UNEP/MAP-SPA/RAC is launching a call for tender for the development of a classification study of the future marine protected area of Rachgoun Island in Algeria.

The Algerian Ministry of Environment and SPA/RAC are collaborating to protect the land and sea area around Rachgoun (Ain Témouchent), by classifyning this zone as a Protected Area.

In this context, a national call for tenders has been launched to draw up a classification study, the first step i, the process of declaring the MPA.   

This study will be financed by the European Union through the IMAP-MPA project “Towards achieving the Good Environmental Status of the Mediterranean Sea and Coast through an Ecologically Representative and Efficiently Managed and Monitored Network of Marine Protected Areas” and by the MAVA foundation, through the NTZ/MPA project "Empowering the legacy: Scaling up co-managed and financially sustainable No-Take Zones/Marine Protected Areas".

This call for tender is addressed to Algerian consultancy firms. The deadline for receipt of tenders is 13 June 2021 at 23:59 UTC+1 (Tunis time).

The terms of reference (available in French only) are available on the following link.