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Non-Profit Project West Lombok Regency, Indonesia

Mangrove Research Volunteer | Field Data Collection in Lombok 🏝️

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What you offer

4h

Hours per day
Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
Gardening
Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
Social Work
Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.
Additional Fee
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Additional fee required

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Amount

US$ 15

Per day

Fee pays for

  • Benefits for travelers
  • Materials for volunteer activities
  • Donation to project

Description

A contribution of approximately $15/day helps cover basic accommodation and breakfast. You are responsible for your own meals, scooter, and personal expenses while helping our field team collect mangrove data. In return, you’ll gain hands-on field experience assisting mangrove research while living and working alongside our local researcher.

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What you get

2

Days off per week
Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
Private Room
You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Breakfast
You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Basic Internet Access
Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Use our equipped kitchen
Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Support
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Availability

Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Stay at least
1 week
Stay up to
2 weeks

The Experience

Join our mangrove research team in Lombok and gain hands-on experience in ecological fieldwork. You’ll help collect data in 10×10 m research plots, including mangrove species identification, tree DBH and height, seedling counts, GPS coordinates, and geotagged photos. Work alongside our local researcher while exploring a real research site and contributing to evidence-based mangrove conservation and regenerative tourism research.

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Requirements

  • Intermediate English or Fluent French
  • Between 18 and 45 years old
  • Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
  • Be from outside Indonesia
  • European Union Passport
  • United States visa or citizenship
  • Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

Join the host in pursuit of these goals and contribute to building a better and more sustainable future for all.

Climate action

Climate action

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts by regulating emissions and promoting developments in renewable energy.

Life below water

Life below water

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

Partnerships for the goals

Partnerships for the goals

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.

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