SPA/RAC is launching a call for consultancy to update the national NIS/IAS baseline and species list, and to contribute to updating the national NIS monitoring programme in Lebanon.
The objectives of this assignment are to:
- produce a validated, up-to-date national baseline and list of marine NIS/IAS and their introduction pathways;
- identify and justify the subset of species to be monitored under IMAP Common Indicator 6, together with the associated monitoring sites and risk areas;
- develop a simplified illustrated identification guide for the selected NIS/IAS;
- validate the baseline, species list, species selection and proposed monitoring programme updates through a national technical consultation and at least one validation workshop.
This initiative is carried out under the FishEBM Med project, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), with implementation facilitated by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) and UNEP/MAP through SPA/RAC.