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Indonesia Revokes Four Raja Ampat Mining Permits After Greenpeace Footage

The decision follows Greenpeace footage of nickel mining damage in one of the world's most pristine reef systems.

Deforestation caused by nickel mining of PT Kawei Sejahtera Mining in Kawei, a small island in the Raja Ampat archipelago, West Papua, Indonesia. Image taken in December 2024 by Auriga Nusantara.
Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia speaks to the media during a press conference at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia, left, speaks to the media as photos from Raja Ampat Islands, including some AI-generated images that have been circulating on social media, are displayed on a screen in the background, during a press conference at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Nickel mining activities on Kawei Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Image courtesy of Greenpeace.

Overview

  • Government revokes licenses of four out of five Raja Ampat nickel mining firms, per President Prabowo Subianto and State Secretariat Minister Prasetyo Hadi.
  • PT Anugerah Surya Pratama, PT Nurham, PT Kawei Sejahtera Mining and PT Mulia Raymond Perkasa lost permits after regulators found they breached environmental rules.
  • Greenpeace images showed extraction on Gag, Kawe and Manuran islands had cleared over 500 hectares of forest and vegetation in the Coral Triangle.
  • PT Gag Nikel is the sole company allowed to continue operations under enhanced monitoring of its 2017 permit.
  • Activists warn that companies may appeal the decision or seek reinstatement of revoked licenses unless oversight is enforced.