Bali Faces Flood and Water Stress as Demand Hits 4.06 Billion Cubic Metres
Bali’s annual water demand has been reported at 4.06 billion cubic metres, while climate warnings point to a growing mix of flood, drought and coastal…
Environment
Waste, water, coastlines, wildlife and extreme weather.
Eight-metre whale shark necropsied and buried after stranding in Jembrana
A male whale shark around eight metres long stranded and died off Pengeragoan Beach in Jembrana, western Bali, on Saturday, 12 September 2026.
Udayana outreach links Angseri hot springs research to wellness tourism
A Udayana University community-service team has begun sharing research on Angseri’s hot-spring water chemistry and microbial diversity through an outr…
Bali keeps drought watch as dry season and low rainfall persist
Bali’s dry season is still driving meteorological drought warnings in parts of the province, while BMKG expects low rainfall to continue through late…
Bali uses ENSIA 2026 to showcase environmental and social innovation
Bali used ENSIA 2026 to promote environmental and social innovation, with Governor Wayan Koster tying the awards to Ekonomi Kerthi Bali and calls for…
Gianyar Enacts River Setback Bylaw to Control Development Along Banks
Gianyar’s council has turned an initiative on river setback management into a regional regulation, giving the regency a legal basis to control develop…
Hanif urges regions to study Denpasar, Badung waste-sorting model
Deputy Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Hanif Faisol Nurofiq has urged regions across Indonesia to learn from waste-sorting and school-based was…
Tukad Yeh Mawa records steep dry-season drop in Bali river levels
Data from the Bali–Penida River Basin Agency show Tukad Yeh Mawa in Tabanan recorded one of Bali’s steepest dry-season river level declines in 2026, w…
Rescued female Sunda pangolin released in West Bali National Park
A female Sunda pangolin rescued by a local resident was released in West Bali National Park after 24 days of rehabilitation and a veterinary health ch…
Decennial Lake Batur ceremony renews focus on sacred yet stressed water
A decennial ceremony at Pura Hulundanu Batur has spotlighted Lake Batur’s role as a sacred water temple and a stressed freshwater resource, as officia…
Bali promotes 2,330 hectares of mangroves for blue‑carbon investment
Bali Governor I Wayan Koster has used the Indonesia Carbon and Biodiversity Summit 2026 to promote around 2,330 hectares of mangroves and 1,307 hectar…
Bali pitches 45 MWp solar and blue-carbon assets at ICBS 2026
Governor I Wayan Koster used the Indonesia Carbon and Biodiversity Summit 2026 in Nusa Dua to pitch Bali’s solar, blue-carbon, agricultural and forest…
200 turtle hatchlings released at Masceti Beach in Gianyar
RRI and local conservation group Saba Asri confirm that 200 turtle hatchlings were released at Masceti Beach in Gianyar as part of Bali’s Tumpek Uye o…
BPBD Bali Records 217 Fires in 2026 Dry Season Monitoring
Bali’s disaster agency recorded 217 fires between 11 April and 6 September 2026, including 44 forest and land fires that burned 196.68 hectares. Bulel…
Pulihkan Bali Citizen Lawsuit Enters Mediation as DPRD Cites No Notice
A citizen lawsuit by the Pulihkan Bali coalition over Bali’s flood disaster management has entered mediation in the Denpasar District Court.
