Consultants Needed for Forest and Protected Area Management Project in Trinidad and Tobago!

The Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources as the National Focal Point for the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Convention to Combat Desertification was assisted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to develop a project proposal entitled “Improving Forest and Protected Area Management in Trinidad and Tobago”.

The four (4) year project is intended to conserve biodiversity in the country by setting up a protected areas system and enhancing capacity and finance for conservation management. It will also assist in the implementation of the new National Forest Policy and the National Protected Areas Policy.

The FAO is inviting suitable candidates to submit their applications for consultancy positions to provide baseline data on technical aspects of the project and inputs into the design of the project components to be used for completion of the full project proposal. 

Deadline for applications is Thursday 24^th January, 2013.

Consultancy positions include:

• Biodiversity Specialist (Team Leader)
• Expert, Legal and Institutional Reform 
• Environmental Economist
• Socio-Economic Specialist 
• Expert, Monitoring and Evaluation of Protected Areas

>> For more information, visit http://coin.fao.org/cms/world/trinidadandtobago/Vacancies.html