(An Autonomous Institution of the Ministry of

Environment & Forests, Government of India)

P.O. Bo # 18, Chandrabani, Dehra Dun

(Uttaranchal) – 248 001, INDIA

EPBAX: +91-135-2640111 TO 2640115, FAX: 2640117

GRAM: WILDLIFE, E-MAIL: wii@wii.gov.in , Web Site, www.wii.gov.in

Background

India is a signatory to the World Heritage Convention and has inscribed till date six natural heritage sites in the World Heritage List. As per operational guidelines of the UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention, each State Party has to prepare a Tentative List of natural and cultural sites that it wants to inscribe in the World Heritage List in the next 5-10 years. Accordingly, the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), Government of India has identified potential natural sites in the Western Ghats (35), Eastern Himalayas (02) and one in the Coastal Desert Ecosystem of Gujarat. It is proposed to nominate the natural heritage sites in the Western Ghats as part of the ‘serial’ nomination process and other sites as ‘single site’ nomination process. The list of potential natural sites is given in Annexure-I. The MoEF seeks technical assistance in the preparation of nomination dossiers as per format prescribed by the UNESCO (Annexure-II). The work will be coordinated by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun. Director, WII wants to invite technical and financial proposals for undertaking this task from institutions and non-governmental organizations in the field of forest and wildlife conservation, preferably having experience of working in the Western Ghats.

Scope of Work

1.           Preparation of nomination dossier for each potential natural site included in India’s Tentative List.

2.           Preparation of ‘statement of integrity’ and ‘statement of authencity’ of each potential natural site as part of the nomination dossier.

3.           Preparation of technical report containing pictures graphics, figures in a camera-ready form for eventual publication.

4.           Liase with the office of the Chief Wildlife Warden of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Mahrashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Gujarat for obtaining relevant information about the potential sites.

5.           Assist in the conduct of one Stakeholder Workshop for preparation of nomination dossier.

Terms & Conditions

1.           The task has to be completed within 30 days from the date of issue of work order by the Director, Wildlife Institute of India,  Dehradun.

2.           Draft Final Report has to be submitted within 25 days of the issue of work order by the Director, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun.

3.           Ten hard copies of the nomination dossiers and 5 hard copies of the final report along with the soft copy on a CD are to be submitted.

4.           The task has to be carried out under technical supervision of the Director, Wildlife Institute of India or his representative.

5.            Technical and Financial Proposals for undertaking the task are to be separately submitted under a sealed cover on or before
26^th December, 2005 to the Director, Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun.

6.           The technical proposal should contain (a) Profile of the institution/ NGOs; (b) Description of task of similar nature undertaken with special focus on Western Ghats & Eastern Himalayas; (c) Brief CVs of the team members to be associated with the task; and (d) Financial Statement indicating the ‘Receipts and Expenditure’ in the last 3 years.

7.            Financial Proposals of only technical qualified institutions/ NGOs will be further considered. The Financial Proposal should indicate the activity-wise budget break up.

8.            30% of the payment would be released at the time of issue of work order. Balance 60% would be released on acceptance of Draft Final Report and the remaining 10% will be released on acceptance of the Final Report. Necessary TDS will be deducted.

Annexure-I                       Annexure-II

Sd/-

Director
                                                            Wildlife Institute of India  Chandrabani
Dehradun

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