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6 November 2025

The family life of Mr. Samsir Lawedi, a native of Kawasi village, stops fishing in 2020 because there are no more fish around the coast of Kawasi village. On September 3, 2024, in Obi Island, South Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia, he cannot fish using nets on the beach because it is polluted by nickel industrial waste flowing into the sea. Now Mr. Samsir switches to construction work to support his family. The presence of mining damages the marine ecosystem, mangroves, and the coast.

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6 November 2025

The family life of Mr. Samsir Lawedi, a native of Kawasi village, stops fishing in 2020 because there are no more fish around the coast of Kawasi village. On September 3, 2024, in Obi Island, South Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia, he cannot fish using nets on the beach because it is polluted by nickel industrial waste flowing into the sea. Now Mr. Samsir switches to construction work to support his family. The presence of mining damages the marine ecosystem, mangroves, and the coast.

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6 November 2025

The family life of Mr. Samsir Lawedi, a native of Kawasi village, stops fishing in 2020 because there are no more fish around the coast of Kawasi village. On September 3, 2024, in Obi Island, South Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia, he cannot fish using nets on the beach because it is polluted by nickel industrial waste flowing into the sea. Now Mr. Samsir switches to construction work to support his family. The presence of mining damages the marine ecosystem, mangroves, and the coast.

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6 November 2025

The family life of Mr. Samsir Lawedi, a native of Kawasi village, stops fishing in 2020 because there are no more fish around the coast of Kawasi village. On September 3, 2024, in Obi Island, South Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia, he cannot fish using nets on the beach because it is polluted by nickel industrial waste flowing into the sea. Now Mr. Samsir switches to construction work to support his family. The presence of mining damages the marine ecosystem, mangroves, and the coast.

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6 November 2025

The family life of Mr. Samsir Lawedi, a native of Kawasi village, stops fishing in 2020 because there are no more fish around the coast of Kawasi village. On September 3, 2024, in Obi Island, South Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia, he cannot fish using nets on the beach because it is polluted by nickel industrial waste flowing into the sea. Now Mr. Samsir switches to construction work to support his family. The presence of mining damages the marine ecosystem, mangroves, and the coast.

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6 November 2025

The family life of Mr. Samsir Lawedi, a native of Kawasi village, stops fishing in 2020 because there are no more fish around the coast of Kawasi village. On September 3, 2024, in Obi Island, South Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia, he cannot fish using nets on the beach because it is polluted by nickel industrial waste flowing into the sea. Now Mr. Samsir switches to construction work to support his family. The presence of mining damages the marine ecosystem, mangroves, and the coast.

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6 November 2025

A portrait shows Samsir Lawedi, 55, a native of Kawasi village, who stops fishing in 2020 because there are no more fish around the coast of Kawasi village. On September 3, 2024, in Obi Island, South Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia, he cannot fish using nets on the beach because it is polluted by industrial waste flowing into the sea. Now, Mr. Samsir switches to construction work to support his family. The presence of mining damages the marine, mangrove, and coastal ecosystems.

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6 November 2025

A portrait shows Samsir Lawedi, 55, a native of Kawasi village, who stops fishing in 2020 because there are no more fish around the coast of Kawasi village. On September 3, 2024, in Obi Island, South Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia, he cannot fish using nets on the beach because it is polluted by industrial waste flowing into the sea. Now, Mr. Samsir switches to construction work to support his family. The presence of mining damages the marine, mangrove, and coastal ecosystems.

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6 November 2025

A portrait shows Samsir Lawedi, 55, a native of Kawasi village, who stops fishing in 2020 because there are no more fish around the coast of Kawasi village. On September 3, 2024, in Obi Island, South Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia, he cannot fish using nets on the beach because it is polluted by industrial waste flowing into the sea. Now, Mr. Samsir switches to construction work to support his family. The presence of mining damages the marine, mangrove, and coastal ecosystems.

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6 November 2025

A portrait shows Samsir Lawedi, 55, a native of Kawasi village, who stops fishing in 2020 because there are no more fish around the coast of Kawasi village. On September 3, 2024, in Obi Island, South Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia, he cannot fish using nets on the beach because it is polluted by industrial waste flowing into the sea. Now, Mr. Samsir switches to construction work to support his family. The presence of mining damages the marine, mangrove, and coastal ecosystems.

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5 November 2025

Nurhayati Jumadi, 37, is a mother who is part of a group of residents refusing to sell cassava plantation land to a mining industry company and nickel ore processing smelter in Kawasi village, on August 31, 2024, on Obi Island, North Maluku, Indonesia. They inspect the garden area that is squeezed by the Harita Group Nickel company project. They refuse to sell their land because it is the future for their children and grandchildren. The land is the main source of life for planting cassava trees, but now they have to walk quite far through the company's circle on damaged roads. Much of the land around theirs has been sold or forced to sell at a low price.

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5 November 2025

Nurhayati Jumadi, 37, is a mother who is part of a group of residents refusing to sell cassava plantation land to a mining industry company and nickel ore processing smelter in Kawasi village, on August 31, 2024, on Obi Island, North Maluku, Indonesia. They inspect the garden area that is squeezed by the Harita Group Nickel company project. They refuse to sell their land because it is the future for their children and grandchildren. The land is the main source of life for planting cassava trees, but now they have to walk quite far through the company's circle on damaged roads. Much of the land around theirs has been sold or forced to sell at a low price.

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5 November 2025

The women of Kawasi village refuse to sell their cassava plantation land to a mining company and nickel ore processing smelter in Kawasi village, on August 31, 2024, in Obi Island, North Maluku, Indonesia. They inspect the plantation area that is squeezed by the Harita Group Nickel company project. They refuse to sell their land because the land is the future for their children and grandchildren. The land is the main source of life for growing cassava trees, but now they have to walk quite a long way through the company's circle on damaged roads. Much of the land around their property is sold or forced to sell at a low price.

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5 November 2025

The women of Kawasi village refuse to sell their cassava plantation land to a mining company and nickel ore processing smelter in Kawasi village, on August 31, 2024, in Obi Island, North Maluku, Indonesia. They inspect the plantation area that is squeezed by the Harita Group Nickel company project. They refuse to sell their land because the land is the future for their children and grandchildren. The land is the main source of life for growing cassava trees, but now they have to walk quite a long way through the company's circle on damaged roads. Much of the land around their property is sold or forced to sell at a low price.

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5 November 2025

A woman from Kawasi village refuses to sell her cassava plantation land to a mining company and nickel ore processing smelter in Kawasi village, on August 31, 2024, in Obi Island, North Maluku, Indonesia. She inspects the plantation area that is squeezed by the Harita Group Nickel company project. She refuses to sell her land because it is the future for her children and grandchildren. The land is the main source of life for growing cassava trees, but now she has to walk quite a long way through the company's circle on damaged roads. Much of the land around her property has been sold or forced to sell at a low price.

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5 November 2025

The women of Kawasi village refuse to sell their cassava plantation land to a mining company and nickel ore processing smelter in Kawasi village, on August 31, 2024, in Obi Island, North Maluku, Indonesia. They inspect the plantation area that is squeezed by the Harita Group Nickel company project. They refuse to sell their land because the land is the future for their children and grandchildren. The land is the main source of life for growing cassava trees, but now they have to walk quite a long way through the company's circle on damaged roads. Much of the land around their property is sold or forced to sell at a low price.

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