The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON), on behalf of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) invites qualified interested firms to submit Expression of Interest (EOI) to participate in the upcoming solicitation to conduct a market study of the landscape of nature-positive and climate-resilient business operations in forest landscapes of the Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA) countries (Belize, Costa Rica, Dominincan Republics, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama), a scoping analysis of the ecosystem of global and regional investors and the design of Technical Facilities for Business (TAF-B) and for Investors (TAF-I). The study will be part of the preparatory studies for the development of a full Green Climate Fund programme proposal titled “Regional financing solutions for adaptation and mitigation in the Great Forests of Central America and the Dominican Republic”. The Central America Great Forests Program aims to create a transformative shift in forest conservation and climate resilience across Central America and the Dominican Republic. By aligning and strengthening institutional and regulatory frameworks and accelerating innovative financing through coordinated investments in conservation, restoration, and nature-positive businesses, the Programme seeks to enhance the resilience and adaptive capacity of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs), reduce CO2 emissions and protect tropical forest biodiversity. The objectives of this asssignment are to: 1 .To conduct a comprehensive market study of the landscape of nature-positive and climate resilient business operations in the Programme target areas in the eight countries and design with relevant stakeholders the governance structure and operational guidelines for the regional Technical Assistance Facility for Business (TAF-B). 2.To conduct a comprehensive scoping analysis of the ecosystem of investors and design with relevant stakeholders the governance structure and operational guidelines for the regional Technical Assistance Facility for Investors (TAF-I) and Network of Investors, ensuring the design of TAF-I is structured in a way to reduce barriers to investment by (impact) investors to nature-positive and climate-resilient businesses. Some of the expected outputs are: 1. A market study of the landscape of nature-positive small business operations and scoping analysis of regional and global investors for the business operations identified. 2. Design of the TAF-B (task 2.1) and TAF-I and Network of Investors 3. Letters of interest from implementing partners of TAF-B in the eight countries. 4. Letters of interest from potential investors and TAF-I beneficiaries 5. Letters of cofinancing for the TAF-B and TAF-I The complete details of the requirement will be provided in the tender documents that will be issued to bidders after this request for EOI is closed.
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