Join me on an unforgettable sailing journey to Raja Ampat, one of the world’s most remote and stunning island destinations.

But rarely, if ever, do they talk about the people who actually live on that land: indigenous communities, farmers, fishermen. There is no mention of consent, or the destruction to come.

A pristine archipelago off Indonesia's east coast emerges as the latest battleground between conservationists and the government, who are at odds over the country's nickel industry.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The number of tourists visiting Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua, has been rising over the past five years. In 2024, the number of visitors amounted to 33,277 people, as reported by the ...

Konservasi Indonesia Senior Vice President and Executive Chair Meizani Irmadhiany said that the ecological, economic, and social values that have been built by the indigenous people in Raja Ampat for ...

Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq reminded that many disturbances threaten Indonesia's biodiversity, including on various small islands such as ...

JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has suspended nickel mining in the Raja Ampat archipelago, citing multiple environmental violations by companies operating in the ecologically sensitive ...

Australian shark experts and aquariums are supporting a world-first conservation project to save the elusive leopard shark in ...

Indonesia allows one company to continue mining in a Raja Ampat islet despite a law bans extractive activities in a small island. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

But this ecological controversy is an example of how the demand for the metals needed to power battery technology - for ...