Title of the Assignment : Consultancy for the Review of the Seventh National Reports submitted by African Countries

Type: Consultancy Service Agreement

Work location: Remote

Submission deadline: 26 June 2026

Background and Rationale

The submission of 7th National Reports is grounded in the mandatory reporting obligations of Parties under the Convention on Biological Diversity. The Conference of the Parties, through Decision 16/32 on mechanisms for planning, monitoring, reporting and review, adopted on 27 February 2025, formally required Parties to submit national reports as a core component of the monitoring and review framework for the implementation of the KunmingMontreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). This requirement builds on Decision 15/6, paragraph 1(b), which requested Parties to submit national reports in 2026 and 2029, including the use of headline indicators and, as appropriate, other indicators adopted...