Consultant to Undertake Ecological Baseline Study of Protected Area Network in Southern Tanzania, Iringa/Ruaha National Park, Tanzania

Closing date: Friday, 28 August 2015

Individual Consultant to Undertake Ecological Baseline Study of Protected Area Network in Southern Tanzania

Location : Iringa/Ruaha National Park, TANZANIA

Application Deadline : 28-Aug-15

Additional Category

Environment and Energy

Type of Contract : Individual Contract

Post Level : International Consultant

Languages Required : English

Duration of Initial Contract : 60 Working Days

Expected Duration of Assignment : 60 Working Days

Background

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) in collaboration with United Nation Development Program (UNDP) and Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) has committed funds to support strengthening the Protected Area Networks in Southern Tanzania; by implementing measures that will contribute to improving the effectiveness of National Parks in addressing threats to biodiversity conservation. The project therefore aims at creating a coordinated landscape management approach in the Greater Ruaha and Greater Kitulo-Kipengere landscapes to serve as a shield against human-induced pressures on southern Tanzania's threatened biodiversity. In addition the project will provide planned, targeted and effective support to the operational capacity of core protected areas within those landscapes. These two landscapes will be managed for the conservation of biodiversity and landscape values, including aligned revenue generation opportunities and enhanced economic performance, for ecosystem services (which are better managed at landscape level), for optimum ecosystem functioning, and for sustainable protected area management.

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