The case of nickel mining in North Maluku’s small island of Gebe exposes a troubling paradox at the heart of Indonesia’s resource governance. At the center of the controversy stands PT Karya Wijaya, a nickel company that has been granted mining permits over more than 1,100 hectares of land in Central Halmahera. Reports from local media and civil society allege that the company is linked to none other than the province’s sitting governor, Sherly Tjoanda, who is said to hold a controlling stake.
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