Environmental Assessment
Volume B-4.2
Mine
Fauna
Ambatovy Project
207
January 2006
would not move ahead of construction and availability of habitats to
move individuals into. Subject to meeting these criteria, the first
priority for release areas would be the two azonal protection areas
within the mine lease.
Rehabilitation or Repair Approaches
•
Decommissioning and reclamation of the site post-closure, including
revegetation with native species. End land use will be determined based
on regional planning goals.
Compensation
•
On-site azonal and transitional habitat conservation.
•
Additional off-site compensatory azonal habitat conservation (see
Volume B, Section 4.1).
Impact Analysis
The maximum area of new disturbance for Ambatovy Project in the mine LSA
will be 1,801 ha (Table 4.2-2). The mine site and associated infrastructure
footprint will be 1,733 ha. The disturbance due to the Mangoro water intake
pipeline and main access road from RN44 will be 67 ha. As a conservative
estimate of impacts on faunal habitat, it was assumed that construction of all
elements would occur at the same time.
Table 4.2-2 Change (%) in Habitat Area as a Result of Site Clearing from the Mine
Site in the Local Study Area
Habitat Type
Baseline Case
(ha)
Impact Case
(ha)
Change
(ha)
Percent Change
(%)
azonal
1,380
396
-984
-71.3
transitional
1,489
1,151
-338
-22.7
zonal
12,527
12,156
-371
-3.0
ephemeral ponds
5
1
-4
-87.8
marsh
1,114
1,101
-13
-1.2
marsh edge
231
231
0
0
river/water
13
13
0
0
other
(a)
6,134
6,043
-91
-1.5
total
(b)
22,892
21,092
-1,801
-7.6
streams and rivers (km)
160
122
-38
-23.7
(a)
Includes pasture, rice paddies, eucalyptus woodlots, slash and burn areas, and villages.
(b)
May not sum exactly due to rounding.
