Junior Professional in Forestry Sciences, Project Tender - 24919072

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Country: Costa Rica

Summary: Junior Professional in Forestry Sciences, Project Conserving biodiversity through sustainable management in production landscapes in Costa Rica

Deadline: 26 Jul 2018

Posting Date: 15 Jul 2018

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 24919072

Document Ref. No.: 48002

Competition: ICB

Financier: United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership: -

Tender Value: Refer Document

CPV Classification

71420000 - Landscape architectural services

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TO GET MORE DETAILS ABOUT THIS CONTRACT, THE REQUIREMENTS AND HOW TO APPLY, PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE ATTACHED TDRs. UNITED NATIONS PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Conserving biodiversity through sustainable management in production landscapes in Costa Rica REFERENCE TERMS Junior professional in forestry UNDP Costa Ricarequires hiring a junior professional in the area of forest sciences for the planning and execution of the various activities established to meet the results and products established in the Project Conserving biodiversity through sustainable management in production landscapes in Costa Rica. The professional must supportand the activities with all partners, counterparts, consultants and technical assistance contracted inrelation to the execution of the project. BACKGROUND In Costa Rica, approximately 27% of its territory forms a solid network of protected areas that harbor diversity of ecosystems and richness in biodiversity. However, the expansion of the agricultural frontierIcola, road infrastructure and urban development threaten natural ecosystems because the State has not managed to control the negative impacts on biodiversity due to the absence of systematic monitoring of the landscape; This is despite the fact that the country has developed a solid legal framework. Consequently, the Costa Rican landscapes that are outside theThe network of protected areas are fragmented, and the few blocks that exist are threatened. The rapid expansion ofcommercial agricultural crops has paralleled the explosive expansion of urban areas, which by 2010 covered 2, 052 km2. In the last 20 years, Costa Rica has gone from being predominantly a rural society to being an urban society.Urban areas now constitute the second greatest threat to Costa Rica's biodiversity, since forest cover is eliminated to give rise to residential areas. The absence of updated regulatory plans, the expansion of unsustainable agricultural practices, especially livestock and cash crops, uncontro...

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