The "Programme d'appui au développement durable et intégré en périphérie des aires protégées" (PADDI+) is cofunded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), in collaboration with the Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable (MEDD). The program aims to reduce the pressures on protected areas by promoting the sustainable and integrated development of communities living around national parks, as an alternative to the illegal exploitation of natural resources in protected areas. The program is implemented in close collaboration with other technical and financial partners, such as the Agence française de développement (AFD), as part of the Team Europe Initiative on the Green Deal. PADDI+ is supporting local communities living around seven protected areas (i.e. Andohahela, Ankarafantsika, Ankarana, Analamerana, Marolambo, Midongy du Sud and Montagne d"Ambre).

10030171-Appui à la gouvernance environnementale décentralisée dans les zones d'intervention du programme PADDI+

PADDI+ is recruiting an international services provider (the contractor) to deliver direct local support to communes and community organizations to strengthen their organizational capacities in sustainable land development/management. The contractor will provide support to the project's partners and beneficiaries around seven protected areas (PA) in Madagascar (i.e. Andohahela, Ankarafantsika, Ankarana, Analamerana, Marolambo, Midongy du Sud and Montagne d'Ambre). Under this assignment the contractor is expected to contribute to: - increasing the budget allocated by communes to the protection of ecosystem services; - increasing the ownership of local populations on the implementation of environmental measures; - enhancing the collaboration between local communities and Madagascar national parks; - increasing the application of sustainable forestry and agricultural practices around PA. More specifically, the contractor will support: 1. land use planning 2. land development 3. community participation 4. organizational development 5. community management 6. community engagement