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 …
Environment
A new breakwaters will be constructed on Bali’s Kuta Beach to help preserve the iconic coastal retreat for many more generations of family holidaymakers to come. Kuta Beach is Bali’s OG beach resort and, over the years, has been badly impacted by coastal erosion. As resorts like Canggu and Uluwatu overtake the collective traveler psyche …
Political leaders and academics in Bali have responded to the recent flooding disaster in Valencia, Spain. The scenes of horror in Europe have shocked communities around the world, as intense rainfall caused devastating floods. Leaders in Bali want to see the situation as an all too timely reminder to decision makers that Bali must do …
The beach resort of Jimbaran is about to get a green makeover. The resort, which is located between Kuta and Uluwatu and just a few minutes from Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, is getting a low-key luxury upgrade. The new initiative called The Green Jimbaran Concept is being spearheaded by the CEO of …
Bali is on the brink of a major clean water crisis. As the Gili Islands continue a longstanding battle to secure fresh water for both local residents and tourists, the impacts of water scarcity in Bali are being felt in several areas close to major tourism resorts. Badung Regency is home to Bali’s biggest and …
It is no secret that rapid tourism development is impacting Bali’s environment. From the conversion of rice paddies into villa complexes to coastal cliffside into expansive resorts, aerial views of Bali are changing at an unprecedented pace. Rapid development is impacting not only the landscape and lives of local people but also wildlife. Monkeys are …
Leading hotel brands in Bali are acutely aware of the increasingly important need to implement sustainable practices throughout their resorts. Once upon a time, ensuring that a hotel offered high-end luxury would also mean throwing any notion of sustainability or environmental consciousness out of the window, but now, hotels across Bali are finding easy and …
The Uluwatu Sea Wall Project is one of the most contentious development initiatives in Bali right now. Three-quarters of a huge section of the Uluwatu cliffside, close to Uluwatu Temple, has been excavated to make way for what the public initially understood to be cliff stabilization work. As construction work progressed, it became clear that …
All eyes have been on Bali this week as the province hosts the Bali International Air Show for the first time in 20 years. The massive aviation industry event has seen some huge announcements in terms of Indonesia’s commitment to achieving net zero emissions. However, with water shortages and droughts on the horizon in top …
As construction continues on the Uluwatu Sea Wall project, local leaders confirmed that they have been in communication with Bali Police regarding the community’s concerns about the development’s legality. The Head of Pecatu Traditional Village, which is the local authority for the resort area of the Bukit Peninsula referred to as Uluwatu, revealed he attended …
Construction work on the cliff preservation project in Uluwatu remains underway. ‘Preservation’ is the word of the moment, with both local communities and the international tourist community struggling to come to terms with the scale of the excavation work needed to construct a sea wall and access road to, as leaders claim, safeguard a crack …
Bali’s issues with waste management are no secret. It is an issue that affects local residents, tourists, and, of course, the environment too. Over the last decade, the situation has largely gone from bad to worse, but local leaders have worked to implement new solutions. Many of these solutions have had an impact, but with …