We members of Mangalajodi Ecotourism Trust hereby declare that we will abide by the following policies while managing Ecotourism activities at Mangalajodi.

1. We will ensure that tourism will have no detrimental impact on the biodiversity and culture of local region particularly Mangalajodi.

2. We will regulate and ensure safety and provision of quality services for our visitors.

3. We will ensure that anti-social activities like Child Labor, women abuse etc. will never have any place in the project at any point of time.

4. We will ensure that revenue generated by the Ecotourism will be owned by committee and     will be utilized for managing and developing ecotourism in Mangalajodi.

5. We will ensure the exchange and sharing of experience with communities of other regions     (specially other committees involved in conservation efforts in Chilika) for increasing     biodiversity protection sphere to larger area of Chilika.

6. We will involve local community of Mangalajodi in different livelihood generating activities so     that employment generation can be spread over a larger population.

7. We will ensure that in case of non-compliance with the Conservation policies indulged     individuals will be dealt as per the Wildlife Protection Act (1972) amended as per the date.

8. Whenever a decision will be taken it will be taken in consultation with committee members     and corresponding resolution will be passed in committee, record of which will be kept at     Trust office for future reference.