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1. PROFILE OF ORGANIZATION ...... 1 2. CERTIFICATION & AFFILIATION ...... 11 2.1 Registration & Renewal Certificate from Chief District Administration Office, ...... 11 2.2 Affiliation Certificate with Social Welfare Council, Kathmandu ...... 13 2.3 Non-Profit Organization Certificate from Kathmandu Metropolitan City, ...... 15 3. FINANCIAL LEGETIMACY ...... 18 3.1 PAN/VAT Certificate ...... 18 3.3 No Objection Letter from Inland Revenue Office for Fiscal Year 2017/2018 ...... 19 PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENT CERTIFICATES ...... 20 5.1 Development of Integrated Lake Cluster Basin Management Plan of Pokhara Valley, 2016 ...... 20 5.2 Identification, Mapping and Preparation of Report of Wetlands in Mid-&-Far-Western Nepal 2016 ..... 21 5.3 Integrated Lake Basin Management Plan of Gaidahwa Lake, Rupandehi, Mid-Western Nepal 2015 ..... 22 5.4 Finalization of Draft National Lake Strategic Plan, Nepal 2013 ...... 23 5.5 Inventory of Lakes of Eastern, Central, Western & Midwestern Nepal (2012-2014) ...... 24 4. BROCHURE OF CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION ...... 25 5. SELF DECLARATION LETTER ...... 29

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1. PROFILE OF ORGANIZATION 1. General Identification Name of the organization Conservation Development Foundation (CODEFUND) ;+/If0f ljsfz kmfp08];g Type of the organization National NGO Corresponding address Kathmandu Metropolitan-32, , Kathmandu, Nepal. Telephone 977 1 5 100107 (Office); 977 9841698227 (CEO’s cell) E-mail [email protected] (official mail) [email protected] (CEO) (Note: Please mail to both addresses). Web site www.codefundnepal.org.np Contact person Shailendra Pokharel, Founder President Establishment date June 6, 2011 A.D (2068/02/23 BS) Date of Registration with Social Welfare CDO: Regd. no 1181 (June 6, 2011) Council or relevant GoN agency SWC Regd. no: 33149 (2012); Valid date of renewal of the registration 2017/2018 Number of members Charter members: 101, CODEFUNDERs: 23 Rules and Regulations Available along with strategic plan 2. Vision, Mission and Objective Vision Collective inputs and actions of each Nepalese harmonizing with conservation development lead to have prosperous, self-sustaining, dignified and just life. Mission To empower and ensure well being of the Nepalese community (women, poor, marginalized and indigenous people) and its environment to have access/control; harmonize social and environmental conflicts through conservation development efforts from collective inputs and actions. Objectives 1. Establish conservation development forum and seek conservation financing mechanism through national and international networking; partnership; professional services and propositions based on collective inputs and actions. 2. Demonstrate conservation of biodiversity and natural resources to improve ecosystem health by empowering community, and share incentives that respect social and environmental justice, governance and equity. 3. Influence at policy level, legal and socio-economic space for safeguarding ecosystem health and services, and 4. Generate impacts through conservation researches; knowledge development; innovative practices; and their dissemination with an initiation of conservation academy; green communication; and recognition. Main areas of specialization Natural resource conservation and management; Wetlands conservation and management; Climate change/disaster; Biodiversity conservation; Biodiversity research and monitoring; Conservation education; Agriculture and food Security, Resource utilization and its benefit sharing Types of services offered by the Capacity building; Conservation of natural resources and biodiversity organization management; Wetland conservation; Researches; Policy and strategies feedback. Sources of funds Membership; Donation; Projects and charity fund.

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3. Composition of Board of Governors (Executive Body) Name Education Area of Sex Ethnicity Designation Expertise Juddha Bd. Gurung M.Sc NRM (Culture Male Gurung President & Tourism) Pabitra Subba Limbu Shrestha M.Sc Agriculture Female Limbu Vice President Dr. Jhamak Bahadur Karki Ph.D Biodiversity & Male Chhetri Member Forestry Secretary Meen Dahal Diploma Social Science Male Brahmin Treasurer Prof. Dr. Badri Bishal Bhattarai Ph.D Literature Male Brahmin Member Mrs. Rita Koirala M.Sc. Development Female Brahmin Member Mr. Anil Piya M.E. Engineer Male Newar Member Mr. Dhurba Basnet MA Journalism Male Chhetri Member Dr. Bhuvan Keshar Sharma PhD Botany Male Brahmin Member Dhruba Raj Chalise MA Sociology Male Brahman Member Manisha Poudel B.Sc Forestry Female Brahman Member 4. Description of permanent core staff of the organization Name of employee Education Designation Juddha Bahadur Gurung M Sc Executive member; Wetlands Coordinator Shailendra Pokharel M.Sc CEO/Principal Founder Member Bhuvan Keshar Sharma M Sc/Ph D Biodiversity Coordinator Surya Man Shrestha M.Sc. Program Coordinator (Full Time) Purna Man Shrestha M.Sc. Program Officer (Full Time) Ranju Adhikari BBS Finance officer (Full time) Geeta Shrestha SLC Office Helper 5. Project Portfolio/Experiences (Latest to old) 5.21 Study on the status of Socio-Economic Discrimination in Nepal Project location (districts): Project start date: Feb 11, 2018 Name of client: The National Natural Resources and Fiscal Project completion date: Ongoing Commission (NNRFC), Government of Nepal, Singhadarabar Kathmandu, Nepal Total project cost (NRs): > £ 30,000.00 Source of funding : World Bank via Government of Nepal Department of National Parks & Wildlife Conservation, Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve Name of Senior Staff, Designation (Project Dr. Madhusudan Bhattarai, Dr. Govinda Bahadur Director/Coordinator, Team Leader etc). Involved and Functions Basnet, Mr. Damodar Bhandari, Mr. Manish Performed: Kokh Shrestha, Mr. Narayan Babu Shrestha, Mr. Juddha Bahadur Gurung, Mr. Shailendra Pokhrel, Mr. Surya Man Shrestha , Mr. Purna Man Shrestha Narrative description of project: The assignment is to recommend appropriate socio-economic indicators for fiscal transfer among the 753 local government and 7 state governments in Nepal to address socio- economic and other forms of discriminations in the country. Major outcome: Inception report submitted. 5.20 Preparation of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) Inventory and Sustainable Harvesting Plan for Annapura Conservation Area Management Project. Project location (districts): Annapura Conservation Area Project start date: May 4, 2017

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Management Project area (Jomsom, Manang and Lo- Manthang in the trans-Himalayan region and Bhujung, Sikles, Ghandruk, and Lwang on the southern flank of the Annapurna range) Name of client: National Trust For Nature Conservation, Project completion date: Nov. 2018 Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal. Total project cost (NRs): NRs: 12,97,240 Source of funding : Department of National Parks & Wildlife Conservation, Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve Name of Senior Staff, Designation (Project Mr. Shailendra Pokharel, Dr. Bhuvan Keshar Director/Coordinator, Team Leader etc). Involved and Functions Sharma, Mr. Giridhar Amatya, Mr. Manish Kokh Performed: Shrestha, Mr. Min Dahal. Narrative description of project: Preparation of NTFPS Inventory and Sustainable harvesting plan is pre-requisite for benefiting local community through the sustainable harvesting of NTFPs. NTNC had prepared the NTFPs Inventory and Sustainable Harvesting Plan for Annapurna Conservation Area in 2009. Growing stock of NTFPs, market demand and value addition techniques may change over the time so NTNC is going to prepare a new NTFPs Inventory and Sustainable Harvesting Plan and for this CODEFUND has got this opportunity for drafting it. Major outcome: Inception report submitted. 5.19 Profiling of Rare & Endangered Animals and Problematic animals in Nepal. Project location (districts): whole Nepal Project start date: April 6, 2017 Name of client: Ministry of Forests & Soil Conservation, Project completion date: June 30, 2017 Department of National Parks & Wildlife Conservation, Babarmahal, Kathmandu, Nepal. Total project cost (NRs): NRs: 25,85,000.00 Source of funding : Department of National Parks & Wildlife Conservation, Babarmahal, Kathmandu, Nepal. Name of Senior Staff, Designation (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader etc). Involved and Functions Performed: Dr. Bhuvan Keshar Sharma, Prof. Dr. Tej Bahadur Thapa, Dr. Chitra Baniya, Dr. Govinda Basent, Dr. Shajani Shrestha, Mr. Surya Man Shrestha, Mr. Purna Man Shrestha. Narrative description of project: Preparation of updated profile of Rare/Endangered animals and problematic animals (in the sense of damage cases), its distribution in Nepal. The profile is believed to support for effective conservation and management of wild animals biodiversity in the country. Major outcome: Inception report submitted and intensive field and desktop level work going on. 5.18 Revision of operational plan of Community forests in MBNP Project location (districts): Seduwa, Sankhuwasabha Project start date: March 26, 2017 Name of client: Ministry of Forests & Soil Conservation, Project completion date: July 13, 2017 Department of National Parks & Wildlife Conservation, Makalu Barun National Park, Seduwa, Sankhuwasabha. Total project cost (NRs): NRS 9,57,110.00

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Source of funding : Department of National Parks & Wildlife Conservation, Makalu Barun National Park office Name of Senior Staff, Designation (Project Mr. Surya Man Shrestha, Anil Silwal, Bichit Director/Coordinator, Team Leader etc). Involved and Functions Kumar Singh, Nischal Regmi, Prakash Mall Performed: Narrative description of project: Revision of Operational Plan for 25 community forests in Buffer-zone of Makalu Barun National Park. The plan includes natural resource utilization and benefits sharing mechanism for communities of Bufferzone. Major outcome: Inception report submitted and intensive field work going on.

5.17 Socio-Ecological Assessment of Kupindedaha, Salyan & Preparation of Ramsar Information Sheet. Project location (districts): Kupindedaha, Salyan, Nepal. Project start date: Feb 8, 2017 Name of client: National Lake Conservation Development Project completion date: Ongoing Committee (NLCDC), Sangam Chowk, Baneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal. Total project cost (NRs): NRS 5,00,000.00 Source of funding : Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation, National Lake Conservation Development Committee. Name of Senior Staff, Designation (Project Mr. Shailendra Pokharel, Mr. Juddha Bahadur Director/Coordinator, Team Leader etc). Involved and Functions Gurung. Performed: Narrative description of project: Socio-Ecological Assessment of Kupindedaha, Salyan & Preparation of Ramsar Information Sheet focusing in two broad topics one is socio ecological aspects and second is Ramsar sheet of ecological rich lake, Kupindedaha. Major outcome: Draft report submitted and intensive field work going on. 5.16 Preparation of Integrated Lake Basin Management Plan of Gaidahawa Lake, Rupandehi Project location (districts): Bishnupura, Rupandehi District, Project start date: Feb 5, 2017 Nepal. Name of client: National Lake Conservation Development Project completion date: September 2017 Committee (NLCDC), Sangam Chowk, Baneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal. Total project cost (NRs): NRS 11,73,000.00 Source of funding : Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation, National Lake Conservation Development Committee. Name of Senior Staff, Designation (Project Mr. Shailendra Pokharel, Mr. Juddha Bahadur Director/Coordinator, Team Leader etc). Involved and Functions Gurung, Mr. Ram Shrestha…… Performed: Narrative description of project: Preparation of Integrated Lake Basin Management Plan of Gaidahawa Lake, of Bishnupura VDC, Rupandehi. Baseline document for conservation and sustainable utilization of the lake and benefit sharing for local people. Major outcome: Draft report submitted and intensive field work

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going on. 5.15 Development of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve Management Plan (Core Area) 2017-2027 Project location (districts): Paschim Kushaha, Sunsari, Nepal Project start date: September 8, 2016 Name of client: Ministry of Forests & Soil Conservation, Project completion date: July 14, 2017 Department of National Parks & Wildlife Conservation, Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Paschim Kushaha, Sunsari, Nepal Total project cost (NRs): NRS 3,00,000.00 Source of funding : Department of National Parks & Wildlife Conservation, Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve Name of Senior Staff, Designation (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader etc). Involved and Functions Performed: Dr. Jhamak Bahadur Karki, Mr. Narendra Gautam, Mr. Bhuvan Keshar Sharma, Mr. Manish Kokh Shrestha Narrative description of project: Upcoming five years (2017-2021) management plan of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Management Plan with tool for conservation and sustainable utilization of the reserve and benefit sharing for local people. Major outcome: Final report submitted. 5.14 Technical support for Initiation of research project “ In-Situ Conservation of Vultures in Western Lowland Districts Through Capacity Building of Staff and Awareness Program for Students & Local Communities. Project location (districts): Western lowland districts, Nepal Project start date: July 1, 2016 Name of client: Mr. Surya Man Shrestha Project completion date: ongoing (one year project) Total project cost (NRs): NRS 7,25,000.00 Source of funding : Rufford Foundation, Rufford Small Grant, United Kingdom (UK).. Name of Senior Staff, Designation (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader etc). Involved and Functions Performed: Mr. Surya Man Shrestha (Team Leader, Mr. Anil Silwal, Ms. Sandhya Khatri, Ms. Anju Prajapati. Narrative description of project: Preparing baseline time population data of seasonal migratory vultures, advocacy for the conservation of vulture’s habitat in lowland districts and capacity building program for staff relating latest monitoring technologies etc. Major outcome: n/a (Half phase complete)

5.13 Development of Lake Cluster of Pokhara Valley Management Plan Project location (districts): Pokhara Valley, Kaski district. Project start date: July 24, 2016 Name of client: WWF Nepal/Hariyo Ban Program , Baluwatar, Project completion date: December 20, 2016 Kathmandu, Nepal Total project cost (NRs): NRS 36,08,655.00 Source of funding USAID Name of Senior Staff, Designation (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader etc). Involved and Functions Performed: Mr. Shailendra Pokharel (Team Leader), Dr. Deep Nayarn Shah, Prof. Dr. Tej Bahadur Thapa, Dr. Yadav Uprety, Madan Koirala, Dr. Krishana Raj Tiwari, Govinda Basnet, Prof. Dr. Hridaya Lal Koirala, Mr. Juddha Bd. Gurung, Dr. Bhuvan Keshar Sharma, Mr. Manish Kokh Shrestha. Narrative description of project: Participatory preparation of integrated lake basin management plan of 9 lakes – the Ramsar site- of Pokhara Valley. The Plan is gateway for sustainable conservation of lake cluster of Pokhara Valley and includes maximum benefit sharing mechanism for local people through

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capacity building programs and alternative income generating activities. Major outcome: Lake Cluster of Pokhara Valley Management Plan-2016 5.12 Project Name: Initial Environment Examination & Preparation of Annapurna Conservation Area Management Plan Project location (districts): ACA (Mustang; Mang; Myagdi; kaski Project start date: May 18, 2016 and Lamjung) with 57 VDCs. Name of client: NTNC Project completion date: Ongoing Total project cost (NRs): NRS 17,47,350.00 Source of funding National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) Name of Senior Staff, Designation (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader etc). Involved and Functions Performed: Dr. Bhuvan Keshar Sharma (Team Leader), Dr. Mohan Siwakoti, Dr. Bimal Sharma, Asst. Prof. Chitra Baniya, Mr. Bimal Bhusal, Mr. Narendra Gautam, Mr. Santosh Gurung, Ms. Manisa Poudel, Mr. Surya Man Shrestha, Mr. Ram Kaji Karki, Mr. Manish Kokh Shrestha. Narrative description of project: Assessment study and participatory development of 3rd plan of ACA in view of emerging issues of climate. Major outcome: Draft Management Plan submitted and Initial Environment Examination accomplished. 5.11 Project Name: Identification, Mapping and Preparation of Report of Wetlands of Western, Mid-western and Far Western Nepal. Project location (districts): Gulmi; Jajarkot; Dolpa; Humla; Kailali; Kanchanpur; Darchula; Bajhang; Bajura; Baitadi; Bajhang; Dadheldhura; and Doti Name of client: Department of Forests/Ministry of Forests & Project completion date: July 2016 Soil Conservation Total project cost (NRs): NRS 16,30,900.00 Source of funding Department of Forests/Ministry of Forests & Soil Conservation Name of Senior Staff, Designation (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader etc). Involved and Functions Performed Mr. Shailendra Pokharel (Team Leader), Prof Dr. Madan Koirala, Dr. Mohan Siwakoti, Dr. Sita Oli, Dr. Sajani Shretha, Mr. Juddha Bahadur Gurung, Mr. Narendra Gautam, Govinda Rana, Mr. Bishal Acharya, Mr. Surya Man Shrestha, Ms. Manisha Poudel, Mr. Manish Kokh Shrestha. Narrative description of project: HR development for scientific inventory; Execution of field survey Major outcome: Brief Report on Identification, Mapping and Preparation of Report of Wetlands of Western, Mid-western and Far Western Nepal. 5.10 Project Name: Development of National Strategy on Alien Invasive Species Management for Nepal Project location: Nepal. Project start date: April 26, 2016 Name of client: NTNC Project completion date: Ongoing Total project cost (NRs): NRS 7,80,000 Source of funding NTNC Name of Senior Staff, Designation (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader etc). Involved and Functions Performed: Dr. Bhuvan Keshar Sharma (Team Leader), Assit. Prof. Chitra Baniya, Prof. Madan Koirala, Mr. Shailendra Pokharel, Mr. Surya Man Shrestha, Mr. Manish Kokh Shrestha. Narrative description of project: Sensitization to the regional and national stakeholders; Strategy on Alien Invasive Species Management for Nepal. Major outcome: A national document on strategy

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5.9 Project Name: Implementation of Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing Mechanism activities in the Kailash Sacred Landscape, Nepal Project location (districts): Dang; Banke; Salyan; Surkhet; Kailali Project start date: January, 2016 & Kanchanpur Name of client: ICIMOD/RECAST/MoFSC Project completion date: August 2016 Total project cost (NRs): US $ 45,000 Source of funding GIZ Narrative description of project: Capacity development of local government authorities (district) and local indigenous communities and, formation of 6 Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC) of indigenous communities; mapping of cultural and sacred values of biodiversity resources and traditional knowledge (TK). Major outcome: Over 50 government personnel for ABS implementation; Local government involved in BMC formation in 6 districts; TK documented and 6 Biodiversity Register & Bio-cultural Community Protocol developed. 5.8 Project Name: Implementation of Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing Mechanism activities in the Kailash Sacred Landscape, Nepal Project location (districts): Darchula, Bhajang and Baitaidi Project start date: June, 2015 Name of client: RECAST/ICIMOD Project completion date: October, 2015 Total project cost (NRs): US $ 19,700 Source of funding GIZ/Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation Narrative description of project: Capacity development of local indigenous communities and local government authorities, and mapping of cultural and sacred values of biodiversity resources Major outcome: Capacities of 15 members of 3 Biodiversity Management Committee built up for People’s Biodiversity Register & Bio-cultural Community Protocol, and geo-reference of traditional belief system, taboos, rituals, values, institutions in relation to the biodiversity resources and their management. 5.7 Project Name: Prepare Management Plan of Gaidahawa lake, Rupandehi, Nepal Project location (districts): Bishnupura VDC, Project start date: March 26, 2015 Rupandehi Name of client: National Lake Conservation Development Project completion date: June 30, 2015 Committee/ Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Total project cost (NRs): 10, 00,000 Source of funding NLCDC/Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Narrative description of project: Development of integrated lake basin management plan for 15 years vision with an emphasis on wetlands biodiversity conservation for tourism based sustained livelihoods through strengthened VDC level wetlands governance Major outcome: Documentation of biodiversity resources in place; Draft plan under preparation having ABS

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mechanism under wetlands governance 5.8 Project Name: Inventory of the Himalayan Lakes of Western and Far Western Nepal -4th Phase Project location (districts): 18 districts, Western and Far Project start date: February 24, 2015 Western Nepal Name of client: CODEFUND, Nepal Project completion date: June 30, 2015 Total project cost (NRs): 15, 00,000 Source of funding National Lake Conservation Development Committee/ Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Narrative description of project: HR development for scientific inventory; Execution of field survey Major outcome: 10 graduate students trained; 61 lakes identified; Profile of lakes under preparation 5.9 Project Name: Establishment of Wetlands Academy in Nepal Project location (districts): Rupa lake area,Lekthnath Project start date: Jan 1, 2015 Municipality, Kaski Name of client: CODEFUND, Nepal Project completion date: Continue Total project cost (NRs): 1, 50,000 Source of funding Core fund of CODEFUND from members’ contribution Narrative description of project: Coordination with national government institution and international communities; Yet communication with the RamsarSecretariate, Switzerland; International Lake Environment Committee Foundation, Japan; Wetlands International Asia, India Major outcome: Consensus development for the establishment of academy through collective inputs and actions 5.10 Project Name: Scientific Field Inventory of Himalayan Lakes in the Western Nepal Project location (districts): 9 districts, Western Nepal Project start date: March 2014 Name of client: NLCDC Project completion date: July 2014 Total project cost (NRs): 9,00,000 Source of funding National Lake Conservation Development Committee/ Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Narrative description of project: HR development for scientific inventory; Execution of field survey. Major outcome: 87 lakes identified; Profile of lake basin information documented. 5.11 Project Name: Scientific Field Inventory of Himalayan Lakes in the Central Nepal Project location (districts): 19 districts, Central Nepal Project start date: May 2013 Name of client: NLCDC Project completion date: July 2013 Total project cost (NRs): 20,00,000 Source of funding National Lake Conservation Development Committee/ Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Narrative description of project: HR development for scientific inventory, Execution of field survey Major outcome: 101 lakes identified; Profile of lake basin

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information documented 5.12 Project Name: Scientific Field Inventory of Himalayan Lakes in the Eastern Nepal Project location (districts): 16 districts of the eastern Nepal Project start date: May 2012 Name of client: NLCDC Project completion date: Feb. 2013 Total project cost (NRs): 15,00,000 Source of funding National Lake Conservation Development Committee/ Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Narrative description of project: HR development for scientific inventory, Execution of field survey Major outcome: 101 lakes identified; Profile of lake basin information documented 5.13 Project Name: Implementation of ILBM in Chimdi Lake, Sunsari, Eastern Nepal Project location (districts): Sunsari Project start date: May 2012 Name of client: Sustainable Development Society, Biratnagar Project completion date: Dec. 2012 and CODEFUND Total project cost (NRs): 10,00,000 Source of funding National Lake Conservation Development Committee/ Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Narrative description of project: Restoration of Chimdi lake, capacity building of the indigenous Tharu communities for wetlands and climate change; exposure visit for implementation of integrated lake basin management. Major outcome: 100 ha of Chimdi wetlands restored; Capacity of >100 communities build up for climate adaptive wetlands; Study tour to 6 persons for wetlands governance; 500 sapling planted in lake basin.

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PROJECT LEAD BY HECT CONSULTANCY WHEREAS CODEFUND AS COLLABORATING TECHNICAL PARTNER IN TK DOCUMENTATION AND TRAINING

6. Ongoing Initiatives communication and technical presentation among national and international communities and institution including the RAMSAR SECRETARIAT & INTERNATIONAL LAKE ENVIONMENT COMMITTEE FOUNDATION/JAPAN.

Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists to influence vast audience of conservation and development.

7. Others

………………………………………………………. Signature of the Authorized Representative: Juddha Bahadur Gurung President Conservation Development Foundation (CODEFUND) Nikhileshwor Marg, Kathmandu Metropolises -32, Koteshwor, Kathmandu, Province No. 3; Nepal Contact No.: 977 9851002274 Email: [email protected] URL: www.codefundnepal.org.np

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2. CERTIFICATION & AFFILIATION 2.1 Registration & Renewal Certificate from Chief District Administration Office, Kathmandu

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2.2 Affiliation Certificate with Social Welfare Council, Kathmandu

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2.3 Non-Profit Organization Certificate from Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal

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2.5. Global Membership: IUCN Member

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3. FINANCIAL LEGETIMACY 3.1 PAN/VAT Certificate

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3.3 No Objection Letter from Inland Revenue Office for Fiscal Year 2017/2018

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PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENT CERTIFICATES

5.1 Development of Integrated Lake Cluster Basin Management Plan of Pokhara Valley, 2016

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5.2 Identification, Mapping and Preparation of Report of Wetlands in Mid-&-Far-Western Nepal 2016

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5.3 Integrated Lake Basin Management Plan of Gaidahwa Lake, Rupandehi, Mid-Western Nepal 2015

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5.4 Finalization of Draft National Lake Strategic Plan, Nepal 2013

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5.5 Inventory of Lakes of Eastern, Central, Western & Midwestern Nepal (2012-2014)

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4. BROCHURE OF CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

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5. SELF DECLARATION LETTER

To: WHOM MAY CONCERN

From: Shailendra Pokharel, President, Conservation Development Foundation, Koteshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal Subject: Self-Declaration Letter

Date: February 8, 2018 Ref: Kathmandu

Dear Sir/Madam,

We herein self-declare that Conservation Development Foundation Nepal as described acronym as CODEFUND is registered in the District Administration Office (Jilla Prashasan Karyalaya), Kathmandu in an occasion of the World Environment Day, June 6, 2011 (2068/02/23 BS). We hereby are very delighted to self- declare that our institution is in nowhere blacklisted in any government, non-government, semi-government organizations in national & beyond national & international law. Specification of our organization is mentioned below: Name of the organization Conservation Development Foundation Nepal (CODEFUND) Type of the organization National NGO Corresponding address Kathmandu Metropolitan-35, Koteshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone 977 1 5 100107 (Office); 977 9 841 698 227 (President’s phone) E-mail [email protected], [email protected] (Note: Please mail to both addresses). Contact person Mr. Shailendra Pokharel, President Establishment date 6 June 2011 A.D (2068/02/23 B.S) Date of Registration with Social Welfare SWC Regd. no: 33149 (22 August, 2011 A.D.; 2068/05/05 B.S.) Council or relevant GoN agency CDO: Regd. No: 1181 (6 June 2011 A.D.; 2068/02/23 B.S) Valid date of renewal of the registration June 15, 2017 A.D (2073/3/31 B.S.) Number of members Charter members: 101, CODEFUNDERs: 23 Rules and Regulations Available along with strategic plan

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

……………………………………… Juddha Bahadur Gurung President Conservation Development Foundation Kathmandu 35, Koteshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal Email: [email protected] conatact: +977-01-5100107 (Off.);9851002274 (cell)

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