Overview : ADMINISTRATION - To apply, interested persons should upload the combined* Technical Proposal/Methodology (if applicable), CV and Offeror’s Letter to “UNDP Jobs” by navigating to the link below and clicking “APPLY NOW”, no later than the date indicated on the “UNDP Jobs” website. Applications submitted via email will not be accepted**: - UNDP Job Site – https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=88222 (cut and paste into browser address bar if the link does not work) * PLEASE NOTE: The system allows the upload of one (1) document ONLY – if you are required to submit a Technical Proposal/Methodology, this document along with your CV/P11 and Offeror’s Letter, MUST be combined and uploaded as one. NOTE: The Financial Proposal should not be uploaded to “UNDP Jobs”**. <IMPORTANT> **Please email the password-protected Financial Proposal to procurement.bb@undp.org. The subject line of your email must contain the following: “BBRSO##### Financial Proposal – Your Name” If the password for your Financial Proposal is required, it will be requested by the Procurement Unit. Any request for clarification must be sent in writing to procurement.bb@undp.org within three (3) days of the publication of this notice, ensuring that the reference number above is included in the subject line. The UNDP Barbados & the OECS Procurement Unit will post the responses*** two (2) days later, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to: - http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=60383 (cut and paste into browser address bar if the link does not work) A detailed Procurement Notice, TOR, and all annexes can be found by clicking the above link. *** UNDP shall endeavour to provide such responses to clarifications in an expeditious manner, but any delay in such response shall not cause an obligation on the part of UNDP to extend the submission date of the Proposals, unless UNDP deems that such an extension is justified and necessary BACKGROUND Morne Trois Pitons National Park (MTPNP) was proposed as a forest reserve in 1952 but later designated as a National Park under the National Parks and Protected Areas Act # 16 of 1975. MTPNP includes large highly scenic tracts of the most extensive almost undisturbed tropical forest in the Lesser Antilles and the headwaters of most of the major streams and rivers in the southern half of the Small Island Developing State (SIDS). These support a high level of biodiversity. The Park lies within a Conservation International- designated Conservation Hotspot, a WWF/IUCN Centre of Plant Diversity and a Bird Life-designated Endemic Bird Area. In 2011 the Revised Management plan recommended the following proposed buffer zone for the MTPNP WHS consisting of the establishment of a 305m buffer in the northern area of the park in the Pont Casse’ areas where approved building development has been granted to land owners. In other areas of the park a 200 m buffer was recommended. Noting the challenges faced by the communities on the edge of MTPNP and the threat that poses to the protection of MTPNP, the Government of Dominica initiated the project Supporting Sustainable Ecosystem by Strengthening the Effectiveness of Commonwealth of Dominica’s Protected Areas System. The project aims to demonstrate a model for effective integrated landscape management encompassing the strengthening of an existing Protected Area (Morne Trois Pitons National Park) and establishment of its buffer zone in order to reduce threats to biodiversity and ecological functioning. The project has the following two components: - Component 1: Strengthening the core zone management of Protected Areas at systemic level and scale up innovative interventions at core zone of selected Protected Areas to improve Sustainability.
- Component 2: Establish and manage Buffer Zone as a key component of National Protected Area System and select experiences to be scaled up beyond the buffer zone
In addition, as part of the overall development and operationalization of a wider system of the 7 national protected areas in the Commonwealth of Dominica, the project aims to enhance both opportunities for sustainable livelihoods within, and generated by its network of protected areas, as well as community participation and collaboration in effective management of the sites and their resources. This would entail equitably increasing all stakeholders access and capacity for livelihood opportunities in keeping with the goals and objectives of the protected areas. |