It has been only a month since the new government came into power in Indonesia, and it is clear that it is full steam ahead with the highly contentious North Bali International Airport project. The initiative has been on and off the table for years, but it is clear that President Prabowo Subianto will stay …
The leaders in charge of managing Bali’s UNESCO Jatiluwih Rice Terraces are warning that the threats faced to the island’s traditional rice terraces are real. The rapid conversion of agricultural land to tourism and commercial development poses very real and lasting impacts on Balinese communities and the wider landscape. Leaders at Jatiluiwh have spoken of …