RFP/FAOKE/2026-011 Support to locally led biodiversity positive conservation and sustainable management of wetlands, riparian and water catchment areas in the Mt. Elgon Ecosystem in Bungoma and Trans-Nzoia counties.
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This is a contract notice published by a UN agency covering services. Delivery covers Kenya and Subsaharan-Africa (Africa). It is classified under Biodiversity and Nature, Water and Climate Adaptation and 1 other against the sustainability taxonomy rather than matched on keywords.
FAO is seeking support for locally-led biodiversity conservation and sustainable management of wetlands, riparian zones, and water catchments in the Mt. Elgon Ecosystem across two Kenyan counties. Bidders should have expertise in conservation, community-based natural resource management, and watershed restoration in East African contexts.
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About this tender
FAO Kenya is issuing Request for Proposal RFP/FAOKE/2026-011 (UNGM reference 2026/FRKEN/FRKEN/138709) for support to locally led, biodiversity-positive conservation and sustainable management of wetlands, riparian areas and water catchments in the Mt. Elgon Ecosystem, in Bungoma and Trans-Nzoia counties, Kenya. The notice was published on 19 October 2026. The notice page itself contains only the title, beneficiary country, dates, contact email and UNSPSC classification. Deliverables, scope of work, expected duration and the detailed terms are not on the page. They would be in the bidder instructions document (UNGM_Bidders_Instructions_EN-FR-ES__2026.pdf) or the full RFP documents, which were not available in the extracted content.
Bidder eligibility
Not stated on the notice page. The only classification given is UNSPSC 70150000 (Forestry), with sub-codes 70151800 to 70151807 covering forestry conservation, forest protection, arid land rehabilitation, shelter belts, reserves and parks conservation, watershed management and torrent control. The 'locally led' framing in the title suggests a preference for local organisations, but no formal requirement is stated. Registration, experience, reference and financial requirements should be checked in the full RFP documents.
Key requirements
- ✓Locally-led conservation and biodiversity-positive management approach
- ✓Expertise in wetland, riparian, and water catchment ecosystem restoration
- ✓Community engagement and sustainable management capacity in Mt. Elgon Ecosystem (Bungoma and Trans-Nzoia counties, Kenya)
- ✓Climate adaptation and watershed resilience focus
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About this sector
Biodiversity funding backs habitat restoration, species protection, protected areas and nature-positive business. It comes from environment agencies, multilateral nature funds and conservation philanthropy, often through competitive calls with defined regions. Applicants are usually asked for baseline surveys, local partners and indicators that show ecological change.
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