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Published focus
Gili Eco Trust describes environmental work based on Gili Trawangan, including reef restoration, waste management, and community programmes.
Understanding its work
Its website mentions education, conservation activities, and attention to working-animal welfare. Check skills needed and programme requirements before applying to volunteer.
Before you contact
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At a glance
From the organisation’s official website; the logo is shown for identification only.
- Legal name
- Yayasan Ekosistem Gili Indah source ↗
- Founded
- 2001 source ↗
- Based in
- Gili Trawangan, North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara
- Works in
- West Nusa Tenggara
Programmes, as published on its website
- Biorock Reef Restoration ↗ — Since 2004 it has restored reefs in the Gili Matra marine park using Biorock technology, coral propagation and coral gardening, and installed mooring buoys so anchors do not damage coral.
- Waste Management (Bank Sampah Gili Indah) ↗ — With the local group FMPL, it runs Gili Trawangan's first recycling station and is developing the island's integrated waste centre towards zero waste to landfill.
- Animal Welfare ↗ — Free health checks and feed for working cart horses, plus clinics and a trap-neuter-release programme for stray cats run with partner non-profits.
- Proyek Penyu (sea turtle conservation) ↗ — A sea turtle protection programme in the Gili Islands, including fundraising to build a hatchery.
- Eco Tourism and Beach Clean-ups ↗ — An office and plastic-free shop that educates visitors, plus weekly Friday beach clean-ups with divers, businesses and residents.
Animals it works with
Related animal causes
Official links
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Published contact: info@giliecotrust.com · +62 813 3960 0553 · Jalan Ikan Hiu, Gili Trawangan, Lombok, NTB, Indonesia source ↗
What has been checked
- Identity and official website — Identity as published by the organisation; not independent verification. (checked 2026-09-19, source ↗)
- Service area and service focus — Programmes and areas summarised from the official website; capacity, hours and animal acceptance are unconfirmed. (checked 2026-09-19, source ↗)
Not yet checked by PanduanHewan: registration and legal form, contact ownership and confirmation, dated activity reporting, financial reporting, independent audit. Unchecked items are not a negative rating.
Details of every check
Profile compiled from official public sources; no direct confirmation or registration check.
- Source checked
- 2026-09-19
- Next review target
- 2026-12-18
Document and registry checks have not been performed; an organisation name does not establish legal status.
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- Not performed
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- Not scheduled
No call, message or direct confirmation has occurred. A website link is not evidence of response availability.
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Published programme descriptions reviewed for directory context; current service availability was not checked.
- Source checked
- 2026-09-19
- Next review target
- 2026-12-18
An activity-report inventory has not been compiled. This does not mean reports are unavailable.
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Financial reporting has not been assessed. Unchecked information is not a negative rating.
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PanduanHewan. Gili Eco Trust. Last substantive update: 1 October 2026. https://panduanhewan.org/en/organisations/gili-eco-trust/