The blue orchid in Raja Ampat is categorized as endangered according to the IUCN, but it is not yet listed as a protected ...

A stormy saga over nickel mining in one of the most biodiverse marine regions in the world appears to be far from over, even after the Indonesian government revoked the permits of most of the ...

Agus Hikmat, a plant conservation expert at IPB, warned that although there is no nickel mining occurring directly on Waigeo ...

Witness from Bank Panin has been questioned by KPK about the flow of funds in the account of the owner of PT Jembatan ...

An investigation by Greenpeace Indonesia that unearthed nickel mining in the biodiverse archipelago of Raja Ampat has further ...

“Raja Ampat is in danger because of nickel mining on several islands, including in my village of Manyaifun and on Batang Pele Island,” said Ronisel Mambrasar, an Indigenous Papuan youth and ...

On Sunday, June 29, Indonesia will break ground on a $6 billion electric vehicle (EV) battery plant on Halmahera, the largest ...

Tourism players in Raja Ampat – Indonesia’s major marine destination and a UNESCO Global Geopark – are warning that ...

But this ecological controversy is an example of how the demand for the metals needed to power battery technology - for electric cars and other low carbon energy sources - can damage the environment.

The Indonesian government says they have suspended four nickel mining operations in one of the country’s top tourist destinations for diving and snorkeling. The decision comes after an ...

The Indonesian government is facing a critical dilemma as it seeks to advance its strategic nickel downstreaming agenda while ...

Visiting West Papua’s biodiversity hotspot of Raja Ampat after eye surgery, a traveller beholds a coral wonderland.