Consultancy Service on Development of Forest Landscape Restoration Plan in Ha Tinh Province For the Forest Carbon Stock Enhancement-ENRICH project
Terms of Reference
I. Background
SNV is implementing the project ‘Advancing Understanding of Forest Carbon Stock Enhancement at Landscape level as part of REDD+”, (ENRICH II) 2015-2018. This Project has four main components: (1) to introduce demonstration pilot activities leading to the enhancement of forest carbon stocks in representative forest ecosystems; (2) to provide recommendations on an appropriate incentives structure for forest carbon stock enhancement; (3) to support the inclusion of forest carbon stock enhancement as part of National REDD+ Program; and (4) to produce forest landscape restoration (FLR) plans in the Provinces of Ha Tinh and Nghe An. This task is to support component (4) on support technical staffs and local authorities at provincial level in development of FLR plan.
Huong Khe District, Ha Tinh Province has been selected as one of the pilot sites of ENRICH. It is a rural district of and located in the southeast region of Hà T?nh Province, Huong Khe has a total area of 90.791 ha of Forest and Forestland, natural forest constitutes 69.682.3 ha (76% of the forestland), which includes special use forest (17.463 ha), protected forest (28.0402 ha), and production forest (18.430 ha). The available land for forestry is 9730 ha. Forest areas play important roles in the economic livelihoods of local communities however after long time period of unplanned harvesting, natural forest in Huong Khe now fall into depletion and degradation. The main agricultural commodities are Rice, Orange, Lemon, and Phuc Trach Pomelo.
Approaching restoration on Landscape scale means addressing not only direct driver but also indirect drivers of deforestation and forest degradation while considering social and livelihood concerns.
II. Consultancy service description:
1. Objectives
The task aims to help technical staff and local authorities at provincial level in development of FLR plan through a training course on how to use forest monitoring software and how to develop a FLR plan with an appropriate training methodology and specific steps.
2. Scope of work
Specifically, the consultancy services should;
- Training on using tablet for forest monitoring (Android operation system)
- Training on the GIS analysis for identify the potential areas for forest landscape restoration
- Training on the process of development the Forest Landscape Restoration plan for Huong Khe District, includes:
- Assessment of current/potential benefits from landscape for local people and for biodiversity and carbon stock enhancement;
- Assessment of the current, past and reference landscape states;
- Definition the expected goals for Landscape restoration;
- Development of possible land use scenarios in space though mapping
- Ground truthing and accuracy check of the proposed maps
- Develop of possible restoration interventions to achieve the short term and long term goals (including models, time frames and maps)
- Reconciliation of land use options
- set of goals, strategies and methods for each proposed zone and problem in the landscape
- set of priorities in space and timeline
- identification of restoration roadmap, technical options, steps and phases (including monitoring system)
- consultation with local partners/authorities
- A comprehensive Forest Landscape Restoration Plan, strategy and set of methods, with identified time frames, maps, estimation funds and quantified targets.
- Develop a Manual on development process of FLR plan
The fundamental documents for this assignment are: Forest Protection and Development Plan and PRAP of Ha Tinh; technical reports for ENRICH; SEDP of Huong Khe, etc.
The consultancy team will work under supervision of the project Coordinator at the field.
3. Methodology
The selected consultant team will work close with local technical staffs and train them through “learning by doing” approach.
4. Deliverables:
The following deliverables are expected from the consultants:
- Prepare the methodology and develop appropriate steps/tools;
- Carry out the training and field works at site level
- Present the key findings and proposed FLR plan at consultation workshop
- A comprehensive Forest Landscape Restoration Plan for Huong Khe District.
- Manual on development process of FLR plan
5. Timeline: Duration is expected to be initially for a period of two to three months from October to December 2016; four – five consultants x 30 - 40 working days.
III. Qualifications, skills and experience required:
The consultant team should consist of at least four – five consultants includes local technical staff with suitable qualifications, expertise and experience to conduct the assignment.
- Extensive knowledge on Forest Landscape Restoration;
- Experience in land use planning, specially LUP under context of REDD+ and development process of FLR plans;
- Extensive knowledge of agro-business, and forestry, upland agricultural systems
- Experience in developing training programmes to local stakeholders and local people in such topics as improved production practices;
- Strong experience with community development and capacity building projects;
- Fluent in verbal and written English and the applications of relevant software;
IV. How to apply:
Interested consultants are requested to submit their technical and financial proposals demonstrating their ability to deliver on this assignment based on their qualifications and experience to: [email protected] [1] no later than 17:00, 9th October 2016
- Key compositions of the technical proposals:
- Understanding the assignment
- Proposed assignment approach, methodology, tools
- Work plan and resource arrangement
- Deliverables development and submission plan
- Team roles and specific tasks
- Key compositions of the budget proposal:
- Working package of the team and Daily rate of each members
- Operation and support costs
- Total estimated cost, indicating which costs shall be managed by SNV or other partners.
- Annexes: CV of team members, Publications if any