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…
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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…
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…
LST Surfing and Music Festival 2026 wraps up in Nusa Lembongan
The LST Surfing and Music Festival 2026 wrapped up at Mahagiri Beach in Nusa Lembongan on Monday, 7 September, after two days of surfing, live music a…
Bali Tightens Waste Rules for Hotels, Restaurants and Cafés
Hotels, restaurants and cafés in Bali are being told to sort and process most of their waste at source as the island’s main landfill nears closure, wi…
Tumpek Uye 2026: How Bali’s holy day honours animals
Tumpek Uye, also known as Tumpek Kandang, fell on Saturday, 5 September 2026.
Bali’s 6.95m foreign visits spur lawmaker’s call for capacity study
A national lawmaker has urged a full carrying-capacity study for Bali after official data showed 6,948,754 foreign-tourist visits in 2025. The call is…
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.
Court Overturns Bali’s Stop-Work Order, Kelingking Glass Lift Still in Limbo
An investor behind the Kelingking Beach glass lift has won an administrative court ruling that overturns Bali’s stop-work and demolition order and imp…
Court backs Kelingking Beach elevator investor in Bali dispute
An administrative court in Denpasar has ruled in favour of the investor behind the planned glass elevator at Kelingking Beach, Nusa Penida, overturnin…
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…
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…
Jatiluwih Plans Hands-on Farm and Forest Activities Amid Peak Visitor Season
Jatiluwih in Tabanan is preparing harvest activities, traditional tool-making and a community forest to deepen tourist engagement with its UNESCO-list…
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…