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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFPs)

RFP No. KN003/2019 CI AfFD June 2019

Conservation International Foundation (hereinafter referred to as “Conservation International”), is issuing a Request for Proposals for Consultancy Services. The RFP document (available in the link below) contains the necessary information for interested applicants. 

By Tom Kiptenai

On May 6-17, Conservation International’s Vital Signs program facilitated advanced training on spatial analysis of land use/land cover change for a technical team of Kenya’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry in Perth, Australia.

Blog by Akala Haron & Mike Olendo

By Tom Kiptenai

By Mike Olendo & Muthoni Rose

By Mike Olendo & Muthoni Rose

The System for Land-Based Emissions Estimation in Kenya (SLEEK) is a cutting-edge system that will track emissions in Kenya with a primary aim of allowing Kenya to accurately estimate and track its carbon emissions in the land sector. Simply put, SLEEK is Kenya’s Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system for the land-sector. Data on weather, biological growth models and land cover maps will be used to estimate changes in Kenya’s land-sector emissions over time.

By Mike Olendo & Muthoni Rose

African countries including Kenya are experiencing a faster rate in the development of linear infrastructure. Governments have put in their agenda a clear roadmap on how they intend to attain economic growth. Economists strongly believe that infrastructural development is central to economic growth. To this effect, Kenya has been implementing major liner projects while some are under the development phase.

The third consultative workshop for the Integrated Approach Program on Food Security (IAP-FS) funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) was held from 12 – 15 March in Bolgatanga, Ghana. The workshop provided an opportunity for Conservation International’s Vital Signs Program to present the achievements made towards establishing a system for monitoring