The Watershed is dominated by Benguet Pine (Pinus kesiya) which constitute its Pine Forest areas and mossy forest situated in higher elevation particularly in Mt. Pulag. Land Cover and vegetation is composed mainly of Open Forest (39,625 ha), Wooded Grassland (17,560 ha), and Annual Crop (14,871 ha). The Ambuklao-Binga Watershed have declared as a watershed reservation known as " Upper Agno River Basin Resource Reserve" and partly covers the Mt Pulag National Park in which it is under the jurisdiction of National Power Corporation - UARWAT and Protected Area Management Board - DENR.

SNAP Benguet, Inc. contributes to the reforestation activities within the watershed in which 109,344 seedlings of various fruit trees, coffee and forest trees under the APARKs, MCD Reforestation, and annual tree planting activities from 2008-2017.

In Benguet area, there are presence and sightings of Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat (Phloeomys pallidus) and  Philippine Serpent Eagle (Spilornis holospilus). 

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Benguet has a sex ratio of 107.89 form the 214,643 female population and 231,591 male population.

                                                                                                                                       Poverty Threshold in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)

                                                                                                                                       Poverty Threshold in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)

Large portion of the Cordillera Administrative Region is claimed by the Indigenous Peoples, the whole CAR is considered as an IP Domain areas dominated by tribes such as Kankana-ey, Ibaloi and Kalanguya

Most (43 percent) of the household population in Benguet classified themselves as Kankanai/Kankaney/Kankanaey. About 29.2 percent considered themselves as Ibaloi and 13.4 percent as Ilocano. Other ethnic groups included Ikalahan (3.7 percent) and Tagalog (2.4 percent).

Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) as of 2012 is 517.9 million Php (NSCB) Annual per Capita Food Threshold Annual Per Capita Food Threshold – 11,019 Php as of 2009 Annual per Capita Poverty Threshold Annual per Capita Poverty Threshold – 15,820 Php as of 2009

IRA (million pesos) of 540.4, rank 61, Percentage of IRA to total Financial Resources 53.6, Rank 68 (2011)

Ambuklao-Binga Watershed List of Stakeholder Groups

Fishcage Operators/Owners and Fisherfolks

Tinongdan Indigenous Peoples Organization (TINPO)

Shakilan ni Ikulos Indigenous Peoples Organization (SNIPO)

National Power Corporation - Upper Agno Riverbasin Watershed Team (NPC-UARWAT)

Local Government Units (LGUs)

Ambuclao Coffee Growers Association, Inc (ACGA)

SN Aboitiz Power-Benguet, Inc. (Binga HEPP and Ambuklao HEPP)