Mining

Twenty years on, in Sidorajo the mud continues to flow and survivors feel neglected, diminished and unheard

Lapindo demonstrates that a disaster is not merely a geological event, but a process of ‘disaster-making’ that goes on and on

Documenting suffering caused by the Lapindo mudflow. Women continue to bear the burden.

Nickel’s ‘green development’ boost to resource nationalism

Elite politics and Freeport Indonesia’s non-compliance continue to deny Timotius Kambu his owed wages

Mining law changes in decentralising Indonesia raises new challenges and opportunities for local communities

The Jokowi government’s policy shift contributes to pervasive regulatory ambiguity in Indonesia’s mining sector

The 2009 mining law and the community benefit in Sulawesi

Foreign investment in large-scale mining has encountered serious obstacles

The benefits of more concentrated natural resources are less likely to be spread

Mining dominates East Luwu GDP but development of agriculture underpins equitable development

After reformasi, Kereng Pangi, Kalimantan became the site of a gold rush

Irrespective of location or commodity, peasants now compete with multinational mining companies on the mineral-rich tracts of Indonesia

Benefits ripple outwards but local government struggles to regulate the process

Resistance is a way of defending local people’s rights in dealing with mining policy

Improved market chain monitoring and recognition of sociocultural dynamics are important for central mercury control

Small-scale manganese mining supports livelihood diversity

The end of the boom has not meant an end to the perilous impact of coal mining in East Kalimantan

More action is needed if Indonesia is to slow its current world record rate of forest loss