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Call for Letters of Inquiry to
Organise the CEPF Mid-Term Evaluation Conference
for the Polynesia-Micronesia Hotspot
1. Introduction
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund is a joint initiative of l’Agence Française de Développement,
Conservation International, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan, the John D.
and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the World Bank. A fundamental goal is to engage
nongovernmental organizations, community groups, and other sectors of civil society in conserving
Earth's 34 biodiversity hotspots. As one of the founding partners, Conservation International (CI)
administers CEPF. CI is a leader and catalyst in biodiversity conservation, engaging partners in more
than 40 countries on four continents to preserve threatened ecosystems.
CEPF’s US $ 7 million investment in Polynesia Micronesia was launched in 2008 and will continue until
2013.
This document is a request for Letter of Inquiry (LOIs) from suitable organizations to apply for a CEPF
grant to organize a mid-term evaluation conference in 2011 and to compile a conference proceedings
report which includes the key lessons learned from all active or completed CEPF funded projects in the
Polynesia-Micronesia hotspot since September 2008.
The successful applicant will work very closely with the CI-Pacific Regional Implementation Team and
CEPF Grant Director to plan all details of the conference including the participants list, resource
people, agenda and content of the conference proceedings report.
The Mid-Term Evaluation workshop provides an opportunity to reflect upon CEPF’s investment in the
Polynesia-Micronesia hotspot since its inception in September 2008, within the broader field of
conservation and assess the gains made by non-governmental organizations, community groups, and
other civil society partners and how to sustain these as a legacy. For the Polynesia-Micronesia region
this 3 day conference is tentatively planned for the end of May to early June 2011 at a suitable venue
either in Fiji or Samoa.
2. Rationale
Early 2011 will be the mid-term of the five year CEPF funding program and a suitable time to take
stock of progress and for grantees to meet and to share experiences.
Annex 1 lists all active and completed CEPF projects in the Polynesia-Micronesia hotspot including
focal points.
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3. Goals of the Conference
To provide an opportunity for the grantees and other stakeholders to collectively assess the gains they
have made with CEPF support in the past 2.5 years and how this investment is integrated into broader
biodiversity conservation efforts in the Pacific Region.
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The main purpose of the mid-term evaluation conference will be:
for grantees to share experiences and, in particular, lessons learned on their projects with
other grantees and partners;
for CEPF to assess the key gaps in the investment portfolio and to identify the key areas for
thematic and geographic focus in the remaining years of the program;
to give grantees an opportunity to provide feedback to CEPF on the grant management
process and any issues arising;
to provide a training opportunity for grantees in relevant areas of interest in particular
fundraising and project management;
to give CEPF donors an opportunity to meet with grantees in the Polynesia-Micronesia
hotspot and to see first-hand the achievements that CEPF support has provided to grantees in
the Pacific;
to invite other donors in the Pacific Region to the conference to witness the exhibition of
projects by grantees and their results, and an opportunity for grantees to solicit support from
other donors to further sustain their projects.
4. Who can apply for a CEPF grant?
Non-Governmental Organizations, community groups, private enterprises, and other civil society
applicants may apply for funding. Organizations must have their own bank account and be authorized
under relevant national laws to receive charitable contributions. Government-owned enterprises or
institutions are eligible only if they can demonstrate that the enterprise or institution has:
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(iii)
legal personality independent of any government agency or actor;
the authority to apply for and receive private funds and
may not assert a claim of sovereign immunity.
Further, individuals are encouraged to work with civil society organizations, and communities to
develop applications, rather than apply directly. Anyone who is uncertain of their eligibility or
likelihood of receiving funds from CEPF should contact the Conservation International Regional
Implementation Team (RIT) at [email protected] or [email protected]
5. Terms of Reference
Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) from suitable organizations are being sought to complete the following main
activities:
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Prepare a budget for organising the 3 day conference up to a maximum of US $75,000.00. This
budget should include the following: logistics such as travel costs (airport transfers and
international and internal travels) for participants both grantees and resource people except
CI staff (about 35 people), booking the conference venue (conference room and
accommodation for participants), organising refreshments for 3 days, paying per diems for
participants as well as reimbursements of any eligible expenses by the participants;
In consultation with the CI-Pacific RIT and CEPF Grant Director, prepare the conference
invitation and disseminate it to CEPF grantees, donor organizations in the Pacific Region,
Government Representatives (GEF Focal Points) from the region, and CEPF donor council
representatives, as well as conference materials for the participants as background
information;
Prepare and finalize the agenda for the conference in consultation with the CI-Pacific RIT, and
CEPF Grant Director;
In consultation with the CI-Pacific RIT and CEPF Grant Director, contract a suitable conference
facilitator;
Provide the necessary administrative assistance in recording and writing up the proceedings of
the conference and producing a concept note on ways to consolidate CEPF’s investment in the
region).
6. Deadline for LOI
If interested please complete the attached LOI (Letter of Inquiry) which should fully address the terms
of reference with particular emphasis on:
 A draft budget for this work;
 A summary of the experience of the organization in organising conferences of this nature;
 Partners that you will be working with on this project.
The deadline for submission of the LOI is 5pm Friday 10th December 2010 (Samoa time).
LOI should be e-mailed to [email protected]
Please contact us if you have any questions.
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Annex 1. List of active and completed CEPF projects in Polynesia-Micronesia
Organization /
Grantee &
Location
Project Title
1.
IUCN
Oceania
Regional - Fiji
Strengthening information for Regional
Assessments of the Conservation Status and
Distribution of Biodiversity in the Pacific
Islands
Species Recovery Plan for the Fiji Crested
Iguana
2.
National
Trust Fiji
3.
University
Adelaide
4.
Birdlife
International
Pacific Programme
5.
Te
Ipukarea Society
Inc
6. David Butler
Associates Ltd
7. Fiji Nature
Conservation Trust
(NatureFijiMareqeViti)
8. SPREP
Threatened Endemic Plants of Palau
Conservation in the Cook Islands
Conservation in the Cooks; Setting
priorities; building capacity/Sustainable
Management of the Rarotongan
Flycatcher/Enhanced breeding Capacity of
the Rimatara Lorikeet
Leading the recovery of two of Samoa's
most threatened bird species, the Toothbilled Pigeon (manumea) and the Mao
(ma'oma'o), through ecological research to
identify current threats
Resolving an Enigma: Conservation
Management of the Fiji Petrel
1. Restoration of Nu'utele and Nu'ulua
Islands (Aleipata Group), Samoa through the
management of introduced rats and ants 2.
Emergency management of an incursion of
Contact Details
Project Status –
Active /Closed
Type
of
Grant
Grants Awarded $$
- USD
Active
Large
151,169.00
Elizabeth Erasito, Director
[email protected] Ph:
+679 3301807 Fax: +679 3305092
Craig Costion, Doctoral Candidate
[email protected] Ph:
07 4042 1817
Mark O'Brien, Senior Technical
Advisor [email protected]
Ph: +679 331 3592 Fax: +679 331
9658
Jacqui Evans, Programme Manager
[email protected]
Ph: +682 21144
Active
Large
288,932.00
Active
Large
36,050.00
Active
Large
151,949.00
Active
Large
86,451.00
Dr David Butler, Director
[email protected] Ph: =643
5457127 Fax: +643 5457127
Active
Large
176,653.00
Eleazar O'Connor, Fiji Petrel
Conservation Officer
[email protected] Ph: +679
9064273 Fax: +679 3100582
Active
Large
226,934.00
Active
Large
227,898.00
Helen Pippard, Species Officer
[email protected]
Ph:
+679 3319084 Fax: +679 3100128
Alan Tye, Invasive Species Officer
[email protected] Ph: +685 66270
Fax: +685 20231
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Organization /
Grantee &
Location
9. SOP Manu
10. Pacific
Invasives Initiative
11. The Nature
Conservancy Micronesia
Program
12. Tonga
Community
Development Trust
13. Royal Society
for the Protection
of Birds
Project Title
mongoose on Upolu Island, Samoa 3.
Holding the Lines - Restoration of the
northern Line Islands, Kiribati 4. Pacific
Invasives Learning Network (PILN):
Expanding and consolidating the network to
build capacity for invasive species
management across the Pacific Islands.
Improving the status of Gallicolumba
erythroptera, species in critical danger of
extinction
Developing long-term capacity for invasive
species management in the PolynesiaMicronesia Hotspot
Building Conservation Capacity in
Micronesia: Towards Sustainable
Watershed Management in Key Terrestrial
Biodiversity Sites
Developing Model Species Recovery Plan in
Tonga
Safeguarding the endemic Henderson crake
(Porzana atra) during the restoration of the
Henderson Island World Heritage Site
PIPA restoration, Tokelau Survey
14. Eco-Oceania
15. SPREP
16. Te mana o te
moana
Community Turtle Conservation and
Monitoring Network
Dual Research Program on sea turtles of the
Society Archipelago - French Polynesia
Contact Details
Anne Gouni, Executive and Programs
Director [email protected] Ph: +689
521100
Dr Souad Boudjelas, Programme
Manager
[email protected] Ph:
+649 3737599 Fax: +649 3737042
Umiich Sengebau, Deputy Director of
Conservation [email protected] Ph:
+680 4882017 Fax: +680 4884550
Sione L Faka'osi, Executive Director
[email protected] Ph: +676 21494
Fax: +676 24898
Jonathan Hall, Henderson Island
Project Coordinator
[email protected] Ph: 01767
693008 Fax: 01767 683211
Ray Pierce, Eco Oceania Pty Ltd
[email protected] Ph:
+61740930784
Lui Bell, Marine Species Officer
[email protected] Ph: +685 66281 Fax:
+685 20231
Matthieu Petit - Marine Biologist
contact details:
[email protected]/matthieu
Project Status –
Active /Closed
Type
of
Grant
Grants Awarded $$
- USD
Active
Large
88,187.00
Large
131,000.00
Large
158,000.00
Large
50,000.00
Active
Large
129,580.00
Active
Large
57,500.00
Active
Large
34,754.00
Active
Large
80,000.00
Active
Active
Active
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Organization /
Grantee &
Location
17. Pacific
Expeditions
Limited
18.SPREP
19. SPREP
20. Birdlife
International –
Pacific
21. New England
Aquarium
22. Conservation
Society Pohnpei
23. TIS – Atiu Cook
Islands
24. Marshall
Islands
Conservation
Society
25. Fiji Nature
Conservation Trust
Project Title
Project Status –
Active /Closed
Type
of
Grant
Grants Awarded $$
- USD
[email protected] work-phone
689-715 344 fax # 689-561667
Graham Wragg
Active
Large
132,000.00
Holding the Lines – Restoration of the
northern Line islands, Kiribati
Pacific Invasive Learning Network (PILN):
Expanding and consolidating the network to
build capacity….
Fijians for Fijians Forests – supporting
community driven protected area
establishment in Fiji
Alan Tye – [email protected]
Active
Large
165,000.00
Posa Skelton – [email protected]
Active
Large
81,950.00
Don Stewart
[email protected]
Active
Large
155,346.00
Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) Trust
Initiative
Susan Thompson
Active
Large
84,976.00
Improving Invasive Species Eradication and
Control in Pohnpei, FSM to protect the
Pohnpei Watershed Forest Reserve and
Biodiversity
Enhance the breeding capacity of the
reintroduced Rimatara Lorikeet (Vini Kuhlii)
on Atiu by reducing
Traditional Landowner Protection of the
Endangered Ratak Imperial Pigeon (Ducula
oceanic ratakensis) and the overwintering
Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numiensis
tahitiensis) in key atoll of the Marshall
Islands
(i) Conservation of the endangered Fiji
Flying Fox Mirimiri acrodonta on Taveuni
Island, Fiji (ii) Emergency response to
Patterson Shed
Active
Large
184,329.00
Gerald McComack –
[email protected]
closed
Small
19,220.00
Jeffrey B. Zebedy, Terrestrial
Program Manager
[email protected] Ph: +692
6256427 Fax: +692 6256427
closed
Small
15,000.00
closed
small
19,993.00
Pest Eradication of priority Islands in the
Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA)
Contact Details
Nunia Thomas, Conservation
Coordinator [email protected]
Ph: +679 3100598 Fax: +679 3100582
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Organization /
Grantee &
Location
Project Title
(NatureFijiMareqeViti)
introduced Green Iguanas (Iguana iguana) in
Fiji
Workshop to Develop a Biocontrol Strategy
for the Pacific
26. Landcare
Research New
Zealand Ltd
27. Isle Botanica
28. Palau Animal
Welfare Society
29. New Zealand
Butterfly
Enterprises Ltd
30. University of
Queensland(Applie
d Environmental
Decision Analysis)
31. Regional Pacific
Office IUCN/SSC
Invasive Species
Specialist Group
(Auckland
Uniservices Ltd)
32. Coral Reef
Research
Foundation
33. Palau
Conservation
Rare Plants of Samoa
Spay/Neuter Clinic to Prevent the Spread of
Crab-eating Macaques in the Republic of
Palau
Capacity building to secure endemic
Samoan swallowtail butterfly as a model for
valuing and conserving butterflies
distinctive in the Polynesia-Micronesia
Hotspot
Evaluating outcomes from conservation
actions in the Polynesia-Micronesia hotspot
Developing an effective resource/tool for
the prioritization of management action
against invasive alien species that threaten
the biodiversity value of the 161 priority
sites identified for site-level investment by
the CEPF
Documenting an Existing Invasion to
Prevent Future Introductions of nonIndigenous Species in the Island-like Marine
Lakes
Preventing the spread of Crab-eating
Macaques in the Republic of Palau
Contact Details
Lynley Hayes, Scientific Team Leader,
Biodiversity & Conservation Team
[email protected] Ph:
+633219644 Fax: +633219998
Art Whistler, consultant sole owner
contact details: Email
[email protected] work phone#
1808 988 1771 Fax# same
Lori Colin - Director contact details:
[email protected] work-phone 680488-5255 and fax 680-488-5513
Brian Patrick contact details:
[email protected] work phone 643 4486230/642 72354444
Madeleine Bottrill - PhD candidate
[email protected] Ph:
+61733658259
Shyama Pagad, Manager Information
Services, Invasive Species Specialist
Group [email protected] Ph:
+649 9238624 Fax: +649 3737042
Michael Dawson/Sharon Paris,
Biologists [email protected]
Ph: 209-228-4056 Fax: 209-228-4053
Elizabeth Mathews
[email protected]
Project Status –
Active /Closed
Type
of
Grant
Grants Awarded $$
- USD
closed
small
15,000.00
closed
small
19,500.00
closed
small
20,000.00
closed
small
18,600.00
closed
small
6,000.00
closed
small
15,227.00
closed
small
17,653.00
closed
small
19,775.00
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Organization /
Grantee &
Location
Society
34. Ecosure
35. Eco-Oceania
36. SPREP
37. USP - Fiji
38. Conservation et
Restauration des
Iles de Polynesie
39. Societe
d'Ornithologie de
Polynesie Manu
40. Fiji Nature
Conservation Trust
Project Title
Contact Details
Project Status –
Active /Closed
Type
of
Grant
Grants Awarded $$
- USD
Building Community capacity to achieve
conservation outcomes
Biosecurity Plan for the Phoenix Islands
Protected Area - Kiribati
Mongoose Eradication
Fiji Land Snails
Louise Shilton
[email protected]
Ray Pierce
closed
small
19,996.00
closed
small
16,000.00
Alan Tye
Dr. Gilliane Brodie contact details:
[email protected] work-phone
679-3232876 Fax # 679-3231512
Tutu Degage, Treasurer [email protected]
Ph: +689 521405
active
small
9,900.00
active
small
19,327.00
active
small
17,883.00
active
small
17,657.00
active
small
19,944.00
Morane, Tenararo, Vahanga, the need to
protect a unique natural heritage
Makatea, a site of major importance for
endemic birds
Emergency response to introduced Green
Iguanas (Iguana iguana) in Fiji
Anne Gouni, Executive and Programs
Director [email protected] Ph: +689
521100
Dick Watling [email protected]