Bali's tourism spots proposed to be included on World Heritage List

DENPASAR (indo.com): Governor of Bali, Dewa Beratha has reportedly proposed to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) that the four tourism spots in the Island of Gods be included as members the World Heritage List.

The proposal was made through the central government of Indonesia in Jakarta recently.

The four tourism designated spots are Royal Temple of Taman Ayun in Mengwi Village, Badung Regency; the carved rocky cliff of Pakerisan River that provides an original evidence on Bali's primarily Hindu and Buddhist settlement; Paddy fields at Jatiluwih Village in Tabanan where Bali's oldest farmers organization called Subak is well preserved and Bali Barat National Park that conserves several endangered species such as Bali Starling birds. The Bali National Park covers an area of nearly 19,534 hectare in West Bali.

To date, Indonesia has six legacies that have been included on the UNESCO World Heritage List, namely Borobudur Temple, Ujung Kulon National Park, Komodo National Park; Prambanan Temple Compound, the Sangiran Early Man Site; and the Lorentz National Park.

If local people agree with the governor's proposal, Indonesia will have 10 legacies included on the list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

In 2001, most Balinese expressed their objection to the proposed inclusion of Pura Besakih - the largest and holiest temple in Bali - into the World Heritage List.