June 12, 2025:

Greenpeace investigation reveals extent of nickel mining plans in Raja Ampat, Indonesia’s ‘Last Paradise’

The report finds;

• A total of 16 nickel mining licences issued across the Raja Ampat archipelago, comprising 5 active licences and 11 previously issued but having been cancelled or expired.
• Two previously cancelled/expired licences were re-issued in 2025.
• Three other previously cancelled/expired licenses that are subject to company legal action to reactivate them.
• A previously issued licence for nickel mining on Fam Islands, including the famous tourist destination Piaynemo/Jokowi steps.
• Plans for nickel and steel smelters with links to nickel mining in Raja Ampat, to be built at Sorong. Sorong sits at the tip of New Guinea’s Bird’s Head Peninsula, itself a biodiversity hotspot, and the arrival point for tourists visiting Raja Ampat.

Read the full report ‘Paradise Lost?’