Sumatra province plan to permit ‘community’ mines alarms civil society

Mongabay
Feb 20, 2026, 2:41 am315 ptsTop
PADANG, Indonesia — The government of West Sumatra plans to move forward with a legal pathway for up to 300 small mines operating illegally in the heavily forested province, joining several other devolved governments grappling with how to treat the vast number of unlicensed mines operating across Indonesia.…

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