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mining sector
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WALHI released the 2019 Outlook on environment issues in Indonesia, revealing increasing exploitation of natural resources especially from coal mining and oil palm plantation.
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Approaching simultaneously regional elections this year, activist on Wednesday (14/3) slammed the democratic process will worsen Indonesia’s social ecological condition as the moment will be used to encourage more permits for mining and plantation.
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Ministry of Environment and Forestry targets to finalize Minamata Convention ratification before its international conference to be held next September, 2017.
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The use of mercury especially on people’s mining and small mining has been creating environment damages as well as health issues. As a result, government is taking actions against the use of the dangerous chemical for people’s mining.
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Indonesian government will promote cyanide use to replace mercury in its no-mercury gold mining campaign for people’s mining areas.
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Government is considering to ban temporary on new permits for cement factory with one specific target, Central Java province.
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After issuing forest and peatlands moratorium, the government is planning to ban new permits on oil palm and mining concessions.
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Mining Business Permit owned by state-owned mining company, PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (Antam), which operates in Pongkor Mountain of Halimun Salak National Park, Bogor district of West Java, will be expired in 2021.