To raise awareness on forest preservation and protection, IDEP invited youth groups in Yehembang Kauh village to learn about local biodiversity and the ecosystem in Bali West Forest on May 17-19, 2021. As members of the local community that lives in the buffer zone, understanding the importance of forest role upholds a prominent role particularly …
To improve staff capacity, IDEP held Permaculture Design Course (PDC) for nine days from May 24 – June 1, 2021. This training held in the IDEP office and involved 14 staff who consistently comply with Covid-19 health protocols. Presentation of material on ethics and permaculture principles (May 24, 2021) (Photo: Utama Wira) Understanding permaculture for …
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As one of IDEP’s efforts to support and increase knowledge related to sustainable development through an educational approach, IDEP conducted a sharing session with the Yayasan Green-Books Indonesia. In line with IDEP, which uses a permaculture approach into the curriculum for students through Learnscapes, Green-Books Indonesia distributes books related to teaching materials for environmental conservation. Sharing Session …
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On Tuesday, June 8, 2021, IDEP attended the invitation to launch balipartnership.org organized by the Postgraduate Program of Udayana University. The activity was held offline at the Udayana University Auditorium with a limited capacity. balipartnership.org is a website that has a tool for disseminating data related to waste distribution in Bali including stakeholders who play a role …
Blahbatuh Traditional Market in Gianyar, once bustling with activity, has now come to a complete stop: the fire that occurred on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, burned the market and all its contents to the ground. With their stalls – their livelihoods – suddenly vanished, hundreds of traders are left wondering how they will survive. Officers …
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Hot and dusty weather was felt when we arrived in Tianyar Village, Karangasem, on June 22 2021. Despite the barren land, the lack of water and the sun’s scorching heat, amazingly, this village has been able to implement permaculture systems. These problems are precisely the reason why they have implemented permaculture and now that they …
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Last year, a community garden was built by a group of farmers in Dusun Sedang Pasir, Pemuteran. Until now, the garden has been full of a variety of local plants. We approached this self-managed garden to see farmers’ efforts to implement permaculture on land undergoing land-rights conflict. Community garden in Sendang Pasir, Tuesday (23/6/2021) (Photo: …
It was cool and beautiful when entered Putu Nugraha’s yard. Who would have thought that most of the plants in his house are rare plants with their benefits? The variety of plants begins with his hobby of collecting various types of plants. Most of Nugraha’s daily routine is spending time in his garden.” If I …
Community participation is significant to overcome the Bali Watercrisis, so the Bali Water Protection (BWP) held a meeting with stakeholders on Monday, June 28, 2021. The activity which took place at the Taman Baca Kesiman aimed to provide opportunities for community engagement with and contribution to the water crisis management program. A presentation about BWP …
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Until now, IDEP had distributed 110 Family Buckets to single mothers in Bali. Twelve of them are mothers from Tianyar, Karangasem. Family Bucket at least can fulfill family needs for a month. Because bucket contains healthy food, groceries, sanitary equipment, school supplies, and organic seeds. In this distribution, IDEP was assisted by the local NGO …
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