The Bali administration has said that funds collected from a tax of Rp 150,000 (US$10) per person to be levied from all foreign tourists starting next year will be used for waste management and cultural preservation programs. “We will use the revenue from the tourist tax for Bali itself, such as for waste management and cultural […]
The Indonesian Hotel General Managers Association (IHGMA) DPD Bali has taken progressive steps to realize a wiser transformation in the industry. This momentous shift was catapulted by the inaugural International Leader Summit (ITLS), which was held in September 2022. Based on the discussion that was brought up in ITLS 2022, the tourism paradigm will be […]
Indonesia, being an agrarian nation, requires eco-friendly agricultural innovations. Astungkara Way has taken the initiative, and its efforts have been recognized through the Satu Indonesia Award 2021. The Satu Indonesia Award 2023 is now open, offering opportunities to individuals and community groups to develop environmentally friendly innovations that benefit society. Tim Fijal, who relocated to […]
Indonesia: the third largest plastic-producing country in the world, as reported on the Indonesia.go.id page. During 2020 Indonesia produced 67.8 million tons of plastic waste and a total of 185,753 tons of plastic waste is produced daily by 270 million people. This is what moves different parties, both communities and individuals, to work together and […]
August 17th is the day when the greatness of Indonesia is celebrated. Strong and unyielding are only few of the adjectives that better describe Indonesia. A nation that fought hard for its independence from colonialism and that does not forget the sacrifice of its predecessors in achieving such a goal. And that is why an […]
National Nature Conservation Day is one of the environmental commemoration days in Indonesia. National Nature Conservation Day was established on August 10, 2009. National Nature Conservation Day, commonly abbreviated as HKAN, is a day of remembrance whose aim is to campaign for the importance of nature conservation for people’s welfare. HKAN also has the aim […]
Water is a key resource in tourism and services to tourists are heavily dependent on it. Water can become a constraint to sustainable development, a limit on tourist activities and an issue of conflict with local residents over allocation and pricing, in particular when water is a scarce resource. While new innovative water supplies can […]
Mangroves represent a rich ecosystem that supports the planet and people in unique ways, even if they might appear merely as coastal cousins of inland forests. They provide breeding grounds for fish and they work as carbon storage, as well as a protection against flooding. Despite their importance, mangrove forests are under threat: the rate […]
Have you ever heard about “ecotourism”? Leisure travel providing tourists with an educational and adventurous experience, visiting complex and fascinating ecosystems together with their associated cultures and traditions is what ecotourism is about. The concept began dates back to the late 80s and increased in popularity in 2002 during the United Nations “International Year of […]
Eco Tourism Bali aims to make Bali Green and work together with the Open Flow Learning Center and other communities jointly planted 700 mangrove seedlings of the Rhizophora Muktunata type at Wana Segara Kertih, Jimbaran Bali on 11 February. This was the second time Eco Tourism Bali has carried out mangrove planting activities. The activity […]