Call for Expression of Interest to support equitable European-African business partnerships that contribute to biodiversity conservation and sustainable use
The BIA project aims to foster and enhance equitable European-African business partnerships that contribute to biodiversity conservation and sustainable use in Cameroon, Madagascar, Namibia and South Africa.
GIZ is looking for committed partners (at least one of them being registered in Europe) with concrete and economically viable proposals to advance business opportunities in Africa, in line with the objectives of the BioInnovation Africa project and UNCTAD BioTrade principles.
Cameroon
Madagascar
Namibia
South Africa
Capacity-building tools and resources (including case studies, toolkits and reference materials)
Data/information (collection, analysis, dissemination, storage, processing – e.g. GIS data/imagery)
Expertise (on site experts/consultants, virtual help desk, technical advice and institutional development support)
Networking and collaboration (including knowledge networks, discussion forums, communities of practice, professional association membership)
The project intends to encourage and support the private sector to invest in Africa
and establish long-term partnerships for biodiversity-based businesses.
Its objectives are:
• ABS regulatory compliance – implementing the Nagoya Protocol on Access and
Benefit Sharing (ABS) of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
• Ecological sustainability – foster R&D and sourcing schemes that respect people and
support biodiversity conservation.
• Innovation for new products and jobs – promoting technology transfer, long term
business partnerships for a reliable supply of natural ingredients and better products.
• Advocacy – showcasing successful and sustainable North-South business partnerships
as “proof of principle” will help to increasingly integrate BioTrade and ABS principles in
cooperation portfolios.
GIZ is looking for committed partners (at least one of them being registered in Europe) with concrete and economically viable proposals to advance business opportunities in Africa, in line with the objectives of the BioInnovation Africa project and UNCTAD BioTrade principles.
Proposals will be evaluated based on essential requirement, project-specific criteria and country-specific considerations, which can be found in the Annex 2. The format for expressions of interest, selection criteria and further background
information are available for download at the following link: www.abs-biotrade.info/call23.
