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Ocean Protections Clash with Mining Pressure in Indonesia’s Most Diverse Marine Ecosystem
Four concessions were revoked after public outcry, but one remains on Gag Island as tourism and reef protection face renewed mining pressure.
- The government granted new nickel mining concessions in 2025 on three northern Raja Ampat islands, some within a declared UNESCO Global Geopark near top dive sites.
- Nickel has become central to Indonesia's economic development, as the country holds about 43% of the world's reserves and demand surges for electric vehicle batteries and renewable energy infrastructure.
- Steep terrain and heavy rainfall could send mining sediment directly into the sea. Syafri Tuharea, the marine park manager, warned, "In the end, it will cause coral reefs to die."
- Following public outcry last summer, authorities revoked four concessions, but mining persists on Gag Island, where operations began in 2017.
- Deforestation from mining has reached nearly 1,000 hectares, threatening Raja Ampat's status as a global conservation model that hosts 2,007 documented reef mantas and more than 1,700 species of fish.
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Ocean protections clash with mining pressure in Indonesia's most diverse marine ecosystem
There is an explosion of color beneath the surface in Raja Ampat. The remote archipelago is in eastern Indonesia where sharks, reef mantas and sea turtles glide alongside vast schools of fish through sea fan coral formations.
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