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The overall objective of the Iyanola-Natural Resource Management of the North East Coast Project is to effectively manage and sustainably use the natural resource base in the North East Coast – Iyanola Region (NEC-IR) and improve the land use planning, policy and regulatory framework to contribute to the sustainable benefits for the local community and further afield.
The overall objective of this consultancy is to deliver an Ecosystems Services Valuation (ESV) of the natural resources within the NEC-IR. This ESV will establish biodiversity and ecosystem services information on the economic value of marine and terrestrial ecosystems. These should include mechanisms for assessing and valuing ecosystem performance, as well as documenting results to build on work at the national level.
OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT
To develop a Regional Cohesion policy and an implementation strategy that will support regional integration and development policies.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
• To undertake a Situation Analysis of current development policies in the region that would identify and provide a comprehensive overview of the main issues hindering integration and the growth and development gaps caused by globalisation and the implementation of the CSME.
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The Government of Guyana has received financing from the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF), through the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), a partner entity, toward the cost of the Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) Development and Building Alternative Livelihoods for Vulnerable Groups Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.