Aarati Karki

A graduate thinking of career in wildlife and conservation. In terms of result and aims, I find myself to be enthusiastic with proactive attitude and positive to work in a group.

• Carried research on topic “Potential of Multiple-use Water Systems (MUS) under Climate Change Condition (A Case Study from Lumle of Kaski District)” for the partial fulfillment of Bachelor’s Degree Forestry in 2020.
• Research Assistant for the research entitled “Contribution, Service Quality and Sustainability of Homestay Tourism in Annapurna Conservation Area (A case study from Lwang Village, Kaski)” by Sudipti Parajulu for the partial fulfillment of Bachelor’s Degree Forestry 2018.
• Carried out consultant service in PPC Baseline Information Collection (2018) by Hariyo Ban Programme.

• Coordinator of Forest for Transformation (FFT), Pokhara Branch
• General member of Bird Conservation Nepal, Pokhara Branch.
• General Member of Bat Friends Pokhara.

• Travelling
• Bird watching
• Reading

• ‘Awareness and Plantation Programme’-2016 on World Environment Day.
• ‘Shaping Conservationist for Better Future’ under Nature Conservation and Development Network
• ‘Unleashing Young Minds for Wildlife Conservation’ dated on Aug 1-2, 2017 under the chief training of Mr. Sambhu Poudel,Phd Student, The University of Arizona.
• A workshop on ‘Antarctic Governance Gap: Exploring the challenges and opportunities for more equitable governance of Antarctic research and management’ featuring a panel discussion with Dr Hanne Nielsen, Dr Lyn Goldsworthy, and Professor Can Seng Ooi on 11 October, 2023.

• Climate Change Local Adaptation Plan of Action (LAPA) Formulation, 16-18 August, 2022, Alumni Association for Conservation and Development
• Introduction to Open, Distributed GIS and Field Data Management, 19-22, July, 2022, IOF, Pokhara Campus & University of Salzburg, Z_GIS_PLUS
• Dendroclimatology, 14-19, July, 2022, IOF, Pokhara Campus & University of Hamburg, Germany
• Empowering Women in Geospatial Information Technology-Nepal 2021 edition, 18-21 May 2021, ICIMOD
• Bird Watching and Identification Training-2018, July, 2018, BCN, Pokhara Branch, IOF, Pokhara Campus
• Lamjung Model United Nations-2018, June, 2018, Youth Thinker’s Society, Lamjung
• Nepal Climate Convergence-2018, May 2018, Digo Bikas Institute
• Winter Water Fowl Bird Census 2018, Pokhara Bird Society
• Urban Bird Census 2017, Pokhara Bird Society
• Winter Waterfowl Bird Census 2018, Pokhara Bird Society
• Lamjung Climate Convergence-2017, September, 2017, NYCA, Lamjung Chapter and Digo Bikas Institute
• Building Pavement For Future Action, May, 2016, FFT, Pokhara Branch
• Parliamentary and Master of Ceremony Training, Jan-2009, Shantideep English School
• Regular Bird watching, Weekly, Pokhara Bird Society/ BCN Pokhara Branch
• Regular Bat Monitoring, Bat Friends, Pokhara

• Wildlife Week 2016 and 2017
• Photo Exhibition and painting Competition’ on the occasion of 9th International Vulture Awareness Day- September 2017
• Lab Based Work on Diet Analysis of Carnivores' organized by FFT-Pokhara Branch dated on Aug 24-25, 2017 under the chief training of Mr. Bhuwan Singh Bista, Wildlife Researcher, Rufford.
• ‘A Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Climate Change’-2018
• Nepal Owl Festival-2018, Jiri Dolakha
• Pokhara Bird Fair-2018, 3rd-5th July 2018
• ‘Speed up for the Protection of Snow Leopards' on October 23, 2018 on the occasion of 9th International Snow Leopard Day