It is the second times of Green Circle Gitakita Forum to show their love to the nature by holding reforestation around the area of Pura Pasar Agung Kintamani. This event held last Tuesday (27/12). Gitakita is a forum with five members of Senior High Schools; they are Senior High School 1 Gianyar, Senior High School [...]

The building that eaten Balangan coastal area in Jimbaran, South Kuta looks like would not lasted long. Badung Regent, AA Gde Agung directly instructed strict act regarding the building build only few meters away from the tip coast of Balangan Beach. Moreover, that very building also did not has official building license.

Snail pest at Subak Gulingan, Antosari Village Selemadeg in fact is not dangerous. This snail species developed even consumable. However, the growth need to be stressed as for not to disturb the rice lands thus, the farmer suggested raising ducks in order to fight the pest naturally.

Bali Green Community (BGC) is much supported Bali Provincial government effort in realizing Bali Green Province. “Effort and support is implemented in a real program based on save the earth concept,” said Head of Bali Green Community, Ketut Nugra accompanied by his secretary, Ni Kadek Ayu Darmayanti in Denpasar, on Wednesday.

Bali Provincial government ascertains that they did not prepare any allocation fund regarding the development of Bali Clean and Green in an effort of realizing Bali as the Green Province.

The Indonesian National News Agency Antara reports that all of Bali’s four lakes are suffering some degree of pollution, requiring urgent action by the people of Bali to maintain the island’s environmental quality. Speaking to Antara, Bali’s Governor Made Mangku Pastika said, “we will involve a team of experts on lake ecology in order that [...]

Radar Bali reports that 25 representatives from hotels located in Kuta area and representatives of the Indonesian Geophysics and Meteorology Bureau (BMG) met on Wednesday, December 10th, 2008, to discuss earthquake and tsunami preparedness. The meeting, convened by Kuta government officials, identified that the Kuta beach was exposed to the threat of tsunami from any [...]

Kompas national daily reports that 1,196 business or around 60 percent of 1,996 companies operating in Bali are using sub-terrain water sources or surface water without holding required permits and licenses. The majority of the offending companies, according to the report, are in the hotel and restaurant sector.

It is painfully apparent that something is seriously wrong with the way Bali’s administrators issue licenses and permits for new hotel and villa projects. Beyond the poor enforcement of existing rules and regulations on green belts, setbacks from rivers and waterfronts, and open-space ratios; the pay-as-you-go laissez-faire approach to granting permits for new projects is [...]