Big Bubble is a dedicated supporter of Gili Trawangan’s ‘eco’ projects.
The Gili Eco Trust (GET) was initially established by one of the owners of Big Bubble, Anna Walker, and the original seven dive shops on the island in 2001, in conjunction with SATGAS, a local NGO on the island.
Anna Walker headed the GET for 8 years until she handed it over to Delphine Robbe, who was an instructor at Big Bubble at the time. It was orignally set up to protect the reefs around Gili Trawangan, by stopping destructive fishing practices, which it did successfully with the help of SATGAS. In 2009 Delphine Robbe became the full time co-ordinator of GET and continues to protect our reefs to date but has also progressed and involved the GET in more ‘eco’ projects.
Big Bubble strives to maintain a good relationship with the environment by supporting various projects. As every dive shop in Gili Trawangan is a member of the GET, the dive schools adopted a pricing policy to prevent any competition between each other. Each diver pays a ‘one time payable reef tax’ to the GET, which funds the work of the GET and helps with the various ‘eco’ projects that the island has.
Grows new corals and provides new fish habitats, as well as anti erosion reefs to break the waves energy, these wave breakers stop the erosions and help us to get our beaches back!
GET money supports the local fisherman to fish further a field. Managing the marine park with local fisherman, keeps the reef near the shore healthy and abundant.
This makes sure the rules and regulations of this marine park are enforced.
Working with residents and tourists to make Gili Trawangan clean and pristine!
To educate the effects of smart purchasing, re-using and recycling.
To prevent the islands beaches from deteriorating.
Educating the next generation about the importance of their natural resources.
Building a new medical clinic, playground and rubbish dump.
Egg collection, health monitoring, nurchuring and release programme.
Big Bubble was one of the pioneers to join the Gili Eco Trust reef restoration programmes in Gili Trawangan. We placed a Biorock reef in November 2006 in front of our beach. We have never stopped supporting the Biorock project since the first Biorock reef showed amazing results of coral growth and fish population. Big Bubble now boasts 6 structures.
The Biorock® reefs system was started in the Gili Islands in 2004. Each year more Biorock® reefs were introduced around the Gili’s: nowadays more than 60 Biorock reefs are around the 3 Gilis. The projects have been an amazing success. A new dive site was created which helped protect and reinforce the surrounding reefs. The Biorock® reef system has helped global efforts for the reef restoration due to positive effects on all marine life, eco-tourism and various conservation projects.
Big Bubble has started a Vetiver grass programme. This grass has got amazing deep roots which holds the soil and sand to avoid beach erosion or land slides. This has been planted along our beach front to stop it sliding into the ocean. Beach erosion on Gili Trawangan is an area Big Bubble feels strongly about. We have worked hard to maintain ours by placing both the Vetiver grass and Biorocks in the front of our dive shop to help bring back some beach as well as to prevent it disappearing.
GIDA is the association of professional and responsible dive centres on Gili Trawangan. Only a select few dive centres on Gili Trawangan are members of GIDA, a non-profit organisation striving for regulated diving professionalism and safety around Gili Trawangan. These centres will provide high standards of equipment, instruction and guiding to keep you safe and comfortable under the water. Members of GIDA promote an environmentally aware business attitude, a co-operative operational structure and a high standard of safety. When diving with a GIDA dive centre you will be able to relax and enjoy and let us take care of the details. Trust in GIDA for your Gili Trawangan. diving.Dive Fun; Dive Safe; Dive Gida
Gili Trawangan, Lombok, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia
Office: +62 (0) 370 6125020 8am - 8pm
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