A pristine archipelago off Indonesia's east coast emerges as the latest battleground between conservationists and the government, who are at odds over the country's nickel industry.

Tension and grievances in Raja Ampat A government study in 2022 estimated that a deposit of 482 million tonnes of nickel ore can be found under the calm waters of Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua. The ...

Three companies are suing the Indonesian government to be allowed to mine for nickel in the Raja Ampat archipelago, a marine biodiversity hotspot, Greenpeace has revealed. The finding comes after ...

‘Slitting open earth’s skin’: Mining divides, damages Raja Ampat The Jakarta Post visits Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua, to take a closer look at the recent nickel mining controversy that ...

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

The Raja Ampat archipelago - a group of small islands in Indonesia's Southwest Papua Province - has been dubbed the "Amazon of the Seas".

Located in the northwest corner of Indonesia’s West Papua province, the Raja Ampat archipelago sits in the Coral Triangle. It is popular with liveaboards, but Misool Resort, an honest-to-goodness ...

Tourism players in Raja Ampat – Indonesia’s major marine destination and a UNESCO Global Geopark – are warning that destination brand image would be impacted by the abrupt closure of Wayag Islands by ...

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