Tetra Tech Wins $49 Million Contract to Promote Biodiversity Conservation and Low Emission Development in West Africa

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded Pasadena-based consulting and engineering services firm Tetra Tech, Inc., a four-year, $49 million single-award contract to promote biodiversity conservation and climate-resilient, low emission development in West Africa.

Under the contract, Tetra Tech will work to strengthen the capacity of national and regional networks and institutions in the 17 countries that make up West Africa in order to combat wildlife trafficking, reduce deforestation and biodiversity loss, and decrease greenhouse gas emissions.

Tetra Tech’s climate change and economic development specialists will work with private sector partners to support sustainable natural resources management planning to reduce deforestation and mitigate the impacts of climate change in the forests of the region.

West Africa’s forests are landscapes of global biodiversity significance, a company statement said. Tetra Tech’s team of environmental experts will also support the development and enforcement of national and regional policies, laws, and regulations to combat wildlife trafficking, the statement continued.

“Tetra Tech has supported USAID to sustainably manage natural resources and protect biodiversity in developing countries for more than 40 years,” said Dan Batrack, Tetra Tech chairman and CEO.

“We look forward to continuing to apply our ‘Leading with Science’ approach to support climate resilience and biodiversity conservation in West Africa,” said Batrack.

Tetra Tech provides high-end engineering services for projects worldwide. The company has up to 20,000 associates working together to provide solutions to complex problems in water, environment, sustainable infrastructure, renewable energy, and international development.

For more information, visit www.tetratech.com.