Tenders Are Invited For Consultancy On Carbon Sequestration Data Collection

Tenders Are Invited For Consultancy On Carbon Sequestration Data Collection Antigua And Barbuda Consultancy On Carbon Sequestration Data Collection Antigua And Barbuda Terms Of ReferenceCarbon Sequestration Data Collection ConsultationJob TitleConsultation For The Collection Of The Carbon Sequestration Data Within The Shekerley Mountain Management AreaContracting AuthorityDepartment Of Environment Ministry Of Health And The Environment Antigua And BarbudaDate Of IssueAugust 14Th 2018DeadlineExtended To November 2Nd 2018Duration 6 MonthsTo ApplyMsc Students Consultants Are Invited To Apply For This Opportunity Please Email The Procurement Officer At Doe Ab Gov Ag And Copied To Antiguaenvironmentdivision Gmail Com The Following Carbon Sequestration Services Cover Letter Technical Proposal Financial Proposal Contact Information For Three 3 ReferencesPlease Use Email Subject Line Consultation For The Collection Of The Carbon Sequestration Data Antigua And Barbuda Equal Employment Opportunity Eeo The Department Of Environment Doe Provides Equal Opportunity And Fair And Equitable Treatment In Employment To All People Without Regard To Race Color Religion Sex National Origin Age Disability Political Affiliation Marital Status Or Sexual Orientation The Doe Also Strives To Achieve Equal Employment Opportunity In All Personnel Operations Through Continuing Diversity Enhancement Programs Late BidsLate Proposals Will Not Be Opened And Will Be Returned To Sender Terms Of ReferenceConsultation For The Collection Of The Carbon Sequestration Data Within The Shekerley Mountain Managed Area Smma I About The Department Of Environment The Department Of Environment Is A Government Agency Within The Ministry Of Health And The Environment In The Government Of Antigua And Barbuda The Overall Mission Of The Department Of Environment Doe Is To Provide Technical Advice On The Environment And To Design And Implement Projects On Behalf Of The Government And The People Of Antigua And Barbuda These Interventions Are Designed To Protect And Enhance The Countrys Environment As Well As Seek Common Solutions To National Regional And Global Environmental Challenges The Department Of Environment Accomplishes Its Mission Inter Alia Through An Integrated Environmental Planning And Management System Established On The Basis Of Public Participation And Interagency Collaboration Efficient Implementation Of Appropriate Programmes Projects And Technical Services Providing Accurate Council On Environmental Management As Well As Effective And Consistent Enforcement Of Environmental Laws And Regulations And Provide The Public With Easily Accessible Information And Technical Assistance On Environmental Issues The Department Of Environment Manages Projects Within Four Main Programmes Which Are Aligned With National Legislation And International Environmental Agreements These Are Climate Change Programme Adaptation Mitigation And Capacity Building Biodiversity Programme Pollution Programme Monitoring Evaluation And Data Management ProgrammeThe Doe Has An Active Portfolio Of 13 Projects With Project Sizes Ranging From Usd 50K To Usd 15 Million With An Additional 15 Projects Under Development Partners Of The Doe Include Un Environment Undp Iucn Caribbean Development Bank Government Of Italy Global Environment Facility Green Climate Fund And The Adaptation Fund Among Others The Doe Was Accredited As A Direct Access Entity To The Adaptation Fund In 2015 And To The Green Climate Fund In 2017 The Doe Is Focused On Designing High Impact Transformational Projects That Maximize Funding Directly Available To The Public Private And Civil Society Actors In Order To Meet An Ambitious Environmental Agenda This Consultancy In This Terms Of Reference Is In Direct Reference To The Sherley Mountain Managed Area Smma Which Is To Be Converted Into A Protected Area Within The Pathway To 2020 Project Ii Purpose And Objective Of Consultancy The Department Of Environment Is Seeking Msc Students Individuals To Collect Carbon Sequestration Data Within The Shekerley Mountain Management Area Of Antigua And Barbuda The Vegetation Of The Shekerley Mountain Range Is Dominated By A Mixture Of Evergreen And Deciduous Evergreen Forest Lower Montane Forest Within The Wetter Valleys And Sheltered Slopes And Drier Slopes Consisting Mostly Of Woodlands In Total 15 Different Types Of Vegetation Communities Have Been Described In This Area Inclusive Of The Aforementioned In Addition To Other Land Uses Types Farming Ponds Gardens Commercial And Urban Areas Roaming Livestock Have Converted Some Areas To Scrub Woodland In This Mountain Range Rural Communities Within The Proposed Shekerley Mountain Management Area Include John Hughes Sawcotts Cades Bay Urlings Johnson Point Bendals Sweets And Jennings Economic Activities Within And Adjacent To The Area Include Hotels Carlisle Bay Curtain Bluff Blue Herron Coco Beach Jolly Beach Ecotourism Resorts Antigua Rainforest Canopy Tours South Coast Horizons Agricultural Stations Claremont Farms Cades Bay Pineapple Station Christian Valley Agricultural Station And The Urlings Fisheries Complex In Addition Some Local Residents Engage In Small Scale Farming Of Crops And Fruits The Area Is Known To Have The Greatest Diversity Of Mango Trees On The Island And Or Livestock Raising Most Of Which Roam Freely And There Are Some Quarrying And Groundwater Extraction Activities In The Area 1 The Dispersed Nature Of The Flora Fauna Of The Mountain Range Is Representative Of The Once Diverse And Rich Biodiversity Of Antigua Lower Montane Forests Which Are Comparable To Rainforest Are Not Well Formed In Antigua And Barbuda And Exist Only In Small Patches 0 5 Hectares Throughout The Shekerley Mountains However These Areas Host The Richest Plant Communities On The Island And Mature Areas Which Mostly Remain Only Within The Shekerley Range Provide Habitat For The Growth Of Rare Forest Species Including Orchids And Ferns Bird Numbers In The Shekerley Range Fluctuate Depending On The Season Food Availability Amount Of Rainfall And Nesting Habitat North American And European Avian Fauna Arrive In Late October To Feed On The Population Explosion Of Insects That Happens Due To Increased Rainfall At This Time Of The Year Other Migrant Species Of Birds May Arrive Earlier In The Year The Native Bird Species Of The Shekerley Mountain Range Include Some Of The CountryS Rarest Most Colourful And Regional Endemic Species Including Inter Alia Scaly Naped Pigeon Patagioenas Squamosa Brown Trembler Cinclocerthia Ruficauda And The Purple Throated Carib Eulampis Jugalaris Around 15 Species Of Reptiles And Amphibian Species Are Found Within The Shekerley Mountain Range Including The Antigua Least Gecko Sphaerodactylus Elegantulus Which Is Endemic To The Island Of Antigua And Barbuda As Well As Several Regional And Lesser Antillies Endemic Frog Species Eleutherodactylus Johnstonei And Eleutherodactylus Martinicencis And The Blind Worm Typhlops Monastus The Proposed Smma Encompasses Two Of Antigua And BarbudaS Twelve Key Biodiversity Areas As Identified By The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund Cepf The WallingS Forest Kba Iba 2 188 Ha Is Located On The Northwest Slopes Of Signal Hill AntiguaS Second Highest Mountain While The Christian Valley Kba Iba 3 669 Ha Is Located To The North On The Other Side Of Boggy Peak AntiguaS Highest Mountain See Figure 3 Below Together These Two Kbas Ibas Support Populations Of Nine Of The 11 Lesser Antilles Eba Restricted Range Birds Within Antigua Some Of These Species Bridled Quail Dove Geotrygon Mystacea Scaly Breasted Thrasher Margarops Fuscus Pearly Eyed Thrasher M Fuscatus And Antillean Euphonia Euphonia Musica Are Entirely Confined To The WallingS Forest And Christian Valley Ecosystem A Significant Population Of The Near Threatened White Crowned Pigeon Patagioenas Leucocephala Also Occurs The Wallings Forest Kba Iba Also Supports The Largest And Best Remaining Tract Of Moist Evergreen Forest On The Island And Harbours Seven Species Of Bat Including The Near Threatened Insular Single Leaf Bat Monophylus Plethodon And The Brazilian Free Tailed Bat Tadarida Brasilensis The Christian Valley Kba Iba Has Not Recorded Any Globally Threatened Or Endemic Species But The Area Has A Diverse Flora And Insect Fauna In Addition Seven Bat Species Including Antillean Fruit Eating Bat Brachyphylla Cavernarum And Greater Bulldog Bat Noctilio Leporinus Have Been Documented The Proposed Smma Will Also Encompass The Proposed Boggy Peak National Park 1 039 Ha Which Is Being Established With Assistance From The Gef Funded Sppare Project The Boggy Peak Np Includes Significant Biodiversity From Wet And Dry Forest Plant And Bird Species To Watersheds Outstanding Scenery And Genetic Material For About 28 Species Of Mangoes And The Famous Antiguan Black Pineapple One Of The Key Objectives Of Establishing The Smma Is To Create A Conservation Corridor Linking The Wallings Reservoir Forest Reserve In The Southeast Part Of The Smma With The Boggy Peak National Park In The Centre West Of The Smma In Addition The Smma Is Situated Just Above The Cades Bay Marine Reserve One Of The Premier Coastal And Marine Conservation Areas In The Country And Establishment Of The Smma Will Benefit The Marine Reserve By Reducing Downstream Flows Of Agricultural Chemicals And Runoff Of Soils Due To Agricultural And Forestry Activities See Figure 3

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