Gili Trawangan has been stuck inside an island lockdown for almost 3 months now. No one allowed to enter and if you leave, you cannot return. After the initial few weeks, these strict measures meant that if islanders are sensible and social distancing, we can kind of do as we please. We aimed to set […]

Gili Trawangan, ground to a halt very suddenly in mid-March when all fast boats were cancelled in hope to prevent the spread of the global virus pandemic. In the first few weeks whilst Gili Trawangan, and many regions of Indonesia, weren’t on an official lock down, local heads and Local Groups on Gili ensured the […]

Suparman’s TREEvolution proposal was simple, there is so many areas of the island being destroyed and taken over by development, rubble and concrete and he rightfully believes that tourism will be encouraged more by green spaces, tree cover, a cooler island and a more beautiful island! We helped to pick out locations all over the […]

As tradition would have it, Gili Teak once again hosted the 3rd annual Christmas Eco Market last weekend getting islanders festive and ready for another high season, to grab a last minute Secret Santa gift, and to indulge in xmas mulled wine and pastries! For the weeks prior, the Gili Eco Trust volunteers have been […]

This year’s Gili Strong Triathlon was a huge success with more than 100 athletes competing in Gili Trawangan’s latest huge fundraising event. It was the 6th sporting event taking place on the island, raising money and awareness for the solutions in waste management trying to improve this exhausted infrastructure on our little island. Winners The […]