Notice Of Call For Proposals For Recruitment Of An International Consultant For The Mid-Term Evaluation Of The Marecoplan Project

As part of the implementation of its Strategic Action Plan (SAP) 2021-2030, the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) has partnered with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to secure funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for the GEF-7 "International Waters" focal area, to carry out the project "Use of Marine Spatial Planning in the Gulf of Guinea for the Implementation of Payment for Ecosystem Services and Nature-based Coastal Solutions" or MarEcoPlan. The implementation of the project is planned for a period of three (3) years, from January 2024 to January 2027.

This project is part of a broader planning and management of marine and coastal areas using marine spatial planning tools. Given that WACA focuses on coastal management, this project will build on it to provide MSP across the EEZ, filling gaps where MSP efforts have already been deployed, and supporting the development of spatial plans for areas that are not yet included at the national level. The project will facilitate the establishment of a regional Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) process, which will set the basis for the assessment of fisheries services and enable the establishment of Ecosystem Services Payments (PES) at the national level. Once the MSP and PES systems are in place, it will be possible to find nature-based solutions for the protection, restoration, and regeneration of ecosystems that provide services in support of fisheries with the funds generated by the PES. This is a truly innovative approach brought to FCWC to develop a better understanding of ecosystems, their state, the services they provide, and how to use them to generate funding for the implementation of conservation measures such as nature-based solutions (NBS). In addition, the project will support the implementation of existing sustainable management plans for coastal and marine areas that are relevant for fisheries, and these plans will be integrated into the regional MSP.

In the middle of the project's implementation, it is essential to carry out a mid-term evaluation in order to assess the progress made, the relevance of the strategies used, the performance of the activities, and the intermediate achievement of results. This evaluation will be used to guide the necessary adjustments for the rest of the project.

 
Anyone interested in this consultation is invited to submit their application by email no later than 17:00 GMT on 23rd January 2026.

 
The subject of the email must mention the consultancy for which you are applying.

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