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Policy & Finance

Indigenous rights under pressure as Philippine minerals boom

The energy transition is driving demand for minerals in the Philippines, putting Indigenous peoples’ legal protections at risk.
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Policy & Finance

Indonesia’s president-elect should get real on nickel

The harms of the industry have been understated. Prabowo’s new government must raise environmental standards.
The southern coast of Obi Island, North Maluku, Indonesia. The sea has turned red due to pollution from the nickel mines and smelters.

Energy

Indonesia pledges nickel industry decarbonisation as social and biodiversity concerns linger

Indonesia has hatched a plan to reduce emissions from its coal-powered nickel trade amid growing scrutiny of its downstreaming policy. Environmentalists worry that the plan glosses over the impact of the booming trade on forests, biodiversity and local communities.
Residents of Sibuyan Island fight back against police. Envirnmmne

Carbon & Climate

Philippines president Marcos signs natural capital accounting bill into law amid mining push

The new law seeks to measure the country's natural resources, and will place more scrutiny on activities with negative environmental impacts such as resource extraction, a key driver of the country’s economic development.

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17 April 2024

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Energy

Half a million hectares of Indonesian forest under threat from nickel mining, study finds

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