Consultancy: Mid-term Review of the GEF7 Sustainable Forest Management Project

Strengthening Forest Management for Improved Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Resilience in the Southern Rangelands of KenyaGEF Project ID: 10292GEF-7 | Land Degradation, Biodiversity and Climate change Focal Areas | Implemented through NEMA and MoEF | GEF Partner Agency: IUCNProject start - 24th April 2023MTR window - 2026Focal area - Land Degradation (GEF-7)Executing partners - NEMAResponsible parties - KARLO, NETFUND, SORALO, ACCLandscapes - Kajiado; Narok1. INTRODUCTIONThis document sets out the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the IUCN-GEF Midterm Review (MTR) of the full-sized project titled “Strengthening Forest Management for Improved Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Resilience in the Southern Rangelands of Kenya” (Project ID: 10292), implemented through the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), and to be undertaken in 2026.The project commenced on 24th April 2023 and is in its third year of implementation. In line with the IUCN-GEF Guidance on MTRs, this MTR process is initiated ahead of the submission of the second Project Implementation Report (PIR). The MTR process must follow the guidance outlined in GEF’s evaluation process: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/documents/2026-05/GEF_EN_Evaluation_Policy_May_1.pdf.This ToR defines the objective, scope, methodology, deliverables, timeframe, team composition, and management arrangements for the review. It is complemented by the annexes, which set out the documents to be reviewed and the required structure of the MTR report.2. PROJECT BACKGROUND INFORMATION2.1 About IUCNIUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private, and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development, and nature...