World Peace

DENPASAR—After a month, the Anand Ashram Foundation was recognized as one of the Non-Government Organizations (NGO) affiliating to the United Nations. Today, the foundation pioneered by an interfaith spiritual figure, Mr. Anand Krishna, immediately launched an alternative media with the website address at www.oneearthmedia.net. This website would be published bilingually—in Bahasa Indonesia and English that will campaign the peace message of the United Nations and promote the Pancasila philosophy as well as the spirit of Bhineka Tunggal Ika (literally, unity in diversity) at the same time as the ‘soul’ of the Indonesian to all over the world. (BTN/*)

The GM of Green Globe 21 Visited Bali

DENPASAR – Mr. Jason Keating, the General Manager of Green Globe 21, an International Institution for Certification of Sustainable Travel and Tourism, recently visited Bali. During his visit, Jason held a meeting with BHA, Bali Hotels and Restaurants Association (PHRI), Bali Government Tourism Office (Disparda Bali), PATA Bali & Nusa Tenggara Chapter, and Bali Greenery. Jason came to Bali for promoting sustainable tourism. “Green Globe has held a meeting with BHA and end up with an agreement to promote sustainable tourism in Bali”, he said. Green Globe 21 has passed on his authority to Bali Greenery in delivering training to those interested in joining Green Globe 21 programs in Bali and Indonesia. “I believed that Bali Greenery has the capability of providing training for the BHA members in promoting sustainable tourism”, Jason said. Agung Suryawan, the director of Bali Greenery, expressed his support to the Green Globe 21 programs in promoting sustainable tourism certification in Bali. He mentioned that for the time being, his executive secretary, A. A. G. Raka Dalem, is the only certified facilitator for the Green Globe 21 in Indonesia. (BTN/028)

Singapore Students Learn Ecotourism in Bali

NUSA DUA – Ninety eight (98) students accompanied by 8 lecturers from Anglo Chinese School Independent Singapore spent some days learning about Bali while taking holiday in this island. One of their activities was to learn about nature or ecotourism. They learnt about mangrove tour and bird watching around Nusa Dua Lagoon, Nusa Dua, on January 16, 2007. Resource person on the training was Mr. A.A.G. Raka Dalem, who is the head of Ecotourism Study Group from Udayana University, Bali. Raka Dalem guided this eco-scientific tour around Nusa Dua after he provided a lecturer on the same topics to those students on the previous day when they stayed in Lovina Beach, Buleleng. Raka Dalem, who is also a postgraduate lecturer on Tourism Study at Udayana University Bali, said that Bali has a potential to develop educational or scientific tours. We have a wide range of ecosystems from which the tourists can learn about nature and ecotourism in this island, especially for the students. “Ecotourism is a great potential to develop in Bali not only for international visitors but also for the domestic ones. This will increase diversity of our product because Bali has been promoting culture tourism since many years ago”, Raka Dalem said. (BTN/028).

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