Background
The project will promote an integrated approach towards fostering sustainable forest management – seeking to balance environmental management with development and community needs. The project major objective is sustainable land and forest management in the North-eastern Armenia to secure continued flow of multiple ecosystem services (such as water provision, land slide control and carbon storage /sequestration) and to ensure conservation of critical wildlife habitats through the removal of the aforementioned barriers will ensure sustainable land and forest management to secure continued flow of multiple ecosystem services.
Responsibilities
- Conduct analyses of “Degraded forests” term and concept on some international, regional and local contexts;
- Work out the criteria for identification of “Degraded forests” of North-eastern Armenia on the base of international, regional and local best
practices;
- Recommend the necessary development procedures to assist natural regeneration of degraded forest ecosystems in North-eastern mountain
landscapes.
Required Skills and Experience
- Advanced University Degree (MSc, MA or PhD) in forestry, soil science, natural or environmental sciences, geography, biology.
- At least 5 years of relevant professional experience at national or international level, including research in the subject area;
- 5 years of working experience on forest degradation issues or related studies;
- At least 5 years of experience in research methodologies and analysis (track record with producing high quality research/analytical reports
and papers);
- Experience of work in mountain regions and/or South Caucasus countries.
- English/Armenian. Knowledge of Russian is an asset
- Good computer literacy, knowledge of MS office software and web based applications.
Deadline: 12 September 2016
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