WWF TANZANIA
CALL FOR PROPOSAL
ASSESS THE COMMUNITY BASED FOREST ECONOMICS AND PROPOSE A VIBRANT AND VIBEL LOCAL ECONOMY MODEL FOR VILLAGE WITH VILLAGE LAND FOREST RESERVES IN THE RUVUMA LANDSCAPE TANZANIA
1.Introduction
WWF Tanzania has for the past 20 years been promoting scaling-up and maintaining area under the sustainable forest management in 4 district Kilwa, Rufiji Tubduru and Namtumbo. This is implemented in partnership with local civil society organization private sector and local government authorities. With the support of the WWF Mpingo Conservation Development of initiative has managed to put over 450,000 of forest under the sustainable management through the community based forest management in over 45 villages out of these over 200,00 ha villages land forest reserves in 15 village are certified under the MCID’s forest stewardship council group certificate the only one of its kind in Africa, moreover through a focus on sales of hardwood timber villages supported by WWF through the MCID have been empowered to generate TZS 1.6 Billion ($760,000) that they have been reinvesting in forest management activities and to fund local community development projects and enterprise
Communities are directed beneficiaries of the revenue from the selling of timber where most of the money is used to improve the communities livelihood and social services in some of the village the revenue has been used to erected modern villages offices while others have been supporting expectant mothers building classroom teachers houses providing support to secondary students from the less fortunate families and improving their health services. Wwf Tanzania in partnership with MCDI has facilities the forest products values additional by purchasing and donating a solar kiln to the communities in 4 villages I the Ruvuma landscape. The Kln is owned managed by FSC certified VFLA member communities. The Kln is expected to support the timber investment business in the 4 district. This solar kiln enable rural communities to access high values international markets as well as domestic markets for the hardwood timber. Many international hardwood timber dealers and manufactures of hardwood products now require timber to be Klin dried to meet these strict international specification
3. The problems and justification
The villages which have community forest based enterprise solely depend on sales of timber from their forest based on their management and harvesting plans. These business are yet to be self-sustain it is known how profitable the village guest house in Nanjirinji A and how can it grow into business. Villagers business skills are still low and thus capacity building of paramount importance others enterprise include water bore hole drilling machine in some villages. There are also potential villages to establish commercial tree nurseries to support their development projects and social services. The information on such business models community level in the Ruvuma landscape id lacking. Now that CBFM has proved to be a sources of substantial amount of revenue through certification and value addition there is a need to develop a business model to assist villages to have sustainable and vibrant local economies while maintaining their forests
3. Overall Objective
The overall objective of this study is document all village forest enterprise and undertake economic analyses in order to propose a vibrant local economy model or models for the villages business in the Ruvuma landscape
Specific Objectives
i. Collate economic(forest size, harvested, volumes forest skill) data on established community based forest enterprises in village with village forest reserves
ii. Assess the suitability of the resources and the available timber markets
iii. Undertake a coast and benefit analyses of CBFM forests in relation to other village land uses
iv. Assess the sustainability of the FSC Group Certification scheme and propose the best practice
v. Develop o business model to assist villages to have sustainability and vibrant local economies while maintaining their forest
Expected Outputs
i. Economic data on established community based forest enterprise in villages with certificate andnon-certified village land forest reserve’s
ii. Cost and benefit analyses report of CBFM forest in relation to other village land use
iii. Report on the business model sustainable and vibrant community based forest local economics
iv. A simple training manual for community forest based enterprise development and management
- Profile
Required functional skills
- University degree in natural resources economics, econometric, business management entrepreneurship and any other related skills
- Highly competent on forest economics and resources assessment data collection and analyses
- Knowledge and experience on economic modeling and market forecasting techniques
- Previous experience in undertaking a similar assignment
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Kiswahili will be an added advantage
Required behavior skills
- Excellent understanding of national policies governing forest management in Tanzania
- Personal integrity with an honest and open person style
- Approachable and ability to engage partners at levels
- Adherence to WWF social policies
7. Key deliverable
i. An inception report that will details tools methodology, team composition and budget. An inception report should include clear methodologies for the assignment(data collection and analysis
ii. Two hard and soft copies of the final report(not more than 60 pages) with other supporting information contained in annexes to the report
iii. Three day community training workshop on community forest based enterprise organized and facilitated by WWF to present findings of the study and thereafter incorporate stakeholders comments into the final reports
8. Contract duration
This assignment will last for 2 months (May – June 2020)
9. Proposals submission
Please submit your full proposals to [email protected]
10. Deadline for submission
Application should be a concise full combined technical and financial proposals fully signed highlight company profile, concrete evidence of experiences on similar works the proposed approach and methodologies work schedule and timings of the process. Team CVs should be also attached. Also a part from one pager applicant’s latter financial proposals should Cleary specifying time and other expenses both direct and reimbursable, these include unit cost professional fees and the eligible taxes kindly submit your application as instructed by 5th May 2020 at 17:00 HRS Tanzania Local time. Only successful applicant will be conducted
Evaluation of the consultancy application will be done based on WWF Procurement guidelines and that WWF Tanzania Is not bound to accept any lowest or highest proposal/bid
The Guardian 21 April 2020
