Saving the Starlings
Six villages within the West Bali National Park are to become conservation sites. But, investors have already turned parts of the forest into business zones.
March 25, 2003
A REFRESHING wind blows through Sumberkelampok Village in Bali's Buleleng Regency, briefly bringing calm to another burning day. Still, the penetrating rays of the sun cannot be fully avoided.
This village, populated by 2,141 people, is indeed hot. Stretching over 3,000 hectares, it appears much drier than its surroundings. Only a few trees can be seen. The forest has been converted into either mono-cultural agricultural land or residential
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