Indonesia's "Amazon of the Seas" threatened by EV nickel rush
Nickel mining has been expanding in Indonesia's Raja Ampat, fuelled by the world's demand for EV batteries – but Indigenous communities are campaigning to protect their home and its critical ecosystem

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