JAKARTA A court in Jakarta has rejected a lawsuit by a remote island community against a gold-mining operation that overlaps onto their villages, in a ruling deemed “problematic” by anti-mining activists. In its April 20 ruling, the Jakarta State Administrative Court said it had no jurisdiction to decide the case, which it characterized as […]
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the air is so hot and the blaze so large that it s creating its own weather system that includes fire tornadoes. over 2,000 firefighters are tackling this blaze, but the flames are so intense, they re often forced to retreat from the front lines. this fire is spreading out of control near the california nevada border. it was started by lightning and is rapidly ballooning in size. so far this year, five times as many acres have burned in california, compared with the same period in 2020. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. a canadian mining company has been granted a concession over more than half of an indonesian island. environmentalists say the gold mine threatens sangihe island s ancient forests which are home to endemic birds.
be able to farm their land. - and fishermen will not be able to catch fish. i because the sea will be polluted. the islands deputy regent was a vocal critic of the mine. he died on the 9th ofjune and locals say his death hangs over the island. it s future uncertain. translation: | hope the mining - company will not come to the island. we need to preserve the forests. if the forests are protected, there will not be any landslides and the birds who live here will not become extinct. now, in the face of mounting pressure, jakarta says it s reviewing the size of the canadian mine s concession. rebecca henschke, bbc news.