Gili Eco Trust

Description

Gili Eco Trust is a non-profit environmental organisation based on Gili Trawangan in the Gili Islands, Indonesia.

It was founded in 2000 by local dive shops to support SATGAS, a community patrol group formed in 1998 to stop destructive fishing and protect coral reefs. Since 2004 it has used Biorock technology to restore damaged reefs, and it now runs coral reef restoration and monitoring, sea turtle conservation, waste management and recycling, and animal welfare programmes for horses and cats.

The trust also provides environmental education for schools, businesses and visitors, and organises community clean-ups and sustainability campaigns. Its work is funded through grants, donations, an eco shop and eco tours, and it collaborates with local communities, businesses, schools, universities, government agencies and international partners.