Land-based nickel mining has significant environmental impacts, with the severity varying based on the regulatory frameworks in different jurisdictions. Indonesia and the Philippines produced 58.2% of the world’s nickel in 2022, largely from deposits located beneath rainforest ecosystems. In addition to environmental destruction, poor social protections put local communities at risk, including Indigenous communities, which have the right to free, prior, informed consent under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
Watch a video about Indonesian nickel mining (BBC News)
Watch a video about Philippines nickel mining (FRANCE 24)
