Consulting Services, Protection of Mangrove Forests

Brief description of the Contract:

The project will support the PEA in the sustainable management of mangrove ecosystems focusing on protection, prevention of further degradation, rehabilitation/restoration of degraded ecosystems and improving local livelihoods. In addition, the Project will finance innovative and applied research to develop sustainable models for communities to manage mangrove forests and improved knowledge management.

Pilot sites in North Sumatra, East-Kalimantan and West-Papua have been selected for project interventions. The locations differ in terms of threats from deforestation, the level of degradation, institutional jurisdiction and proposed strategy and method for conservation, restoration and sustainable management.

Requested Consulting Services:

• The duties of the Consultant shall comprise the support of the implementing institutions in all tasks referring to the implementation of the programme. The professional input of the Consultant team is expected to cover the following fields of expertise:

  1. General project management (e. g. operational and financial planning, administration, technical steering of project implementation, developing an environmental M&E system, quantity and quality control of project measures);

  2. Monitoring and supervision of financial management of a currently EUR 20 million grant according to KfW regulations;

  3. Developing tailor-made protection, conservation and sustainable management concepts for mangrove ecosystems according to the specific natural resource conditions at each selected intervention area including standard operating procedures (SOPs) for community patrolling;

  4. Development and implementation of innovative sustainable community development concepts to support local livelihoods, including agroforestry production methods, sustainable fishing techniques, and the cultivation of Nipa and Sago palms;

  5. Engaging in policy advocacy in cooperation with Indonesian partners to improve spatial development plans and local community development plans with regards to mangrove protection;

  6. Development and implementation of an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) resulting in site-specific Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMP) and/or Environmental and Social Codes of Practice (ESCOP) including a Community Engagement and Planning Framework (CEPF), with Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) requirements and guidance on participatory land use planning (PLUP) and livelihood restoration plans (LRP) as an accompanying document;

  7. Identification of potential conflict, violence and fragility issues in the prospective project intervention areas and description of related peace and security needs including an in-depth analysis of the common patron-client system (punggawa-sawi) in the project intervention areas