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Nickel Mining Operations Pollute Sagea River in Central Halmahera

Monday, October 30, 2023

Sagea River is polluted as a result of deforestation by a number of nickel mining companies. Its water is no longer safe for drinking.

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A photo collage depicting the Sagea River at Boki Maruru Cave tourism area in its pristine condition before pollution (right) and its current condition after pollution (left) in Sagea village, Central Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, August 31. Antara/Andri Saputra . tempo : 177878576797.

STRETCHING about two meters, the tributary at one point in the Weda Bay Nickel concession area appears brownish. From an altitude of 900 meters above sea level, the murky water from the Sagea River in Central Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, flows into the valley. “If it rains, it becomes even browner,” said Aziz Fardhani, a researcher from Forest Watch Indonesia (FWI), showing a video of the condition of the upper Sagea River to

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Erwan Hermawan

Budhy Nurgianto (Central Halmahera) contributes to this report.

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