An article by Luh De Suriyani, The Jakarta Post. The Ecotourism Village Network (JED) is optimistic about the prospect of community-based tourism, which relies on the authenticity of Bali as its main attraction. In spite of generating a lower income compared to mass tourism, this concept is considered a good way to facilitate equal development Read on…

An article by Adele Peters, Co.Exist. As glaciers melt at record speeds due to climate change, some (often questionable) startups are beginning to harvest the melting freshwater, bottle it up, and ship it off to distant grocery store shelves. But then there are ideas like this one: Why not use the nutrient-rich water to help Read on…

An article by Bill Dalton, Bali Advertiser. The cultivation of rice, the cooking of rice, the safeguarding of rice and the honoring of the forces that are responsible for rice dominate the life of the Balinese. Rice is the central dish of every meal and dictates the richly layered lifestyle, culture and religion of the Read on…