Feb 29, 2016 - effective use of generated revenues for priority biodiversity .... and a cover letter to: infofspa@gmail.
EGYPT: STRENGTHENING PROTECTED AREA FINANCING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (Project ID 00071131: 3668) Terms of Reference for Experts to prepare an analytical study that "Identify candidates for elimination, phase out or reform of incentives, including subsides, harmful for biodiversity, and identify opportunities to promote the design and implementation of positives incentive measures". Project Description: Strengthening Protected Area Financing and Management Systems Project (EPASP) aims to establish a sustainable protected area (PA) financing system, with the associated management structures, systems and capacities needed to ensure the effective use of generated revenues for priority biodiversity conservation needs, as well as remove or significantly reduce a wide range of barriers of sustainable financing. The project will provide Nature Conservation Sector (NCS) with a powerful set of arguments for continuing long-term investment, financing and expansion of Egypt’s PA system, mainly through self-generated revenues and the successful realization of the following outcomes: 1) Legal, policy, regulatory and institutional frameworks that facilitate revenue generation, revenue retention and other aspects of sustainable PA financing and management are established and functional; 2) Levels of financial resource mobilization are adequate to ensure effective conservation-oriented management of Egypt’s PA system; 3) Business planning and cost-effective management systems are ensuring the effective allocation and management of mobilized resources.
This consultancy will address the following outcomes, objectives and activities within the project 2016 project work plan: Outcome 3: Business planning and cost-effective management systems are ensuring the effective allocation and management of mobilized resources Output 3.3 – Systems for monitoring and reporting n financial and management performance developed and implemented Activity 3.3.3 - Prepare an analytical study that identify candidates for elimination, phase out or reform of incentives, including subsides, harmful for biodiversity, and identify opportunities to promote the design and implementation of positives incentive measures.
Background Egypt has a unique geographic location midway between Africa and Asia; Egypt is home to a wide variety of ecosystems and terrestrial and aquatic life. Many plant and animal species in Egypt represent tropical and Mediterranean environments, some of which go back millions of years. Egypt has unique biodiversity that offers direct and indirect returns to the national economy of about $15 billion/year which is increasable (for tourism, agriculture, fishing, petroleum, minerals, quarries, cattle and small enterprises). In August 31, 1994 Egypt ratified the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which entered into force in December 29, 1993 with three main objectives: 1. The conservation of biological diversity. 2. The sustainable use of the components of biological diversity. 3. The fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources. In October 2010, the parties of the convention agreed on the Aichi targets, which are a set of twenty, time-bound, measureable targets. Achievement of the targets will contribute to reducing, and eventually halting, the loss of biodiversity at a global level by the middle of the twenty-first century. The Aichi targets number three states:" By 2020, at the latest, incentives, including subsidies, harmful to biodiversity are eliminated, phased out or reformed in order to minimize or avoid negative impacts, and positive incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity are developed and applied, consistent and in harmony with the Convention and other relevant international obligations, taking into account national socio economic conditions" Incentives, including subsidies, harmful to biodiversity generally emanate from policies or programs that induce unsustainable behavior harmful to biodiversity, often as unanticipated and unintended side effects of policies or programs designed to achieve other objectives. Types of possibly harmful incentives include, but not limited to, incentives encouraging destruction or deterioration of natural habitats, incentives encouraging the overexploitation of renewable natural resources, incentives encouraging pollution and incentives encouraging the introduction and spread of invasive exotic species.
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this consultancy is to undertake an analytical study to "identify candidates for elimination, phase out or reform of incentives, including subsides, harmful for biodiversity, and identify opportunities to promote the design and implementation of positives incentive measures".
The study is a response to decision XII3 adopted by the conference of parties at its twelve meeting in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, 6-17 October 2014, in which milestones and timelines were assigned for the achieving of Aichi targets number three as the table below: Timeline 2015
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Milestone National target reflecting Aichi Biodiversity Target 3 and associated action items included in revised national biodiversity strategy and action plan (NBSAP). Policy or legislative action is being developed on incentives, including subsidies, already known to have harmful effects and already identified as candidates for elimination, phase-out or reform, in form of their elimination or initiation of their phase-out or their reform. Finalization of national analytical studies that identify candidates for elimination, phase-out or reform of incentives, including subsidies, harmful for biodiversity, and that identify opportunities to promote the design and implementation of positive incentive. Finalization of policy plans that (i) identify those harmful incentives that are candidates for elimination, phase-out, or reform; (ii) provide for a prioritized list of measures leading to their eventual elimination, phase-out, or reform; (iii) provide for a prioritized list of measures leading to the introduction, or strengthening, of positive incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; (iv) provide for associated timelines and milestones.
METHODOLOGY: The experts will work under the overall supervision and guidance of Egypt CBD national focal point. The study must be a participative collaboration between the experts and focal point; interaction and feedback is fundamental for the developing of the study. DELIVERABLES The experts must deliver the study which should answer the following questions: 1. What subsidies harmful to biodiversity exist in the country? How are the subsides affecting biodiversity? Which are particularly harmful? What is the cost of these subsidies? 2. What other harmful incentives exist in the country? How do they affect biodiversity? Are there opportunities for enhancing effectiveness while reducing environmental damage? Are there opportunities to mitigate the harmful impacts by reforming the incentive? 3. What are the opportunities and constraints to removing, reforming or phasing out harmful incentives? What are the potential ecological, economic, and social costs and benefits of addressing harmful subsidies? 4. What biodiversity related problems could be addressed with the help of biodiversity friendly incentives? How could incentives be used to address the main threats to biodiversity? How could incentives encourage actions in support of biodiversity?
5. Who are the stakeholders that may be affected? How can they be involved and their needs addressed? What are the tradeoffs to consider? Are there stakeholders who could also act as champions for the removal, phase out, or reform of harmful incentives? 6. What additional resources (financial, human and technical) will be required to reach the national target that is set? How can additional resources be raised? What are the possible sources for these resources? The experts must deliver an English and Arabic hardcopy of the study, as well as a digital copy in Word and PDF format, and supporting Excel sheets, graphs, maps and spreadsheets used in the study in open source format. QUALIFICATIONS The experts should have experience in providing consultancy in similar fields. The team should be made up of experts in the following fields: Economic Trade Union rules and regulations Business Environment Government of Egypt related laws, rules and regulations
IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS The experts shall maintain continues contact with the CBD national focal point for the duration of the consultancy. Any supporting documentation or data readily available by the experts and required must be provided. Meetings with the experts may be required at any time, and the experts is required to cooperate as much as possible. Time frame The time frame of the contract of this consultancy will be three months. Work Plan and Milestones Activities
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Submission of work plan Submission of draft study Submission of final study
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Resources and Logistical Support The project is responsible for the provision of office accommodation for the required interviews and meetings during the consultancy period, if needed.
Copyright All materials produced in the scope of this assignment (including images, photos, text, etc.) are copyright of the project/EEAA. No part may be reproduced, copied, transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical or graphic) without the prior written permission of the project/EEAA
TERMS OF PAYMENT
20 % of the total contract value to be paid upon submission of the work plan. 30 % of the total contract value to be paid upon submission of the draft study. 50% of the total contract value to be paid upon submission of the final study.
Application Process To apply, please send an email entitled "Aichi 3" with attached C.V. of all team members , price offer and a cover letter to:
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[email protected] no later than February 29, 2016.
