Articles for tag: Battery Metals, Electric Vehicles (EVs), Environmental Destruction, Marine Biodiversity, Nickel Mining

Raja Ampat

Nickel Mining Is Destroying a Marine Paradise Meant to Save the Planet

Jan Otte

Under the turquoise seas of Indonesia’s Raja Ampat archipelago, a paradox exists: the very minerals driving the global green energy revolution are destroying one of Earth’s most biodiverse marine environments. Called the “Amazon of the Seas,” Raja Ampat boasts a rainbow of marine life and 75% of the coral species found worldwide. But nickel mining ...