10030171-Appui à la gouvernance environnementale décentralisée dans les zones d'intervention du programme PADDI+
GIZ has published a tender for an international services provider to support the PADDI+ programme in Madagascar, which works to reduce pressure on protected areas by fostering sustainable and integrated development in surrounding communities. The programme is cofunded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, and implemented in collaboration with Madagascar's Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable, alongside partners such as the Agence française de développement under the Team Europe Initiative on the Green Deal. The contractor sought will deliver direct local support to communes and community organizations around seven protected areas: Andohahela, Ankarafantsika, Ankarana, Analamerana, Marolambo, Midongy du Sud and Montagne d'Ambre, to strengthen organizational capacities in sustainable land management. The assignment covers land use planning, land development, community participation, organizational development, community management and community engagement, aiming to increase commune budgets for ecosystem protection, deepen local ownership of environmental measures, improve collaboration with national parks, and expand sustainable forestry and agricultural practices. This is an open procurement procedure under the services category, relevant to organizations working in environmental governance, protected area management or rural development in Madagascar.
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Overview
This is a services tender issued by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH for its PADDI+ programme in Madagascar, cofunded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, and implemented with the Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable. GIZ is seeking an international contractor to provide direct local support to communes and community organizations around seven protected areas in Madagascar to strengthen their capacities in sustainable land development and management.
Scope of Work
The contractor will provide support to the project's partners and beneficiaries around seven protected areas (PA) in Madagascar (i.e. Andohahela, Ankarafantsika, Ankarana, Analamerana, Marolambo, Midongy du Sud and Montagne d'Ambre). Under this assignment the contractor is expected to contribute to: - increasing the budget allocated by communes to the protection of ecosystem services; - increasing the ownership of local populations on the implementation of environmental measures; - enhancing the collaboration between local communities and Madagascar national parks; - increasing the application of sustainable forestry and agricultural practices around PA. More specifically, the contractor will support: 1. land use planning 2. land development 3. community participation 4. organizational development 5. community management 6. community engagement