We take this step in order to support the realization of Denpasar as the clean and green city in Bali. His party will conduct a blow through conducting sudden inspection toward people who throw waste randomly.

In an inspection lead directly by head of Sesetan area, I Made Sukarata succeeded catch red handedly tens of his people whom dispose of the waste randomly.

Firm action toward those who randomly throw the waste is urgently needed. It stand as a shock therapy in order to awaken the people as well as conducted straight socialization,” he said.

In that sudden inspection, his party involving all chief of environment in order to watch over the people who throw waste arbitrarily.

Those tens of people known thrown the waste randomly and their STNK seized temporarily asked to take it back at Head of Sesetan office hereinafter there they will be provided with guidance.

For the initial phase, the people who seen thrown the waste abruptly is given reprimand only whilst giving back their STNK. But in the future when we find the same thing happened, then those violators will be send directly to the Peace and Order officials.

“In order to create clean and green Sesetan area we have to conduct continuous cleaning and greening effort,” he said.

His party has coordinated with related party such as Cleaning and Gardening Agency as well as with the Men Power Agency.

Sukarata also urge the people in his territory more concerned about their environment cleanliness through throwing the waste in its proper place as the government has been already preparing the proper place to throw it.

Head of South Denpasar District, I.B Alit Wiradana separately said that the sudden inspection conduct in his territory is part of anticipating effort toward community behavior who tend to throw waste randomly.
Besides, he said that that kind of activity is in order to support the city’s government program in realizing Denpasar as a green and clean area. “We’ll keep doing this and socialize it also to the people so they will realize the importance of maintain their respective environment cleanliness,” he said firmly.

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One of the real implementation of that solution is the waste management system applied at FPS Temesi (Fasilitas Pengolahan Sampah) – Waste Management Facility – in Gianyar. The facility built on 2.400 square meters of land is viewed has the right process to be conducted in Indonesia since this facility use simple waste management. They are sorting the waste then processing the organic waste into compost, meanwhile, non-organic waste or unrecyclable stuffs are sold to Lapak – place people sold used stuffs – Another exceptional factor from FPS Temesi is the completion of research facility solely for gaining best quality compost.

Sales and Science Manager of FPS Temesi, Diana Sari when welcomed group of press recently, asserted that FPS Temesi Gianyar can be used as a model for middle scale’s city waste management in Bali and Indonesia, it was decentralized and environmentally friendly at low cost. It is said that the project is a cooperation project with Gianyar Provincial Government, Rotary Ubud and GUS foundation in which people in Temesi Gianyar also involve directly with this processing facility.

According to Diana Sari, composting process in Temesi conducted in a table of 3-4 meter height, 30 meter width and 60-meter length. Aeration process conducted through installing pipes in the table compost, guaranteeing the process under aerobic condition. Aerobic composting process conducted is in order to avoid the formation and the release of methane gas to the atmosphere that is 21 to 23 times far stronger than carbon dioxide, the main gas element in global warming.

“Aerobic composting process is one of process that could fulfill the condition for Clean Development Mechanism in Kyoto Protocol,” she said whilst added that FPS Temesi has capacity to process 42.5-ton organic waste into 15-ton good quality compost every day.

Diana Sari asserted that FPS Temesi existence and operational is very consistent with Bali Green Province program proclaimed by Bali Governor, Made Mangku Pastika. Speaking about green province, she said that the first orientation for Bali must be organic agriculture that is environmentally friendly.

“In other word, FPS Temesi in fact has supported that Bali Green Province program,” she said firmly.

Besides visiting FPS Temesi, group of press were also visiting Penglipuran Village in Bangli. This village is one of typical village in Bali that really cares about the environment preservation. In order to realizing Bali as a green island, people in this cool weather area, from generation to generation always preserving the bamboo forest in their region.

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Bali provincial government programmed the development of 6.500 hectares village forest. This village forest developmental program is part of the government rehabilitation effort toward critical forest area in which will involve the community around the forest developed.

That 6.500 hectares forest area will be situated in 15 villages and 4 regencies city in Bali. Those four regencies are Jembrana, Buleleng, Bangli and Karangasem.

Head of Bali Forestry, Anak Agung Bhuana in his statement in Renon (July stating that with this village forest system, people live around the forest area will be given a chance to manage the forest and the area around it. It obligates both for protected forest and production forest.

“So the people could manage the forest, starting from plantation and achieve its production for instance wood, but the most important thing here is the plantation process considered as an obligation in order to create sustainable forest,” said Anak Agung Bhuana.

Anak Agung Bhuana explained that 6.500 hectares village forest development had verified by the Ministry of Forestry. Bhuana continued that even though the people has been given the right to manage the forest but felling trees process still under the surveillance of Forestry Agency.

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“We need to suggest to those businessmen to immediately ordering their management to participate in this reef up cleaning activity,” said head of Gahawisri Badung Made Tromat in Nusa Dua, on Wednesday.

He said that from 24 “water sport” entrepreneurs in Tanjung Benoa merely 11 companies who state their participation in this event.

“Most of the maritime tourism businessmen in Tanjung Benoa not yet stating their participation in this beach and coral reef cleaning activity, despite the fact that beach and reef is our asset needs to be protected and maintained,” he said.

According to him, this cleaning activity is part of our real action as tourism stakeholder in Nusa Dua and Tanjung Benoa area.

Tromat says this program as part of Gahawisri’s activity held every four months. Thus, we hope for all tourism components could participate in order to success the program.

“We observe fully the reef condition in Tanjung Benoa still in good shape. But it hard to deny that the damage is around five percent,” he said.

Therefore, he said, it is time for tourism industry get along taking care underwater cleanliness and preservation in Tanjung Benoa.

“If beach and reef condition in this area damaged then our tourism industry also will sink with it,” he said.

He said that Tanjung Benoa underwater keep magnificent underwater tourism attraction. Lots domestic and foreign tourists dived to get the beauty of reef panorama.

“The most of foreign tourists are Japanese whether for domestic are comes from Jakarta,” explained Tromat.

It is mentioned that number of tourist dive in Tanjung Benoa keep rising, especially for holiday season.

“For instance, ‘Bali Apolo’ in a month achieved around 600 guests. This number hoped could keep rising accordance with what we have had done to save underwater nature in Tanjung Benoa,” said Tromat.

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Bali Mynah or Leucopsar Rothschildi or familiarly known as Curik Bali, is the only endemic animal in Bali which existence is endangered.

This medium-sized bird with length of 25 centimeter lived in Nusa Penida Island also can be found in Taman Nasional Bali Barat or at the western tip of this international tourism island.

Bali Mynah or Jalak Bali from Sturnidae family has distinctive white feather, the eyes framed with bright blue color with the touch of black at its beak and tail.

Its habitat is in savannah area and forest where they able to find insects supply, grains and fruits. This species tend to live in-group of 30-60 birds and befriend with their same sex when the breeding season has not come yet, but when it comes, the male would seek female attention by developing their wings and nodding head.

Since November to April is breeding season for Bali Mynah which also called as Jalak Bali. This animal breed in nest and the mother would incubate the eggs for 13-16 days.

This species endangered since their habitat damaged by deforestation, illegal trading and habitat competition with other Mynah species such as black-wing starling.

Several parties had preserve this bird prevent them from extinction. Taman Safari Indonesia under Asosiasi Pelestari Curik Bali (APCB) is at the front line in this species preservation and conservation effort. Last year, together with Ministry of Forestry of the previous cabinet, M.S. Kaban freed 34 Bali Mynah to Taman Nasional Bali Barat. Those birds hatched from the preservation effort conducted by members of APCB, Yokohama Zoo and Taman Safari Indonesia.

Head of ACPB, Tony Sumampau says Curik Bali freed was the result of preservation effort at Taman Safari Indonesia and Yokohama Center Japan as well as at the preservation location of Taman Nasional Bali Barat.
Besides in West Bali, preservation site also exist in Nusa Penida Island as one effort to prevent Curik Bali from extinction. The breeding result hoped could reduce anxiety for this species.

Bali Safari and Marine Park at Jalan By Pass Ida Bagus Mantra Km. 25 Gianyar Regency as part of Taman Safari Indonesia, since last three years become an active member of Persatuan Kebun Binatang Se-Indonesia (PKBSI) and APCB.

This year eight Bali Mynahs succeeded breed at Bali Safari. This was part of conservation program implementation toward the endangered species.

Breeding effort conducted to save Bali Mynah population in our surrounding. Bali Safari visitor could see the beauty of this bird at Lobby Barong in Fresh Water Aquarium area.

Varied parties who concern with the existence of this bird have tried their best to bring back Bali Mynah population. This is due to the bird is the mascot for Bali Island as well as due to its worsened condition since its population gradually decrease.

As a conservation institution, Bali Safari and Marine Park tried to breed and reintroduce those endangered species. This is for animal maintenance in Indonesia.

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Number of Subak member on Sunday (April 25) confessed that they were exhausted with certain entrepreneur who clearing the mangrove forest. Whereas the farmer around the area had developing and maintaining the mangrove which also take part in supporting the land and resisted the abrasion. The village party confessed that they did not know at all about the annexation occurred. In another side, the land was the state land.

Number of subak management, local people as well as Kelompok Pelestari Sumberdaya Alam – Group of Natural Resource Preserver – yesterday firmly asked for the party responsibles annihilate the mangrove land to stop their action. Klian Subak Puspasari, Dewa Putu Nita accompanied by subak member, Wayan Buda, Made Sukarta, Astradi as well as chairman for Kelompok Pelestari Sumberdaya Alam, Nurhadi, yesterday are on the scene where the forest had been snatched.

According to them, the mangrove tress had been planted since 2005 through the assistance from Forestry Ministry. As far as at that location stand jagawana post – security post – and five thousand rupiah fine for people who did not join mangrove trees plantation activity. According to them, the land was a state land and with HGB (Hak Guna Bangunan) status.

But, lately they heard that there are party who want certifying the land. Since there is accusation occur, then there is MA decision stating that the land is in status quo. Nurhadi as the chairmain of Kelompok Pelestari Sumberdaya Alam confessed his amassment due to the annexation of state land. He viewed that there is possibility for abrasion to be happen if the forest keep annihilated and cleared. His party also concern with the existence of Pura Dalem would get eroded by abrasion the same with what happened in Candikusuma.

Meanwhile, the member of Jembrana Council from Tuwed, Ketut Swastika yesterday checked straightly at the scene and said that PKL Agency (Agriculture, Forestry and Marine) as well as BPN should have pay their attention toward this issue so it would not become a boomerang and becomes protracted problem.

Perbekel Tuwed, I Ketut Suarna, when confirmed said that his party did not know exactly that land status, is it belongs to individual or the country. The occurrence of mangrove annihilation, his party also did not know about that event.

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According to the plan, the regulation ordering tourism business utilized alternative energy will be poured into Peraturan Gubernur (Pergub) – Governor Regulation –

Head of Environmental Agency, Anak Agung Sastrawan in his statement after policy exposure concerning environment management in Sanur area (April 22) confessed that for the first phase this regulation will be imposed onto the new tourism business development.

According to Sastrawan, for tourism sector company who do not willing to use any alternative energy the Bali provincial government would not processing all of their business authorization.

“It could be we would not process all of their business authorization, this was our form of commitment to develop alternative energy utilization,” Anak Agung Sastrawan asserted.

Sastrawan said that according to the plan, this regulation will be enforced starting from next year. This policy also part of Bali dedication in creating green province or a province that protecting their environment preservation.

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