By cancelling the permits of four out of five nickel mining companies operating in Indonesia’s Raja Ampat archipelago, President Prabowo Subianto this month handed a rare win to environmental groups that have long criticised the rapidly growing industry.
Prabowo’s intervention followed a report by Greenpeace that said nickel exploitation on three Raja Ampat islands had destroyed more than 500 hectares of forest and caused soil run-off threatening the coral reefs and marine ecosystems that have made the islands a treasured diving destination.
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