From Nickel to Deforestation
Monday, January 31, 2022
Thousands of nickel mining companies ignore their reclamation obligations and do not have forest release permit. Deforestation in Sulawesi is reaching half a million hectares.
IT was a hot day in December 2021. Dust from the red dirt road in Kolono Morowali Village, Central Sulawesi, was blown into the air when a white truck carrying nickel passed through it. From PT Sulawesi Resources mine road junction, the 30-ton capacity truck proceeded downhill along the side of the Laronsong River towards the port.
Writing on the sign erected at a post guarded by two men in brown uniform declared that the port is owned by PT Oti
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