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#12955400

6 November 2025

A man walks around a village surrounded by a nickel mining company in Kawasi village, Obi Island, South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku Province, Indonesia, on September 2, 2024. Nickel mining development begins in 2010 by a subsidiary of PT. Harita Group. Massive forest destruction results in seawater pollution for small islands in eastern Indonesia. Indonesia is the largest nickel ore miner and contributes to the world's largest battery technology market.

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#12955434

6 November 2025

Damaged mangrove forests along the coast result from the activities of nickel mining vessels on September 3, 2024, in Malamala Island, South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku Province, Indonesia. Nickel mining development begins in 2010 by a subsidiary of PT. Harita Group. Massive forest destruction results in seawater pollution for small islands in eastern Indonesia. Indonesia is the largest nickel ore miner and contributes to the world's largest battery technology market.

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#12955435

6 November 2025

Damaged mangrove forests along the coast result from the activities of nickel mining vessels on September 3, 2024, in Malamala Island, South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku Province, Indonesia. Nickel mining development begins in 2010 by a subsidiary of PT. Harita Group. Massive forest destruction results in seawater pollution for small islands in eastern Indonesia. Indonesia is the largest nickel ore miner and contributes to the world's largest battery technology market.

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#12951446

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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#12951448

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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#12951454

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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#12951499

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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#12639270

13 August 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – AUGUST 11: People enjoy a summer afternoon at Zakrzowek, an artificial reservoir and former limestone quarry now transformed into a city park and a favorite recreational spot for Krakow residents, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, on August 11, 2025.

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#12639271

13 August 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – AUGUST 11: People enjoy a summer afternoon at Zakrzowek, an artificial reservoir and former limestone quarry now transformed into a city park and a favorite recreational spot for Krakow residents, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, on August 11, 2025.

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#12639272

13 August 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – AUGUST 11: People enjoy a summer afternoon at Zakrzowek, an artificial reservoir and former limestone quarry now transformed into a city park and a favorite recreational spot for Krakow residents, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, on August 11, 2025.

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#12639275

13 August 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – AUGUST 11: People enjoy a summer afternoon at Zakrzowek, an artificial reservoir and former limestone quarry now transformed into a city park and a favorite recreational spot for Krakow residents, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, on August 11, 2025.

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#12639253

13 August 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – AUGUST 11: People enjoy a summer afternoon at Zakrzowek, an artificial reservoir and former limestone quarry now transformed into a city park and a favorite recreational spot for Krakow residents, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, on August 11, 2025.

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#12639254

13 August 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – AUGUST 11: People enjoy a summer afternoon at Zakrzowek, an artificial reservoir and former limestone quarry now transformed into a city park and a favorite recreational spot for Krakow residents, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, on August 11, 2025.

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#12639265

13 August 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – AUGUST 11: People enjoy a summer afternoon at Zakrzowek, an artificial reservoir and former limestone quarry now transformed into a city park and a favorite recreational spot for Krakow residents, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, on August 11, 2025.

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#12639248

13 August 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – AUGUST 11: People enjoy a summer afternoon at Zakrzowek, an artificial reservoir and former limestone quarry now transformed into a city park and a favorite recreational spot for Krakow residents, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, on August 11, 2025.

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#12639249

13 August 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – AUGUST 11: People enjoy a summer afternoon at Zakrzowek, an artificial reservoir and former limestone quarry now transformed into a city park and a favorite recreational spot for Krakow residents, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, on August 11, 2025.

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