Final Report - Asian Development Bank

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TA 4721-PRC: Preparing the Shaanxi-Qinling Mountains Integrated Ecosystem Management Project
Final Report Appendix 8
� Responsible for developing training program for the tourism sector in spatial planning
and the implementation of the training for agency, operators and potential investor
stakeholders
� Working with the international training expert take the lead role in implementing the
planning process
� Provide regular reports to the PMO on the status of the planning exercise and it
achievements
� Prepare draft planning scenarios and ensure that all Project activities are consistent or
compliant with the planning objectives
� Develop concept plans along with agreed quality standards for design, service
delivery, product development and a coordinated marketing and promotion program
� Work with local government official to create awareness of the spatial plan with the
view of having the plan ratified.
� Work with stakeholder groups to develop implementation plans for achieving the plan
objectives
c. Conservation Forestry Expert ( 9 person months)
13. The candidate shall have a social and conservation forestry background preferably with an
understanding of natural forest management and the Qinling Mountains. They will have experience in
community based forestry and a demonstrated knowledge of analog forestry and its application in
China. The Candidate will be responsible for the following:
� Reviewing the VDP and working with the VDP planner establish village level forest
associations or groups
� For each group develop a conservation forestry plan including the survey and
demarcation of collective lands, species mixes to be planted and a planting schedule
to be followed.
� Work with early adopted to demonstrate how to transition from existing forest cover
into conservation forestry systems
� Develop a village level monitoring system for the establishment and monitoring of
village level conservation forestry
� Prepare a set of Conservation Forestry Guidelines for SFB and provide training to
Louguantai forest staff
� Facilitate the Louguantai staff to develop a forest habitat plan for the non-collective
land that develops a number of treatments to enhance the conservation value of forest
cover
� Prepare a habitat enhancement plan for 2,000 ha of the Louguantai Forest Farm land
and train staff in the silviculture required to complete this
� Provide supervision and ongoing training to support staff in their development of
conservation forestry.
d. GIS and Remote Sensing Application Specialist
14. The candidate will have advanced training in the application of image interpretation, remote
sensing and GIS and will have previous experience n conservation or related sectors including the
integration of data across natural resource, social and economic sectors. The candidate shall be
responsible for:
� Working with the PMO to structure the conservation monitoring contract with WWF.
� Work with the Project staff and WWF to develop a fully integrated monitoring data
base and analytical framework
� Provide training and assist in the interpretation of time series imagery for the Project
area
� Using the imagery analysis establish time series data bases and complete an analysis
on the identifiable trends in the Qinling Mountains and the Project Area. Ground truth
the interpretation results