Indonesian rescuers on Saturday located the wreck of the Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry, found upside down on the seabed of ... A joint search and rescue (SAR) team has detected a large object below the sea ...

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

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

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.

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

Raja Ampat, located in Southwest Papua province, spans nearly 20,000 square kilometres and boasts 75 per cent of the world's coral species and over 1,600 fish species.

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Mining activities on small islands, such as Raja Ampat in Southwest Papua, could lead to sedimentation that disrupts coastal ecosystems, according to the Ministry of Marine Affairs ...

Prabowo cancels four mining permits in Raja Ampat, but concerns remain over nickel exploitation on Gag Island and other small islands in Indonesia.

The government revoked permits yesterday for four of the five mining companies operating in the eastern archipelago of Raja Ampat after activists shared videos of islands damaged by nickel extraction.

The Indonesian government has revoked the licenses of four nickel mining companies operating in the Raja Ampat archipelago in the east of the country, citing multiple “environmental violations ...