81233860 — Management of Wilpattu National Park and its influence zones in Sri Lanka

Kurze Beschreibung

Encompassing almost 130 000 hectares, Wilpattu National Park is the country's largest and oldest national park. Located in the Northwest, was at the frontline of the Civil War for many years. After demining operations the park was reopened to visitors in 2010. Wilpattu National Park enjoys high biodiversity value, unspoilt coastline to the west, Protected Forest to the north and Sanctuaries to the north and south. The park and adjacent protected areas also enjoy the status of a Ramsar site due to its unique villu and wetland ecosystems.
People around the national park depend largely on the available natural resources and are generally engaged in subsistence agriculture. Employment opportunities are still insufficient in the region. Illegal fishing practices, encroachment, and poaching lead to high pressure on the park"s natural resources. Decreasing migration corridors for wildlife cause more encounters between humans and elephants which regularly result in loss of crop or life.

Beschreibung der Beschaffung

Situated at the northern border of the historical 'cultural triangle' formed between the cities of Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Kandy, Wilpattu National Park has huge potential to become a centre for eco-sensitive tourism. Wilpattu National Park can also be managed with a compatible combination of biodiversity conservation and economic development. At the same time due to its role during the civil war, it can be promoted as a public symbol of reconciliation by bringing people together for its protection.
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has commissioned GIZ to implement the project “Management of Wilpattu National Park and its influence zones in Sri Lanka”.
The project's lead executing agency is the Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs (MNP&EA). The implementation partner at a technical level is the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife (MSDW), although executive responsibility will rest with the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC).
The project aims to gear the management of the Wilpattu protected area complex by governmental and non-governmental actors more strongly to the development needs of the local population in the national park's zones of influence.
The preceding project “Supporting Wilpattu National Park and Influence Zone Management in Sri Lanka” formulated a comprehensive and participatory management plan that takes adequate account of the local population's needs. This plan provides a set of guidelines for the region's development and for the sustainable conservation of marine and terrestrial biodiversity in the protected area and its influence zones. Consultation processes across the national park's entire influence zone along with emergency measures, such as the installation of water processing plants, have succeeded in strengthening the locals' confidence in the project's activities.
Building on the results of the previous project the follow-on project seeks to achieve four key outputs:
1) Improved management of Wilpattu National Park;
2) Improved enabling conditions for more sustainable use of marine resources;
3) Better access to resource-friendly income generation for the local population;
4) Improved use of the national park as a communication tool for raising environmental awareness and promoting peaceful coexistence.
GIZ is tendering parts of the project implementation.
The contractor will be responsible for achieving two of the four outputs (3 + 4), complying with the associated indicators, fulfilling the associated module objective indicators, and implementing the activities described in the Terms of Reference. In addition, the tasks to be performed (by the contractor) also include processing linkages to the other outputs. The contractor shall be closely involved in activities of Output 1 and 2 by providing expertise and advice in order to ensure a coherent project implementation.
The contractor is expected to provide one seconded international long-term expert (up to 34,5 expert months) and two national long-term experts (up to 34,5 expert months each) for the implementation. International short-term (up to 12 expert months) and national short-term experts (up to 36 expert months) will also be required.
The main qualifications and competencies required from the contractor are:
— regional experience: Sri Lanka and/or countries in Asia with similar socio-economic conditions the region,
— extensive expertise in natural resource management, rural development, communication, biodiversity conservation, protected area management and conflict transformation,
— vast experience in managing protected areas and their peripheral zones,
— good command of English, Singhalese and Tamil (not necessarily everyone in the consulting team).

Liste und kurze Beschreibung der Bedingungen

1) Trading name and address, commercial register number;
2) Eligibility declaration that no grounds for exclusion in Section 123, 124 of the German Act Against Restraints of Competition (GWB) apply;
3) Eligibility declaration subcontractors if applicable;
4) Association clause if applicable.

Liste und kurze Beschreibung der Auswahlkriterien

1) At least 2 reference projects in the technical field Participatory management of protected areas and at least 2 reference projects in the region Asia in the last 3 years;
2) The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 500 000 EUR.

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