Contract Award Provision of support in National and International Biodiversity policy issues

Tender description

The contract has been awarded to Nadur Ltd. The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (DAHG) is responsible for the conservation of natural habitats and species and the protection of biological diversity in Ireland. Biological diversity underpins ecosystem functioning and the provision of ecosystem services essential for human well-being. It provides for food security, human health, the provision of clean air and water; it contributes to local livelihoods, and economic development, and is essential for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. However the threat to species and ecosystems has never been as great as it is today. Species extinction caused by human activities continues at an alarming rate. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) which is an international legal instrument for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity was opened for signature in 1992. Ireland is a party to this Convention. The CBD Strategic Plan 2011-2020 provides an overarching framework on biodiversity, not only for the biodiversity- related conventions, but for the entire United Nations system and all other partners engaged in biodiversity management and policy development. Parties agreed to translate this overarching international framework into revised and updated national biodiversity strategies and action plans.(refer to rft) (