Consultant, Expert in the SAFE Systems Approach Applied to Human-Wildlife Conflicts... Tender

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Country : Burkina Faso

Summary : Consultant, Expert in the SAFE Systems Approach Applied to Human-Wildlife Conflicts for the Formulation of the Project Integrated and Sustainable Management of the Protected Landscape Area of ??PONASI-Revival

Deadline : 08 Aug 2018

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 25594234

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Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

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Tender Value : Refer Document

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Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Bureau du PNUD 34, Avenue du Conseil Economique et Social Immeuble des Nations Unies - Koulouba 01 BP 575 Ouagadougou 01 Tel. 226.25.30.67.62/63/64 Fax. 226.25.33.27.46
Burkina Faso

Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Consultant, Expert in the SAFE Systems Approach Applied to Human-Wildlife Conflicts for the Formulation of the Project Integrated and Sustainable Management of the Protected Landscape Area of ??PONASI-Revival.

background

Burkina Faso is an arid country of 27.4 million hectares with a population of 18.2 million people growing at a rate of 3% per year. The main economic sector is agriculture; however, the country faces many challenges in generating growth and distributing social goods to a population deprived of income with low levels of human development. The country is rich in biodiversity, with a wide variety of ecosystems including 2, 394 species of fauna (insects, amphibians, wild and domestic animals) and 1, 407 species of flora. The country is still home to viable populations of many great species emblematic of African wildlife that have virtually disappeared from the rest of West Africa, including Africa's largest elephant population.

The PONASI Complex, which is the subject of this project, includes a large area in south-central Burkina Faso dominated by parks and protected areas (PA). Located in the transitional landscape of the savannah of the Sudanese zone of Burkina Faso, the term "PONASI" combines the names of the three most important protected sites that compose it, namely Pô, Nazinga and Sissili ("PO-NA-SI "). With the surrounding areas, the Complex consists of a landscape - hereinafter referred to as the PONASI Landscape, a key feature of which is the presence of the second largest elephant range in the country, which is shared with a neighboring country, Ghana. A larger panoramic setting of PONASI - and its complex - is being managed as part of this proposed project.

The PONASI Complex is classified as Important Bird Area (IBA) and work is underway to designate this area as a Ramsar site. The complex is home to at least 39 species of mammals, including antelopes such as the roan antelope, the elephant, the sing-sing antelope, the orbee, the reed and buffalo kelp, the lion, the buffalo, and the warthog, crocodiles, hyenas and primates such as red monkeys, baboons and grivets. It is also home to at least 275 species of birds, including hornbills, hawks and herons.

The long-term solution for managing the PONASI complex and its area of ??influence is to apply a landscape management approach to ensure the integrity of landscape-level ecosystem services and the richness of biodiversity, by introducing a a series of sustainable management practices that will have multiple benefits.

The goal of the project is to safeguard critical wildlife habitat, biodiversity and ecosystem services in the PONASI protected area complex through integrated landscape management that generates multiple benefits. The project will achieve this goal by stabilizing land use, strengthening biodiversity conservation measures and safeguarding a flow of ecosystem services, thus generating overall environmental benefits supported by the associated generation of socio-economic benefits. national and local levels. It will promote integrated and sustainable management of the PONASI Protected Area Complex and surrounding landscapes, covering 952 000 ha




Duties and Responsibilities

The expert on the SAFE Systems approach to Human-Faun conflict will liaise and provide relevant information to the project development specialist to support the drafting of the project document, namely the description of the activities related to the adoption and the integration of the Method for Systemic Safety in the context of environmental planning for the PONASI area. He / she will guide the rest of the PPG team in adopting the " SAFE systems " method to conduct rapid human-wildlife conflict assessments, including a training workshop.

It will be a specific way to ensure the tasks below:

· In collaboration with national specialists, namely the NRM specialist, provide guidance for identifying criteria related to the severity of human-wildlife conflict and the vulnerability of certain target villages, and for assessing availability data needed for rapid assessments of human-wildlife conflicts using the SAFE systems method in these villages;

· Organize an introductory workshop for the project and national stakeholders on the " SAFE Systems " approach, focusing on the possibility for the project's PPG team to conduct rapid assessments in target villages;

· If deemed feasible, demonstration of rapid assessments for human-wildlife conflict in one or two pilot sites and remote monitoring of a number to be determined from target villages / areas. These assessments will allow the development of human-wildlife conflict strategies for the PONASI landscape (to be developed as part of the full-scale project), to be considered and integrated into the landscape management master plan (Output 1.4).

· With the support of the NRM specialist, provide preliminary analysis of rapid assessment results for target villages and make recommendations for further assessments and analyzes;

· Report on the capacity building needs of all relevant stakeholders and new steps to implement the SAFE Systems method to manage human-wildlife conflict in the implementation of the project and to integrate the results into the Integrated Landscape Management Plan.

Main deliverables

· Orientation text on the identification of criteria related to the severity of human-wildlife conflicts and the vulnerability of certain target villages, and on the collection of data necessary for carrying out rapid assessments for human-wildlife conflicts following the " SAFE systems " method in these villages;

· Organized and facilitated an introductory workshop for the project team and national stakeholders on the " SAFE Systems " method, with a focus on the possibility for the PPG project team to carry out rapid assessments in the target villages;

· If feasible, demonstration pilots of rapid assessments for human-wildlife conflict in one or two sites and remote supervision for a target number of villages / areas. These assessments will help develop human-wildlife conflict strategies for the PONASI area (to be implemented as part of the project implementation), to be taken into account and integrated into the management plan of the project. landscape (Result 1.4)

· Text written on the preliminary analysis of the results of the rapid assessments for the target villages and recommendations for further assessments and analyzes to be conducted as part of the PPG process if necessary, and as part of the Full Scale Project (FSP);

· Text written on the identification of next steps to apply the " SAFE systems " method to manage human-wildlife conflicts in the implementation of the project and to integrate the results into the Integrated Landscape Management Plan;

· Formulation of the output (s) to be achieved and the activities to be carried out under the Full Scale Project ( FSP ) based on recommendations for additional assessments and analyzes to be carried out as part of the Full Scale Project (FSP) ) and estimates of associated costs and identification of next steps to apply the SAFE Systems Method in the project and to integrate the results into the Integrated Landscape Management Plan;

· Identification of capacity needs to develop all parties involved in the application of the " SAFE systems " approach as part of the Full Scale Project ( FSP );

· Identification of the essential human resources and equipment needs for the realization of the identified activities and to be integrated in the scope of the full scale project ( FSP ) and associated cost estimates.




Competencies

· Being able to work under pressure. Is able to work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural team;

· To be of great availability and organized;

· Provide quality results on time

· Anticipate on decisions.




Required Skills and Experience

Education:

· Masters level or above in a relevant field, such as biodiversity conservation, natural resource management

Professional experiences :

· Minimum of 3 years of recognized experience in the technical field of the " SAFE systems " method applied to human-wildlife conflicts;

· Have completed at least one mission of similar nature and complexity

· Demonstrate a good understanding of the terms of reference.

Language:

· Fluency in written and spoken English and French.

Application file:

· A brief presentation of the methodological approach and organization of the proposed mission, a note of understanding of the tdrs, a curriculum vitae including at least three (03) references with the addresses Emails;

· A United Nations Personal Information Form (P.11), downloadable at the following link: https://sas.undp.org/documents/p11_personal_history_form.docx

· A note of understanding of the mission;

· A financial proposal including the consultant's fees.

UNDP is committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

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