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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">UNDP Vietnam seeks 01 qualified International Consultant to assist with mainstreaming biodiversity conservation priorities into land use planning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">The objective of the assignment is to provide international expertise to Biodiversity Conservation Agency (BCA), which is the implementing
agency under Vietnam Environment Administration, on mainstreaming biodiversity into land use planning at provincial level.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">The selection will be based on a competitive basis and will comply with UNDP procurement regulations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Interested offerors are invited to submit CVs and financial proposals (following guidance in the Procurement Notice) to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Procurement Unit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UNDP Viet Nam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">72 Ly Thuong Kiet, Ha Noi, Viet Nam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Tel. (84-4) 3 9421495<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Telefax number: (84-4) 3 9422267<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Email:
<a href="mailto:nguyen.thi.hoang.yen@undp.org">nguyen.thi.hoang.yen@undp.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Submission deadline:
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">17.00 hrs., 21 October 2013 (Hanoi time)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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