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Assessment to develop debt for nature and climate swaps and other innovative instruments to finance forest landscape restoration and conservation in the SICA region

Issued by United Nations Procurement Division · via UN Procurement Division — Solicitations

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Published
4 Nov 2026
Closes
18 Nov 2026, 23:59 UTC
Reference
EOIUNON24867
Sector
Financial & Professional Services

At a glance

United Nations Procurement Division has published a call for expressions of interest in financial & professional services: “Assessment to develop debt for nature and climate swaps and other innovative instruments to finance forest landscape restoration and conservation in the SICA region”. Submissions close on 18 November 2026, 13 days from today. Quote reference EOIUNON24867 in any correspondence with the buyer. One document is attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 346 notices from this buyer since 2026, 65 of them currently open. There are 10,688 open financial & professional services notices on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through UN Procurement Division — Solicitations, not through FreeTender.

Details

OSCM/REOI v2023-01 [EN] UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT NAIROBI REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) This notice is placed by UNON. The accuracy, reliability and completeness of the contents of furnished information is the responsibility of UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT NAIROBI. You are therefore requested to direct all queries regarding this EOI to UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT NAIROBI using the fax number or e-mail address provided below.

Title of the EOI:

Assessment to develop debt for nature and climate swaps and other innovative instruments to finance forest landscape restoration and conservation in the SICA region

Date of this EOI: 4 November 2026 Closing Date for Receipt of EOI: 18 November 2026

EOI Number:

Beneficiary Country/Territory: Belize; Costa Rica; Dominican Republic; El Salvador; Guatemala;

Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama

Commodity/Service category: Professional Services

Address EOI response by fax or e-mail to the Attention of: Benson Kangangi

Fax Number: N/a

E-mail Address: unon-procurement-rfx@un.org; benson.kangangi@un.org

UNSPSC Code: 77000000 - Environmental Services

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON), on behalf of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) invites qualified interested firms to submit Expression of Interest (EOI) to participate in the upcoming solicitation for the Assessment to develop debt for nature and climate swaps and other innovative instruments to finance forest landscape restoration and conservation in the Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA) region. The assessment regions will include the countries of Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.The study will be part of the preparatory studies for the development of a full Green Climate Fund programme proposal titled “Regional financing solutions for adaptation and mitigation in the Great Forests of Central America and the Dominican Republic”. The Central America Great Forests Program aims to create a transformative shift in forest conservation and climate resilience across Central America and the Dominican Republic. By aligning and strengthening institutional and regulatory frameworks and accelerating innovative financing through coordinated investments in conservation, restoration, and nature-positive businesses, the Programme seeks to enhance the resilience and adaptive capacity of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs), reduce CO2 emissions and protect tropical forest biodiversity.

The objectives of this asssignment are:

1. To conduct a comprehensive assessment study of the feasibility and potential of innovative debt financing mechanisms, including debt for nature and climate swaps, and other innovative financing instruments such as forest bonds and nature performance bonds and carbon and biodiversity credits in the eight countries SICA region. The instruments identified will support the financing of forest ecosystem …

Commodity group: Professional Services

Issued: 04 Nov 2026

Expression of Interest issued by the United Nations Procurement Division.

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