environment Morowali, Indonesia
Investigation links Indonesian nickel mines to battery supply chains and deforestation
21,000hectares
The Cahaya mining concession covers 21000 hectares.
An investigation linked nickel from the Cahaya and Hengjaya mines in Sulawesi, Indonesia, to supply chains serving major battery and car manufacturers. Satellite and geospatial analyses found extensive forest loss in and around the mining concessions.
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AllegedThe investigation found that batteries used by Volkswagen, Ford and Tesla may contain nickel from mines linked to deforestation in Indigenous lands.
“batteries may contain nickel mined in indigenous woodlands plagued by deforestation”
The Cahaya and Hengjaya mines are linked to forest loss in Sulawesi.
“mines in the battery supply chains ... are linked to the loss of trees in Sulawesi”
- 21,000hectares
The Cahaya mining concession covers 21000 hectares.
“the 21,000-hectare Cahaya mining concession”