SPA/RAC is launching a call for consultancy to update Tunisia’s national baseline on marine non-indigenous species and invasive alien species (NIS/IAS) and their introduction pathways, select species for monitoring, and update IMAP monitoring in Tunisia.
The results will inform Tunisia’s National Action Plan on species introductions and invasive marine species.
The objective of this assignment is to:
- produce a validated national list of marine NIS/IAS and their introduction pathways, updated through 2026. The list will be formatted for MAMIAS and supplied as the scientific baseline for the National Action Plan;
- Identify and justify the subset of species and associated risk areas to be covered by national monitoring under IMAP Common Indicator 6;
- Develop a simplified practical monitoring guide for the selected marine non-indigenous and invasive alien species (NIS/IAS), in accordance with the updated IMAP Common Indicator 6 (CI6) requirements;
- Develop a simplified illustrated identification guide for the selected NIS/IAS;
- Validate these outputs through a national technical consultation and one or more workshops. Submit the reviewed and final versions to the Ministry of Environment and the National Action Plan consultant in time for the diagnostic and Action Plan validation stages.
This initiative is carried out within the FishEBM Med project, funded by the GEF and led by FAO and UNEP with execution facilitated by the GFCM and UNEP/MAP through SPA/RAC