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environmental-damage

Govt vows stricter oversight as Gag Nikel restarts Raja Ampat mine
Archipelago 6 months ago

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Govt vows stricter oversight as Gag Nikel restarts Raja Ampat mine

The company at the center of the controversial mining activities in Raja Ampat had resumed operations on Sept. 3, the environment minister revealed on Sunday, promising to increase the frequency of assessments from six months to two months to accommodate any necessary mitigation measures.
Stages of resistance
Editorial 6 months ago

Stages of resistance

For years, the state’s approach aligned more closely with regimes that repress rather than protect free speech. 
Climate crisis pushes Indonesian youths out of school
Society 7 months ago

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Climate crisis pushes Indonesian youths out of school

The worsening climate crisis is disrupting the lives and future of Indonesian youths, forcing some out of school and into work while threatening their health and access to food.
Bodies crushed by nickel mines, no climate justice in Kabaena
Academia 8 months ago

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Bodies crushed by nickel mines, no climate justice in Kabaena

Despite promises of development, mines have not brought quality healthcare, routine medical screenings or adequate environmental safeguards. What came instead were red seas and poisoned children.
The beauty of coral reefs is key to their survival
Academia 8 months ago

The beauty of coral reefs is key to their survival

Why do people care about coral reefs? Why does their damage cause such concern and outrage? What drives people to go to great lengths to protect and restore them?
Limestone mine endangers environment on Maluku’s Kei Besar Island
Archipelago 8 months ago

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Limestone mine endangers environment on Maluku’s Kei Besar Island

Mining activities at a limestone quarry are threatening lives and the environment on Kei Besar Island through a higher risk of flooding and landslides as well as disruption to fishing communities, not to mention increased marginalization of islanders.
From Aceh to Papua, greed threatens the nation
Academia 9 months ago

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From Aceh to Papua, greed threatens the nation

The pattern is simple: find land, exploit it, suppress resistance, reward the cronies.
Mining and tourism don’t mix
Editorial 9 months ago

Mining and tourism don’t mix

Someone issued licenses for mining in a prime tourism region. What were they thinking?
Nickel boom? Not for the people of Raja Ampat
Academia 9 months ago

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Nickel boom? Not for the people of Raja Ampat

Host communities, often indigenous and marginalized, are left with nothing.
Raja Ampat’s nickel paradox: When green ambitions threaten blue paradise
Academia 9 months ago

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Raja Ampat’s nickel paradox: When green ambitions threaten blue paradise

Who benefits from mining in Raja Ampat? The communities who have fished these waters for centuries, or the elites and investors far removed from the consequences of ecological collapse?
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