Analysis has found more than 3,000 mining operations within the most naturally precious areas of the planet – a much bigger footprint than previously thought
This is Indonesia’s Weda Bay in 2010. Just 15 years ago, the area was mostly rainforest and coral reefs. The hunter-gatherer Hongana Manyawa tribe, some of whom are uncontacted, lived here.
Today, it is home to one of the largest nickel mines in the world. It accounts for nearly 20% of all nickel production.
Huge areas of forest have been cleared.
Industrial runoff has poisoned the rivers and oceans.
Habitat for species found nowhere else on Earth has been destroyed.
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