IUCN songbird group honors Bali quarantine office over bird trafficking cases
IUCN’s Asian Songbird Trade Specialist Group has honored Bali’s animal, fish and plant quarantine office for coordinated monitoring and enforcement th…
Environment
Waste, water, coastlines, wildlife and extreme weather.
BMKG Forecasts 1–50 mm of Rain and Low Paddy Groundwater in Bali in September
Indonesia’s meteorological agency BMKG forecasts mostly 1–50 mm of rain in Bali in September 2026 and classifies groundwater availability for paddy as…
Klungkung promotes Green Island plan for Nusa Penida at autonomy expo
Klungkung is advancing a Green Island concept for Nusa Penida and nearby islands, linking tourism growth with clean energy, electric mobility, waste m…
Kerobokan Trial Car-Free Day Plants 200 Trees on Jalan Teuku Umar Barat
Kerobokan trialled Badung’s first car-free day on 30 August 2026, closing part of Jalan Teuku Umar Barat for three hours while planting 200 tree sapli…
Bali rice fields shrink by over 10,000 hectares in less than a decade
Rice-field area in Bali has reportedly fallen from about 78,626 hectares in 2017 to around 68,078 hectares by 2026, prompting warnings from student gr…
BWS Bali Penida Dredges Sediment at Muara Nusa Dua Reservoir
The Bali-Penida River Basin Authority is dredging sediment from Muara Nusa Dua Reservoir in Denpasar to restore storage capacity and maintain flows to…
Batukaru Reforestation Launches With 100 Trees on 1,000 m² Forest Plot
A Bali Provincial Forestry Service-led reforestation project has begun around Pura Luhur Batukaru, with 100 trees planted over 1,000 m² and a year of…
Tourism’s 65% share of Bali’s water use meets tougher 2026 rules
Tourism is estimated to consume more than 65% of Bali’s freshwater, with demand concentrated in the island’s south.
Prabowo Launches Indonesia’s 100 GWp Solar Programme in Gilimanuk
President Prabowo Subianto launched Indonesia’s 100 GWp solar programme in Gilimanuk on 25 August 2026. Verified sources confirm a 14-project, 5.3 GWp…
Bali’s Drought Response Reaches 529 Households, With Canggu Off the Tanker List
BPBD Bali data reported in late August and early September showed 529 households affected by drought, with water deliveries concentrated outside Badun…
Seasonal Plastic Tides Confirmed on Badung’s West Coast Beaches
Seasonal tides of plastic waste regularly hit Badung’s western beaches, with local authorities and community groups mounting large-scale clean-up oper…
Adopt-a-Coral expands restoration across Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area
The Coral Triangle Center’s Adopt-a-Coral program has grown from one site in Ped Village to a multi-site effort across the Nusa Penida Marine Protecte…
BTN and Simbar Segara plant 10,000 mangroves in Pemogan, Denpasar
BTN and Simbar Segara planted 10,000 mangrove seedlings in the Simbar Segara conservation area in Pemogan, Denpasar, on 7 August 2026, as part of BTN’…
Study highlights support and ecotourism value in Ngurah Rai mangrove park
A 2026 peer-reviewed study on Bali’s Ngurah Rai Grand Forest Park finds strong community support for mangrove conservation and a high estimated ecotou…
Bali Speeds Up LP2B Mapping to Protect Farmland from Conversion
Bali’s provincial government is working with the national land agency to speed up mapping and legal protection of sustainable food-agriculture land (L…