Terms of Reference (ToR) – GIZ – Biodiversity & Forestry Project
Consultancy and Training, Environment and Natural Resource
GIZ – Biodiversity & Forestry Project
General Information
Brief information on the Project
The Climate Innovation Contest is embedded in the Biodiversity and Forestry Project of GIZ Ethiopia, supporting partner institutions in Ethiopia in the management of nature conservation areas and forests in cooperation with other actors and with the engagement of local communities. As conservation of natural habitats and rehabilitation of degraded land can only be achieved in a collaborative effort of all relevant sectors and actors, the project brings together state institutions, private actors and communities around selected protected areas to cooperate in restoration and local economic development activities. Following a landscape approach, the social, economic and ecological dimensions are considered to balance respective interests. The valuation of ecosystem services in protected areas and the use of biodiversity for benefit sharing brings an economic perspective to conservation, which is needed to find suitable approaches for the sustainable financing of protected areas. At the local level, a higher and systematic involvement of the local population in decision making processes related to the access and use of natural resources ensures that their interests are considered. Smallholder families living adjacent to the protected areas are supported by establishing climate-resilient and legal income alternatives. One example is the establishment of sericulture cooperatives with women who used to illegally extract wood from the national park.
Context
On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), launches the ‘Climate Innovation Contest” to award innovative ideas that will help improve the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources in Ethiopia.
The contest aims to :-
- encourage innovative ideas that will increase a sustainable use of natural resources,
- create job opportunities through the use of biodiversity, and help restore degraded landscapes
In conclusion, we invite start-ups, producer organizations, processors, exporters, traders, and other small or medium enterprises that wish to innovate and contribute to a better world. Furthermore, start-ups and small or medium-sized businesses from any sector that meet the above-mentioned objectives are welcome to participate in the projects.
Application submission date 30 April 2022
You can get the full detail of the advert from the link below
20220312_Innovation_Contest_detailed.pdf
For further details about the project idea, the applicant can check the web https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/106627.htm or the attached documents
