The Plastic Jellyfish of Gang Bintang: How Eight Artists in Ubud Are Trying to Save Your Dinner
UBUD. The jellyfish has no business being here. This is not the ocean. There is no salt water, no reef, ...
Tag: Sustainable Tourism
Bali’s Waste Reckoning: Why the Island’s Future May Depend on Machines, Not Slogans
For decades, Bali sold the world an image of paradise. Frangipani-lined temples. Rice terraces cut into volcanic hillsides. Beaches wrapped ...
Bali Closed Its Landfill to Save Its Image, But Now Residents Live Amidst Rotting Waste
DENPASAR – There is a version of Bali that still exists postcards. It speaks of misty rice terraces, the scent of ...
No April Fools: Bali’s Suwung Landfill Closure Is Real as Site Falls Silent at Midnight
DENPASAR, Bali — At exactly midnight on April 1, 2026, Bali’s largest landfill, Suwung, appeared to shut down as scheduled. ...
Bali’s Nusa Dua Resort Area Launches Major Seawater Desalination Project
A new reverse osmosis facility is now converting seawater into potable water, marking a significant step toward water resilience and ...
Viral Footage From Amed Reveals How Tourists Are Quietly Damaging Bali’s Coral Reefs
A viral video from a diver in Amed spotlights a pervasive, if unintentional, threat to Bali's marine ecosystems: tourists simply ...
Kuta’s End-of-Year Pile-Up: Tourist Throngs Vie with Three-Meter Trash Mountains for Beachfront Views
KUTA, Bali – On the final afternoon of 2025, Kuta Beach presented a jarring tableau of Bali’s dual realities. While tourists ...
Bali Waste Crisis: Suwung Closure Sets 2-Month Deadline for New System, Bangli as Temporary Fix
Denpasar, Bali — The Indonesian government has confirmed that Bali's primary landfill, the Suwung Final Disposal Site (TPA) in Denpasar, will ...
Dawn Firefight in Komodo Park: Rangers Sink Poacher Vessel in Dramatic Confrontation
LABUAN BAJO, NTT — In a dramatic pre-dawn operation, Indonesian authorities engaged in a firefight with a gang of suspected poachers ...
Kuta Beach Abrasion: As Bali’s Iconic Shoreline Continues to Vanish
KUTA, Bali — The phenomenon of Kuta Beach abrasion has reached a concerning level, visibly eroding the natural asset that forms the very ...
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