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‘‘Technical Assessment and Pilot Activities for Multifunctional Forest Management Planning in Green Belt Astana, Kazakhstan

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Published
24 Aug 2026
Closes
11 Sept 2026
Reference
2026/FETUR/SECDD/138071
Location
Kazakhstan
Sector
Forestry & Wildlife

Details

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), intends to pre-qualify a group of organizations in a timely manner, and potentially solicit proposals from them shortly thereafter.

The services/outputs being sourced are:

The required services consist of supporting national-level technical assessments and selected pilot activities related to multifunctional forest management planning (MFMP) in a selected pilot area in Green Belt Astana, Kazakhstan, under the FAO project “Improving Biodiversity and Sustainable Forestry (GCP/SEC/025/TUR)” and Regular Programme. The assignment will focus on the assessment and strengthening of multifunctional forest management planning systems, with particular attention to:

  • development of forest management plans
  • biodiversity integration
  • ecosystem services integration
  • climate-responsive forest management considerations
  • digitalization opportunities and needs
  • GIS and spatial planning applications
  • participatory and integrated planning approaches

The Service Provider will be responsible for delivering a package of technical, analytical and capacity development activities, including:

  • Preparation of an inception report, including detailed methodology and workplan
  • Review and assessment of existing forest management planning systems, methodologies, planning documentation and spatial datasets
  • Assessment of biodiversity integration, ecosystem services integration and climate-responsive forest management considerations within existing planning approaches
  • Identification of technical, institutional and operational gaps related to multifunctional forest management planning systems
  • Assessment of opportunities and needs related to digitalization, including GIS applications, geospatial data management, digital planning systems and field data collection tools
  • Organization of selected field-based technical assessments and stakeholder consultations
  • Identification and documentation of practical methods, tools and approaches to strengthen multifunctional forest management planning systems and ecosystem services integration
  • Preparation of technical recommendations and roadmap elements for strengthening multifunctional forest management planning approaches
  • Organization of technical consultation meetings, validation workshops and capacity development activities
  • Development of actual management plans
  • Provision of technical guidance and on-the-job support to national counterparts where required
  • Submission of a final technical assessment report including findings, recommendations, lessons learned and proposed follow-up actions

Within this context FAO Sub-regional Office for Central Asia is intending to sign Letter of Agreement among Non-Governmental Organizations to be awarded with a contract for twelve (12) months. Interested Non-Governmental Organizations can obtain “Expression of Interest” documents from [contact details removed] for submission of pre-qualification documentation. The documents have to be submitted to [contact details removed] e-mail address no later than 11 September 2026, Friday, 17:30 pm (CET), Turkiye time.

Best regards, SEC Procurement Unit

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