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| Request for Proposal for the Development of Protected Area Management and Business Plans for Taman Negara National Park, Royal Belum State Park and Endau-Rompin State Park |
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| Procurement Process : | RFP - Request for proposal |
| Office : | UNDP Country Office - MALAYSIA |
| Deadline : | 26-May-14 | | Posted on : | 14-Apr-14 |
| Development Area : | CONSULTANTS  |
| Reference Number : | 15325 |
Documents :
RFP doc
RFP letter for deadline extension
Q&A dated 9 May 2014
Q&A dated 20 May 2014
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| Overview : Malaysia is one of 17 mega-diverse countries in the world, with a wealth of biological diversity in its terrestrial and marine zones. The flora and fauna of Malaysia exceedingly rich and is conservatively estimated to contain about 12,500 species of flowering plants, approximately 307 species of mammals, more than 742 species of birds, and 547 species of reptiles, including a large number of endemics. In order to safeguard the globally significant biodiversity, Malaysia has established networks of protected areas (PAs). In Peninsular Malaysia alone, there are at least four PA networks covering a total area of 2.98 million hectares managed by different agencies including the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP), Johor National Parks Corporation (JNPC), Perak State Parks Corporation (PSPC) and state forestry departments. PAs under different networks are governed laws with varying degree of protection status, and gazetting and de-gazetting procedures.
What is common between the different PA networks is that these PAs are largely characterized as sub-optimally managed and severely underfinanced. There are four main reasons for this: i) non-existent of uniform system of national PAs under a common umbrella for achievement of biodiversity conservation goals; ii) insufficient understanding of economic values of PAs and essential contribution they make to national development; iii) insufficient incentives on the part of state government to invest in PA management due to the perception that they are foregoing revenue generation opportunities through other forms of land use; and iv) sub-optimal capacity at the PA management agencies for site management and PA system management.
The GEF in 2012 has approved a project titled “ Enhancing Effectiveness and Financial Sustainability of Protected Areas in Malaysia” , which is implemented by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) and supported by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Outcomes of the project are:
• Outcome 1: Systemic and Institutional Capacities to manage and financially support a national PA system
• Outcome 2: Technical and institutional capacities to manage sub-national PA networks including capacities for effective financial management
• Outcome 3: Effective site-level PA management
The project interventions are expected to translate into improved management effectiveness in addressing growing threats to biodiversity from, inter alia, poaching and land-use change, firstly within 886,000ha of the terrestrial wildlife protected areas. It is in turn expected to have an indirect impact on a larger 2.98 million ha of protected area system including the protection forests within the Permanent Reserved Forests (PRFs), as well as the protected area networks in the State of Sabah and Sarawak, through future application of the standards and financing mechanisms for those protected areas.
The Project Document and Inception Report can be downloaded from the following web link: http://www.undp.org.my/page.php?pid=223&action=preview&menu=main.
Please download the RFP document attached.
NOTE: (1) THIS RFP SUBMISSION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED FROM 19 MAY 2014 TO 26 MAY 2014 AT 3.00PM (LOCAL TIME) (2) PLEASE TO SHARE THE Q&A ATTACHED FOR YOUR REVIEW. |
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