Speaking up: Indigenous community members, nickel mine workers and their families protesting in Kawe Island, Raja Ampat Regency, southwest Papua. Local scrutiny of the nickel sector is intensifying, particularly since a protest against nickel mining in Raja Ampat – a marine protected area internationally renowned for biodiversity – gained wide traction on social media. — AFP
THE country plans to punish companies for alleged environmental breaches at a huge industrial park that accounts for a large slice of its nickel output, casting a cloud over some of the nation’s largest suppliers.
Environmental violations have been found at the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park, known as IMIP, according to the Environment Ministry.
