Bali tourist agent gets int'l award

Bali tourist agent gets int'l award

DENPASAR, Bali: Spain-based SKALS, which promotes ecotourism,
has awarded Bali tourist agent Agung Prana for his meritorious
conservation efforts in mangrove forests.

"The award was presented in Cairns, Australia, recently when
SKALS held a meeting with its all representatives worldwide,"
Agung said on Saturday.

He added the international organization made the award for
serious attention to environmental conservation and development
anywhere in the world.

Agung, owner of travel agency Nagasari in Sanur, Bali, was
still in a wheelchair after undergoing surgery at a hospital in
the city recently.

He has become well-known for his work in conserving the
mangrove forest, a habitat of numerous fish species, at Pemutaran
village, Buleleng regency. --Antara