The UNFCCC secretariat may provide opportunities for the private sector to engage in mutually beneficial collaborative relationships and partnerships with entities that share the values and principles enshrined in United Nations Charter and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, as well as internationally recognized principles concerning human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption, as reflected in the United Nations Global Compact.

In this regard, the UNFCCC secretariat is seeking proposals for partnership in connection with the Rio Conventions Pavilion to be organized at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (RIO+20), 13-22 June 2012, including presessional period, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The proposals should correspond to the scope and related requirements set out below:

The Rio Conventions Pavilion, a collaborative outreach activity of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the UNFCCC and UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) secretariats, will be a coordinated platform for awareness-raising and information sharing about the latest findings from science and practice on the linkages between biodiversity, climate change and land degradation and sustainable development - the central theme of RIO+20.

The Pavilion will provide an opportunity to demonstrate how ecosystem-based approaches are successfully being used in climate change mitigation, including in pilots and demonstration activities for reducing emissions from reforestation and forest degradation, and adaptation to climate change. It will also provide opportunities to highlight the challenges facing biodiversity and land managers due to unavoidable and projected adverse impacts of climate change.

The Rio Conventions are seeking contributions aimed at raising public awareness around the central theme of United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development and demonstrating the importance and value of synergy provided through the work of the three Conventions, especially to showcase how the private sector does and may collaborate with CBD, UNCCD and UNFCCC in building momentum for change.

The duration of this campaign is from 1 April 2012 until 31 December 2013. Thereafter, the campaign will be deemed to have been completed, the project will be closed and the products taken out of circulation. At the closure of the project, the electronic products and other website content will be transferred, as deemed appropriate, to the Rio Conventions Pavilion website maintained by the Convention on Biological Diversity. Depending on the options selected, the total value of any proposal for in-kind provision of products or services should not exceed Euro 600,000.

Options for the campaign may include some or all of the following:

Website, blog or social media site with appropriate links from the CBD, UNFCCC and UNCCD websites, to serve as the portal for information about private sector participation and contributions to the Rio Conventions processes (biodiversity, land management – SLM Business Forum - and climate change) and sustainable development. Private sector content could take the form of web pages, videos or downloads

Publications, preferably in e-formats but also in print, that are produced in close coordination with the secretariats on how business can contribute to sustainable development through action to address biodiversity loss, land degradation and climate change as well as other key ecological components such as water and forests.

Internet TV, webcast and/or social media coverage live and/or ondemand from the Pavilion providing information to public in English, and if feasible, other UN languages or Portugese throughout the Conference period.

Provision of or contributions to temporary constructions set-up onsite suitable for presentation events, exhibits and offices (approx. 600 sq. metres).

Provision of:

• Evidence of successful engagement with UN organizations
• Evidence of successful delivery of products or services on time
• Evidence of successful fund raising through sponsorship and other means
• Evidence of compliance to partnership agreements

The secretariats will agree on the limited right to use their respective names and logos solely in connection with the agreed activities. The use of the name, emblem and logo of the secretariats of CBD, UNCCD and UNFCCC will be in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the United Nations.

Campaign proposals should be sent to secretariat@unfccc.int, marked to attention to CKM Rio Conventions Pavilion

Proposals may be submitted up to 31 January 2012. The UNFCCC secretariat reserves the right to decline any proposal.