Pasadena-based infrastructure and engineering services company Tetra Tech Co., Ltd. has been awarded two contracts worth $58 million from the United States Agency for International Development.
On January 4, Tetra Tech was awarded a contract by a federal agency to establish a program to use environmental monitoring tools to protect Cambodia's biodiversity, conserve natural resources, and improve the livelihoods of local communities. announced that it had received a $24 million contract.
Then, on January 9, Tetra Tech announced another contract from the same federal agency. This is his $34 million contract to help advance sustainable economic development through improved land rights governance across all federal agencies' international development projects.
Under the Cambodian agreement, Tetra Tech will work through the U.S. Agency for International Development's Conservation Action Program. The company's climate experts support partners in Cambodia to protect critical ecosystems using community-led natural resource management approaches. Experts will work with local communities to conduct robust and transparent monitoring using mobile data collection tools to combat illegal logging and wildlife poaching. It will also implement programs to stimulate economic growth and promote climate-smart, community-based enterprises, including ecotourism.
Tetra Tech's climate finance experts work with the Royal Government of Cambodia, conservation organizations and the private sector to develop long-term sustainable solutions such as blue carbon credit programs in flooded forests and coastal areas.
“Healthy and sustainable forests and ecosystems provide essential climate and economic resilience for communities and nations in the face of climate change,” he said. Dan Batluck, CEO of Tetra Tech. “Tetra Tech leverages our data-driven, ‘science-led’ approach to support USAID in delivering environmentally sustainable development solutions and helping Cambodia become carbon neutral by 2050. We are pleased to be able to help them achieve this goal.”
The remaining $34 million contract will see Tetra Tech work on the agency's Integrated Land and Resource Governance II project. The company's experts develop and implement land and property rights policies that protect ecosystems, foster private sector investment, benefit vulnerable populations, and in particular ensure the rights of women.
Experts will conduct research, deploy conflict mitigation tools, and implement techniques to document land rights in rural and remote areas. We also foster strategic partnerships to implement anti-corruption reforms and develop systems and policies that promote fair and resilient communities.
“Establishing secure and documented property rights is essential for inclusive economic growth, environmental sustainability and food security,” Batluck said.
“Tetra Tech is pleased to continue supporting USAID in expanding the world's land and resource governance systems as part of our commitment to improve the lives of one billion people through our projects by 2030. ” he added.