16 ay sa Palawan lamang
18 species of FRESHWATER FISH (50% ay sa Palawan lamang)
Palawan Biological Data
Palawan Biological Data
• 31 species of mangroves in Palawan (90% of the known mangrove species in the country)
• 44,500 hectares of mangrove forests in Palawan (40% of the remaining mangroves in the country)
• 13 species of seagrass recorded in Palawan (81% of the known seagrass species in the country)
• 379 species of corals (82% of the total coral species recorded in the entire country)
• 89% of total reef fish recorded in the Phils. is found in the corridor
• 4 of the 5 marine turtles are found in Palawan
• 15 of the 25 recorded marine mammals are reported from Palawan
New Discoveries and Re-Discoveries
Possible new speciesa. Fauna: a shrew, Crocidura sp. observed to be restricted on the high slopes (1300-1900 masl);
b. Flora: at least 8 undescribed species of plants. One of the potentially new species of plants discovered belongs to the genus Coelogyne, one of the most striking orchid groups in the country.
New recordsa. Fauna i. 1 new Philippine record (Aves: Erythrura prasina: pintailed-parrot finch ii. 2 new Palawan records (Aves: Erythrura hyperythra: tawny-breasted parrot finch; Mammalia: Saccolaimus saccolaimus: sheath-tailed bat)
b. Flora. at least 5 species that are new records for Palawan
Rediscovery: Palawanomys furvus
Palawan Biological Data
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KBA NameTrigger Species
CR EN VU RR
El Nido – Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area 1 2 11 16
Malampaya Sound Protected Landscape and Seascape
2 2 10 18
Lake Manguao 1 1 13 20
San Vicente-Taytay-Roxas Forest 2 1 11 10
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park 2 2 12 19
Cleopatra's Needle 1 1 3 1
Victoria and Anepahan Ranges 1 4 15 22
Mt Mantalingahan 2 3 13 20
KBA NameTrigger Species
CR EN VU RR
Calauit Island 1 2 10 22
Busuanga Island 1 1 9 37
Culion Island 1 1 8 33
Coron Island 1 0 6 4
Dumaran-Araceli 2 2 5 5
Rasa Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1 2 3 0
Ursula Island 0 0 3 0
Balabac Island 1 2 10 39
Tubbataha Reef Natural Park 1 1 1 0
Palawan Biological Data
• Forest Destruction– Logging– Agriculture (slash and burn)– Fuelwood gathering
• Depletion of marine fishery– Mangrove destruction– Legal and illegal fishing