LIFE (L’Instrument Financier pour l’Environnement) is the main European Commission funding mechanism for improving the state of the environment in the European Union. This contract dealt with the monitoring of the 4 brands of the LIFE Programme: LIFE Environment, LIFE Nature & Biodiversity , LIFE Information & Good Governance and LIFE NGO. Activities included: Providing technical …
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Support to implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directives in Bosnia and Herzegovina
This Technical Assistance project developed a proposal for the Natura 2000 network of protected areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In order to select the sites, national criteria were drafted, reference lists were established for habitats and species and available scientific data was complemented with new field data. In a second phase, guidelines for Natura 2000 …
Workshop in Mainstreaming Climate Change into National Planning and Budgetary Process in Saint Lucia
This mission was implemented under the global contract “Intra-ACP AMCC – Climate Support Facility”. A training was organized for officials from the different ministries that are involved in the sectors affected by climate change in order to reinforce their capacity to integrate climate change into their policies, strategies, action plans and budgets. Client: ACP Secretariat …
Diffusion of solar energy in rural areas in Mali
This mission was implemented under the global contract “GCCA Climate Support Facility”. The AOPP (Association des Organisations Professionnelles Paysannes) in Mali is implementing a national programme to promote use of Solar Energy in rural areas in association with a Belgian NGO (SOS Faim) and a micro-credit institution (Kafo Jiginews). They therefore requested assistance from the CSF to: …
Scientific review of the Regional Decrees for the establishment of the Natura 2000 legislation for Brussels
The ministry of Environment and Nature Conservation, of the Brussels Region prepares the official designation of the three Natura 2000 sites in the Region. This official designation includes the conservation objectives and the management plans. The legal and scientific review of the drafts of Regional Decrees were done by Prospect C&S. This mission illustrates the …
The EuropeAid Framework Contract Beneficiaries 2013 Lot 1: Rural Development
Prospect C&S is mobilising its extended network of experts as the company is an active member of a consortium contracted under Lot 1 “Rural Development” of the EuropeAid Framework Contracts Beneficiaries [2014-2018]. The objective of Lot 1 focuses on recruitment of short-term expertise in the following sectors: primary agricultural production; forestry; land management; rural infrastructure; …
The EuropeAid Framework Contract Beneficiaries 2013 Lot 6: Environment
Prospect C&S is an active member of one of the consortium that is contracted to provide expert services under Lot 6 “Environment” of the new EuropeAid Framework Contracts Beneficiaries [2014-2018]. The object of Lot 6 is the recruitment of short-term expertise in the following sectors: sustainable management and protection of natural resources and ecosystems; climate …
Consolidation of the Environmental Monitoring System in Albania
The natural landscape and biodiversity are considered to be major assets of Albania. The country relies on the future benefits from increased tourism similar to other Balkan states. However, this is seriously hindered by the present state of environment, putting increasing risk that mass tourism endangers cities, coasts and mountains areas. The objective of the …
Preparation of a training package on climate change mainstreaming and training of trainers in Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger
This mission was implemented under the global contract “GCCA Climate Support Facility”. Within the Intra-ACP GCCA Programme, in addition of the CSF, 5 regional programmes are implemented by decentralised institutions. One of them covers the West African region and is implemented by the CILSS (Comité permanent Inter-états de Lutte contre la Sécheresse dans le Sahel). …
Protection of forests and livelihoods improvement in the Alaotra Mangoro Region, Madagascar
The purpose of this assignment was to conduct a feasibility study on a pilot project for improving livelihoods while promoting sustainable natural resources management around the protected forest areas of Alaotra Mangoro region, in support to the national NGO Ecodev who had identified the project. Capacity building assistance (on-the-job learning) was provided to Ecodev to …