In recent Bali reports that following criticism and input from a number of sources insisting BaliBs environment is under severe threat, the Provincial Government of Bali has decided to refuse new permits for hotels, homestays and new Bali villas in all regencies and cities on the island with effect from Wednesday, April 8, 2009. The goverment has announced the major change in policy, saying: CThis moratorium is not yet a part of a provincial law or a governorBs decree. The plan is that the moratorium will remain in place without a time limit. However, hotel developments holding permits issued before 2009 will be permitted to continue.D
Yes the development of villas and hotel in Bali especially the one using swimming pools and paved-over land disrupt the intricate irrigation system that waters the famous rice terraces that spread from BaliBs volcanic interior to the seaside. This villas property is true making the land more and more squeeze and other's fact that the demand for villas is pushing up land prices prices and with them, land taxes also increased, this leave nothing for the farmer except selling the land to highest bidder.
Land sales and construction of luxury villas have increased 30 % every year since 2003, mainly due to demand from well-off Western Europeans and Asians. In some point the emerging private villas in Bali is adding a different option to have your holiday but in some way the villa construction frenzy paving Bali paradise is more likely hurt Bali in the future if the goverment is not taking an action to it.
