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Planning and Management of Protected Areas and Natural Resources Use

Participatory planning (define scope, vision and targets; identify critical threats; situation analysis; develop strategic plan; develop monitoring plan), with special emphasis on natural resources mapping and arrangements for management strategies.

Countries with experience:  Cape Verde, China PR, Viet Nam, Maldives, Sao Tomé and Principe

Development of co-management processes and related instruments (agreements, plans, zonings, co-management bodies, etc.) in PAs and NRM.

Countries with experience:  Cape Verde, China PR

Biodiversity and natural resources status assessment and monitoring at local and national level.

Countries with experience:  Cape Verde, China PR, Viet Nam, Maldives

Thorough knowledge of the IUCN framework for PAs management effectiveness evaluation, and experience in its application to different contexts.

Countries with experience:  Cape Verde, Viet Nam

Gap analyses of PAs networks at national and provincial level.

Countries with experience:  Cape Verde, Maldives

Preparation of planning documents (management plans, operational plans, monitoring plans, strategy documents, management guidelines and standards, etc.), according to international best practices. 

Countries with experience:  Cape Verde, China PR, Viet Nam, Maldives, Sao Tomé and Principe

Capacity building at site and national level.

Countries with experience:  Cape Verde, China PR, Viet Nam, Maldives, Sao Tomé and Principe, Italy, Yemen

Expert in Small Island Developing States’ (SIDS) and Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ALAs) conservation issues and strategies.

Countries with experience:  Cape Verde, China PR, Maldives, Sao Tomé and Principe, Yemen

Project Management in Conservation / Development Capacities

Identification and formulation of conservation and development projects within the framework of UNDP and EU funded programmes.

Countries with experience:  Cape Verde, Italy, Cuba, Morocco

Project Cycle Management.

Countries with experience:  Cape Verde, Viet Nam, Italy

Elaboration, Coordination and Implementation of Ecological Projects and Field Surveys

Coordination of biodiversity and natural resources assessment research groups.

Countries with experience: Cape Verde, Viet Nam, Maldives, Philippines

Terrestrial vertebrates monitoring and ecological surveyes.

Countries with experience: Cape Verde, Viet Nam, Maldives, Italy, Philippines, Yemen

Working Languages

Consultancy missions and services can be provided in the following languages:

- English

- Portuguese

- Spanish

- Italian

As secondary language, execution of field missions can be supported also in the following languages:

- French

- Creole (Cape Verde)

- Vietnamese