How a race for electric vehicles threatens the sea paradise

The environment seems to be cooled by the forests and polluted waters, which are shared by a step and shared with the BBC and shared with the BBC.

Raja Ampat Archipelago – The small town of the small islands in the Southwest of Indonesia was called the “Amazon of the Seas”.

However, for nickel, a component in mining vehicles and stainless steel ramps in recent years Global witness.

In a movement that was greeted by colleagues, the Indonesian government received permission for the fourth mining of five mining companies operating in the region this week.

In A comment was published onlineThe Ministry of Environment of the Indonesian Ministry said: “Raja Ampat’s biodiversity is a protected world’s legacy.

“We pay great attention to mining work in the region.”

But the photographs – received by Global witness as part of the investigation – It seems that it is already environmentally damaged.

Water pictures, forest losses and sediments show water flowing in the waters that are home to biomimile coral reefs.

The global witness is an increased by numerous small islands in the BBC’s archipelago, equivalent to about 700 football fields and between 2020 and 2024.

Some conservations, Including Greenpeace OrganizationThey are concerned about the government’s decision to return by mining companies with legal activities.

Especially nickel was allowed to continue a company operation in the Gag Island, which is rich deposits. The government said that the “restoration of environmental impacts” this will order there.

Coral ref conservationist and ecologist Dr. Mark Erdmann, BBC reported that the government said that he was “far away and very happy” about the government’s decision to cancel mining permits.

“This is a global epicerity of maritime biodiversity,” he said BBC News.

Dr. Erdmann has worked in Raja ampat in more than two decades and is one of the founders of a shark reconstructed project Reshan. He added: “The government of the Indonesian people, who attracted the attention of the government, was the voice of anger.”

However, this is an example of how to demand the environmental controversy, electric cars and other low carbon energy sources – damage to the environment.

Indonesia is now a half of the world’s nickel mine production. A report last year By the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.

Although Raja Ampat’s beauty and biodiversity took attention to mining activities there, the mining was associated with environmental damage.

2024 of the forest Indonesia found a connection between the casualties of the forests associated with the mining activity and a connection between local floods and landslides.

The increase in demand for so-called critical minerals forms economic decisions in the world. The Presidential Trump was a driving force to jump the Mount of Metal Nodules from the deep sea in the international waters of the final executive authority. That is A movement called China’s illegal.

Dr. Erdmann stressed that the balance of economic growth with environmental protection is a certain dilemma for Indonesia. “There are many nickel – a road or another, some will leave the ground,” he said.

Dr. Michaela LED from Guo Ying LED University A study in 2024 The impact of the scattering effect on mining communities in Sulawesi, a large Indonesian island of the country’s nickel fields.

The ministry, which came to this conclusion, reduces poverty, but also has a bad production of local water and air pollution, “deteriorating the deterioration of environmental well-being”.

“Indonesia places itself in the nickel market on a global scale,” said Dr. LO BBC told BBC. “But it is important not to forget what is happening locally.”

“BBC said in Jakarta, an organization called Jakarta, Imam Shofwan, BBC news:” Nickel says a solution to the climate crisis. But he destroys and destroys the planting area. “

He also drew attention to the low-field coastal areas where BBC’s nickel deposits were found, and it is also some of the most sensitive places to influence the level of high levels.

Dr. Erdmann commented: “Nickel dilemma is terrible.

“Mining will always be environmentally friendly and we all tend to think that electrification is a good idea. But what is the reasonable damage we want to see?”

The BBC has contacted the Indonesian government for comments, but did not receive the answer.