| Overview : UNDP Vietnam is seeking for 01 qualified Vietnamese firm/institute/organization for Reviewing and assessing the NBSAP 2013-2020 implementation to inform a baseline for formulating the vietnam’s NBSAP 2021-2030 and post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (Ref. 2- 200907) The Vietnam Environmental Administration, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is implementing the GEF-UNDP funded Project “Capacity Building for the Ratification and Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing in Viet Nam”. The project’s goal is to contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of globally significant biodiversity in Viet Nam through strengthening national capacities on access and benefit sharing of genetic resources to facilitate the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on ABS. The consultancy’s overall objective is to put in place a profound baseline with robust evidence and analysis on the successes and challenges of the NBSAP 2013-2020 implementation in order to support the outcome-oriented development of the Vietnam’s NBSAP 2021-2030, a vision to 2040, and thus making a national preparation to inform the on-going CBD’s Post 2020 BGF formulation. It will target to achieve two main objectives: (1) To critically review and assess the successes and challenges from the implementation of NBSAP 2013-2020 and other relevant strategies and action plans, enabling a 2020-baseline for stimulating the development and monitoring of the NBSAP 2021-2030; and (2) To rationally propose appropriate strategic solutions/actions should be included and implemented by the NBSAP 2021-2030/2040 for achieving transformational changes targeted to three CBD objectives in next 10 years as guided by the Post-2020 GBF. The selection will be based on a competitive basis and will comply with UNDP procurement regulations. Request for Proposal with enclosed TOR and evaluation criteria as well as Submission forms are attached. Submission deadline: Monday, 12 October 2020 (Hanoi time) Contact person: Luu Ngoc Diep Procurement Unit UNDP Vietnam 304 Kim Ma, Hanoi, Vietnam Tel: +84 24 38500100 Direct: +84 24 38500200 Email: luu.ngoc.diep@undp.org | 
