Popo Danes is a Balinese architect, who creates distinctive tropical resorts harmonious with nature and reflect Balinese aesthetics. Anneke van Waesberghe creates sustainable luxury tented villas that reflect her philosophy …
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Indonesia’s Komodo dragon, the world’s largest lizard, is facing extinction. Global warming, rising sea levels and human activity have shrunk their habitat on the island of Flores, making them genetically …
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Award-winning documentary, Wild Things (2020), follows a new generation of environmental activists mobilizing against forces more powerful than themselves through an array of non-violent tactics designed to generate mass action. Directed by …
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In The Carrying, Ada Limón “does not ignore the world’s cruelties but tries not to be held hostage by them,” according to the Guardian. The collection of poems captures ambiguous moments …
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Learn the basics of bamboo construction in this special four-hour workshop with Bamboo U, experts in teaching bamboo design and construction, at UWRF21. In the first hour, you’ll learn how …
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Follow the story of a forest in Jembrana, West Bali – the source of freshwater for the Yeh Embang village by joining us for the exclusive premiere of LOKAWANA: The forest …
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What happens to wildlife when humans have retreated to certain places because of conflict or disaster? Cal Flyn’s Islands on Abandonment brings together some of the most desolate ghost towns …
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In his recent book “Chiribiquete: The Cosmic Maloka of the Jaguar Men”, Carlos Castano-Uribe shares his research of more than 30 years of the Chiribiquete National Park, a biodiversity hotspot …
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Elora Hardy is the creative genius behind IBUKU, an architectural company that constructs breath-taking bamboo structures. Arief Rabik is the force behind Indonesia’s Environmental Bamboo Foundation and the founder of …
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Described as a unique, brave piece of work that speaks to our world at this time, Laura Jean Mackay’s award-winning novel, The Animals in That Country, takes us on an …
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For four days in October, more than 180 writers and thinkers will come together in Ubud to consider the power of stories and the written word in shaping who we …
The Ubud Writers and Readers Festival is proud to announce the first round of highlight speakers joining us this year from 27 – 30th October, 2022. After two years of …
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