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Country: Seychelles
Summary: National Consultant - Gender and Youth Engagement Expert for the preparation of the project document A RIdge-to Reef Approach for the Integrated Management of Marine, Coastal and Terrestrial Ecosystem...
Deadline: 10 Apr 2018
Posting Date: 31 Mar 2018
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 22043141
Document Ref. No.: 45206
Competition: ICB
Financier: United Nations Secretariat
Purchaser Ownership: -
Tender Value: Refer Document
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National Consultant - Gender and youth engagement expert for the preparation of the project document A RIdge-to Reef Approach for the Integrated Management of Marine, Coastal and Terrestrial Ecosystems In the Seychelles (IC)Context and backgroundA project proposal concept has recently been approved by the GEF for an allocation of USD $3.9 million for the implementation of a project to support the Government of Seychelles in a Ridge-to-Reef project focusing on managing land-based threats to coastal and marine ecosystems.The project will undertake a comprehensive Ridge to Reef[1] (R2R) approach that addresses the ‘whole island priorities of improved management and conservation of upland forest and agricultural ecosystems as well ascoastal and marine ecosystems in the Seychelles to produce global benefits in terms of conservation of globally significant biodiversity and the effective management of the large marine ecosystems (including coastal and near-shore marine ecosystems), and to arrest and reverse ecosystem degradation. This approach acknowledges and actively incorporates the issues of scale, proximity and interconnectedness of environmental systems on SIDS, and utilises the multi-focal area approach to provide ‘joined up solutions for sustainable development. By addressing a range of terrestrial threats to the marine environment, including flows of pollutants, nutrients and sediment, disrupted hydrological services, degradation of critical habitat, etc. that have significant negative impacts on important coastal/marine ecosystems including wetlands, mangroves, seagrass beds and coral reefs, the project will simultaneously improve the management of the terrestrial landscape, improve the effectiveness of integrated coastal management practices and secure the integrity of existing and new marine protected areas intheSeychelles, which are vital components of, and effective management tools to conserve, the Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems. At the...
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