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UNDP GEORGIA/ EXPERT TO CONDUCT FUEL WOOD NEEDS/DEMAND STUDY FOR MACHAKHELA NATIONAL PARK

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Deadline: 03-08-2015 Location: Georgia Back


Background

The project will support the Government of Georgia (GoG), particularly the Agency of Protected Areas of Georgia under the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection to bring about the functional operation of the recently gazetted Machakhela National Park which will form the last link in a chain of 4 protected area units established to conserve the Colchic forests of the region (i.e. Kintrishi, Mtirala and Machakhela in Georgia and Jamili in Turkey).

It will further support the Georgian Agency for Protected Areas (APA) and the target PA Administrations to improve financial planning, better integrate local communities into protected areas management and build capacity for applying, adaptable and participatory approaches most likely to achieve long term conservation and sustainable local rural livelihoods.


Responsibilities

Overall Objectives of the consultancy service is to assess the needs of fuel wood in communities within support zone of Machakhela NP and recommend the socially, economically and technically viable approaches to a) reduce fuel wood demand; and b) ensure alternative ways of supply.

The study must provide evidence –based information that is credible, reliable and useful.

In addition to the fuelwood related information, the consultant is also expected to collect and analyse wider resource use data from communities, in order to identify links between certain communities and certain forests that are sources of fuel and of other uses, communities make of the same forests.


Requirements

   - Bachelor’s degree in forestry, natural resource management, socio-economics, energy or related fields (minimum qualification
     requirement: 10 points, higher degree – additional 6 points).
   - Minimum 3 years of demonstrated experience in working on fuel wood and rural energy issues (minimum qualification requirement: 3
     years – 10 points, more than 3 years – additional 7 points);
   - Work experience in fuelwood studies, specifically on applying methods/technologies to reducing wood consumption (efficient
     use/alternatives) in rural communities is desired (10 points);
   - Prior knowledge and work experience in Machakhela areas and/or in Adjara region is desired (7 points).
   - Fluency in Georgian and English (Both written and spoken).


Deadline: 03 August 2015

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