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RE-ADVERTISEMENT: LANDSCAPE LEVEL ASSESSMENT OF KEY BIODIVERSITY VULNERABILITY AND LANDUSE WITHIN THE URANIUM PROVINCES IN THE CENTRAL NAMIB

Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   Multi-country
Notice/Contract Number:   5657
Publication Date:   Jul 15, 2010
Deadline:   Jul 30, 2010
Funding Agency:   UNDP
Buyer:   UNDP Namibia
Original Language:   English

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Overview :

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), on behalf of the Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) seeks technical services in support of the Ministry’s Strengthening the Protected Area Network (SPAN) Project.

1. Background

The Strengthening the Protected Area Network (SPAN) project is a 6-year project that officially started in 2006. It is a project of the MET, housed within the Directorate of Parks and Wildlife Management (DPWM) which is charged with management of the national PA network. The project is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through the UNDP. The SPAN Project’s goal is the sustainable management of renewable natural resources and protecting biodiversity while contributing to equitable economic and social development. The direct objective of the project is to improve management effectiveness of Namibia’s state PAs for biodiversity conservation.

2. Objectives of the Consultancy

The objectives of this consultancy is to undertake a landscape-level land use and biodiversity assessment of the Uranium Province (Erongo and Southern Kunene) in the Central Namib which will provide a better understanding of the receiving environment into which the current uranium rush is being imposed and to explore options for the location and basis of biodiversity offsets.

3. Qualifications and Competencies

• The lead consultant must at least have a Masters Degree or equivalent specialist work experience in the field of biodiversity conservation
• More than five years professional experience in carrying out landscape biodiversity assessment.
• Include experts in Strategic Environmental Assessment, land-use assessment, ecology and natural resource economics, as well as mapping and GIS database development capacity
• Good analytical skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

4. Guidelines for Submissions

Interested consultants must please obtain Request for Proposal (RFP) documents from Registry Namibia at registry.na@undp.org (Subject Line: SPAN Project Landscape Level Assessment) prior to their submissions.

Please note that UNDP Namibia reserves the right to award the Tender against the bids received or to decline the award to any or all of the bidders without any further justification. Any award of business would be subject to the approval by the UNDP Contracts, Asset and Procurement Committee (CAP). UNDP’s general terms and conditions and financial regulations shall govern and take precedence in all aspects of the bid
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