81275409-Ecosystem services assessments and valuations in the Biosphere Reserve Mexican Caribbean

The project Protection and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in the Mexican Caribbean is commissioned by BMZ. It aims to strengthen the protection and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in the Biosphere Reserve of the Mexican Caribbean in Quintana Roo, Mexico.

Project outputs include 1) Strengthened management capacity of the Protected Areas Commission; 2) Improved collaboration among key stakeholders in integrated coastal and marine spatial planning; 3) Improved access to lessons learned from implementation of model projects; 4) Consideration of ecosystem services in policies and programs.

GIZ is looking for a consulting firm to provide the work packages for component 4: 1) Design and implement two participatory ecosystem services assessment and valuation processes; 2) Mainstreaming ESAV into sectoral strategies and policies.

Implementation is scheduled for 18 months starting in November 2021

00000 Mexico

The project "Protection and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in the Mexican Caribbean" is commissioned by BMZ. It aims to strengthen the protection and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in the Biosphere Reserve of the Mexican Caribbean (RBCM) and 15 other federal protected areas managed by the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP) in Quintana Roo, Mexico.

The Mesoamerican reef system is the second largest barrier reef in the world, and it is considered a biodiversity hotspot. It is home to unique ecosystems such as extensive coral reefs and seagrass beds. The Mexican Caribbean is the most important tourist destination in Mexico, with around 15 million land-based tourists and 8 million cruise passengers every year. This sector generates about 9 billion dollars annually and employs about one million persons. Coral reefs and beaches are key for the coastal tourism industry and represents important natural capital and the foundation of its success.

Unfortunately, tourism and unsustainable fishing threatens the environmental base both sectors intimately depend on. Tourism development, intensive coastal real estate development, pollution and overuse have serious impacts on coastal ecosystems. Overfishing and illegal fishing are other threats, and coastal pollution caused by sargassum has increased in recent years. Since 1980, 80% of live coral cover has already been lost due to pollution, eutrophication, overexploitation, unsustainable use, and extreme weather events. Quintana Roo is one of Mexico"s most vulnerable regions and observed and predicted climate change impacts in the region include droughts, floods caused by heavy rainfall, rising sea levels, and more frequent and powerful storms.

As a result, biodiversity in the Mexican Caribbean region remains insufficiently protected, unsustainable use and overexploitation of biodiversity jeopardizes the well-being and resilience of the coastal population and important economic sectors of the region. While policies and management programs exist for the conservation and sustainable use of the coastal and marine ecosystems of the Mexican Caribbean, their effective implementation requires strengthening staff and institutional capacities.

The main objective of the project is to improve cooperation between government, private sector and civil society actors for the conservation and sustainable use of the marine biodiversity in the Mexican Caribbean.

The results (outputs) to be achieved are as follows:

- Output 1- The National Commission for Protected Areas (CONANP) has been strengthened for the management of the "Biosphere Reserve Mexican Caribbean" (RBCM) and the adjacent protected areas.

- Output 2- Cooperation has been improved between government, private sector and civil society actors to implement integrated marine and coastal spatial planning.

- Output 3- Access to knowledge acquired in the implementation of role model projects to strengthen the resilience and well-being of particularly vulnerable groups in the Mexican Caribbean has been improved.

- Output 4- The value of marine and terrestrial ecosystem services of the Mexican Caribbean is considered in the planning processes and relevant sectoral policies.

GIZ is looking for a consulting firm to provide the following services within this project, focused on component 4:

- Design and implement two participatory ecosystem services assessment and valuation processes (ESAV).

- Mainstreaming ESAV into sectoral strategies and policies.

It is possible to continue key elements of each work package specified in the tender, together or separately, as part of a follow-on measure within the context of the basic project and/ or to assign additional services in a similar extent by way of a contract amendment to the contractor.

Precondition is the award of the follow-on phase to GIZ The contract for the follow-on phase by GIZ"s commissioning party.

Auftragsvergabe ECO Consult Sepp & Busacker

Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6YJHH

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