The Jakarta Post visited Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua, to take a closer look at the recent nickel mining controversy taking ...

By Rhett Ayers Butler For more than three decades, Mark Erdmann has worked where many only dream of diving—on the reefs and ...

Greenpeace’s investigation has found evidence of similar impacts in Raja Ampat, where rain water runoff from cleared forests has smothered coral reefs. Indonesia’s booming nickel mining sector is ...

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.

"Their presence is highly sensitive to environmental changes. If the coral reefs are damaged or polluted, the population of ...

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

Global Witness Because of the biodiversity of its coral reefs, the Raja Ampat is a hotspot for diving ...

The controversy surrounding nickel mining in Raja Ampat has affected the tourism sector. Access to the popular tourist area of Wayag Island has been closed.