Remote and wild, Indonesia’s Raja Ampat region has been considered sacred by locals for centuries. New coral conservation ...

It’s a “magical” spot not many people have heard of but those who have visited can’t stop raving about it. The Raja Ampat Islands are an archipelago off the northwest tip of Bird’s Head Peninsula in ...

Scientists have published new evidence confirming that Wayag Lagoon in Indonesia’s Raja Ampat archipelago is a globally rare nursery for juvenile reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi). Visual observations ...

IT TOOK one plunge to realize that the long trip to get here—48 hours in all—had been worth it. Staring down into the water, I floated above a dizzying variety of corals: Some looked like giant, ...

PIKIRAN RAKYAT - Raja Ampat, an island regency nestled off the western tip of Papua, emerges as a crown jewel in Indonesia's marine crown. Often referred to as the "Amazon of the Seas," Raja Ampat is ...

Nickel mining of PT Kawei Sejahtera Mining on Kawe Island, West Waigeo District, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua, Indonesia, May 4, 2025. Doc. Greenpeace The Indonesian government has officially revoked ...

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It is one of the world’s most prized and pristine marine environments, a UNESCO-listed divers’ paradise in remote west Papua with the greatest marine biodiversity on the planet. But Indonesia’s Raja ...

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JAKARTA — A stormy saga over nickel mining in one of the most biodiverse marine regions in the world appears to be far from over, even after the Indonesian government revoked the permits of most of ...

Indonesia’s green groups and Papuan residents have welcomed President Prabowo Subianto’s decision to revoke almost all nickel-mining permits in the country’s biodiversity gem of the Raja Ampat Islands ...

Prabowo cancels four mining permits in Raja Ampat, but concerns remain over nickel exploitation on Gag Island and other small islands in Indonesia Indonesia's green groups and Papuan residents have ...