http://www.baliupdate.info When simple vacation can be fun Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:45:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/07/green-sea-turtles-smuggled-thwarted/ http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/07/green-sea-turtles-smuggled-thwarted/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 22:06:53 +0000 http://www.baliupdate.info/?p=840 • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS Bali Marine Police were successfully thwarted a smuggling attempts of 18 green sea turtles, some of these endangered species that try to be smuggled are estimated to be hundreds of years old. Police are charging three men that were suspected under law No. 5 of 1999 for the Conservation of Natural Resources and Ecosystems, which [...]]]> http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/07/green-sea-turtles-smuggled-thwarted/feed/ 0 http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/07/turtles-endangered-species-trade/ http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/07/turtles-endangered-species-trade/#comments Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:33:27 +0000 http://www.baliupdate.info/?p=833 • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS Balinese turtles endangered species trade, now more neat and organized, although some cases of turtle trade in Bali in the past year has been successfully thwarted. ProFauna ( wildlife observer organisation) Indonesia suspects that turtle trade in Bali is running in closed place in a small circle. If the previous trade in turtle done as [...]]]> http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/07/turtles-endangered-species-trade/feed/ 1 http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/06/the-bali%e2%80%99s-big-eco-weekend-event/ http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/06/the-bali%e2%80%99s-big-eco-weekend-event/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:31:58 +0000 http://baliupdate.info/?p=814 • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS To promote eco-awareness among locals and tourists while visiting Bali, Coca Cola Amatir Indonesia (CCAI) and Quiksilver Indonesia (QI) have worked together to create the Bali’s Big Eco Weekend, running over Saturday 2 – Sunday 3 July. Bali Eco Big Weekend offers all-inclusive activities to clean up the beaches of Bali (Jimbaran, Kedonganan, Kuta, Legian [...]]]> http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/06/the-bali%e2%80%99s-big-eco-weekend-event/feed/ 0 http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/06/bali-is-requested-to-review-its-beach-rescue-program/ http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/06/bali-is-requested-to-review-its-beach-rescue-program/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:51:52 +0000 http://baliupdate.info/?p=810 • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS Bali has been asked to review programs Bali Beach Rescue. The recommendation was delivered conservation and rescue of Health (SKPPLH) in Bali, because of the programs implemented, the provincial government of Bali has rather aggravated the degree of wear and damage to the beach in Bali. Chairman SKPPLH Bali, Made Mangku, said the rescue program [...]]]> http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/06/bali-is-requested-to-review-its-beach-rescue-program/feed/ 0 http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/06/the-cleanest-province-in-indonesia-is-bali/ http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/06/the-cleanest-province-in-indonesia-is-bali/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:56:13 +0000 http://baliupdate.info/?p=759 • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS According a recent government study shows that Bali it’s actually cleaner than the rest of Indonesia, achieving index of 99.65 Bali reaches the top score amongst all of Indonesia’s 33 provinces. The study measured key factors and determinants of water quality including total suspended solids, dissolved oxygen, and chemical oxygen demand. Related Posts:Beaches in Bali [...]]]> http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/06/the-cleanest-province-in-indonesia-is-bali/feed/ 0 http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/05/waste-management-in-vain/ http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/05/waste-management-in-vain/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 22:25:59 +0000 http://baliupdate.info/?p=712 • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS To separating organic and non-organic waste in Bali was commenced years ago but it seems nobody cares about it, one factor that become the obstacle is the lack of transporting fleet which dedicated for moving the separated garbage, there is no single district in Bali provide such transporting service. Having two vehicle for transporting those [...]]]> http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/05/waste-management-in-vain/feed/ 0 http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/05/1000-taxes-increase-for-underground-water/ http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/05/1000-taxes-increase-for-underground-water/#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 22:19:20 +0000 http://baliupdate.info/?p=707 • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS The Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika wants to increase tax policy for underground water for all hotels and restaurants in Bali by 1,000 percent. The tariff in Denpasar is now Rp 20,520 per cubic meter while the governor wanted it to be Rp 75,000. “We want to over-rule the local decision before it is [...]]]> http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/05/1000-taxes-increase-for-underground-water/feed/ 0 http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/05/8-new-fish-species-discovered-in-waters-of-bali/ http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/05/8-new-fish-species-discovered-in-waters-of-bali/#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 22:11:32 +0000 http://baliupdate.info/?p=705 • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS Beside its coral reef varieties Bali waters also have a variety of species of reef fish, from a study conducted by Marine Rapid Assessment Program which able to discover 8 new species of reef fish in 33 points in Bali waters. This program is able to detect the existence of about 953 species in Bali [...]]]> http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/05/8-new-fish-species-discovered-in-waters-of-bali/feed/ 0 http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/05/coral-plant-tour-in-the-island-of-serangan/ http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/05/coral-plant-tour-in-the-island-of-serangan/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 22:25:14 +0000 http://baliupdate.info/?p=681 • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS Apart from sightseeing to enjoy the natural beauty and cultural arts, tourists who come to Bali, also took part in environmental conservation efforts. One is the preservation of coral reefs in Island of Serangan which is now packaged in a package tour coral transplantation. To be eligible for this travel package, every tourists are charged [...]]]> http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/05/coral-plant-tour-in-the-island-of-serangan/feed/ 0 http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/01/300-rivers-in-bali-dr/ http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/01/300-rivers-in-bali-dr/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 03:41:30 +0000 http://baliupdate.info/?p=485 • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS There are 400 rivers in Bali and 300 of them dry up or without stream, this condition occurs after drying up the sources of water in upstream areas because of damage to plant vegetation in the uplands. Those dry rivers is now only a rain-fed rivers or streams that only flow of water in the [...]]]> http://www.baliupdate.info/2011/01/300-rivers-in-bali-dr/feed/ 0