Neo-extractivism in Indonesia’s Nickel Epicenter: The Fragility of Mining Governance and Realizing Ecological Justice and Protection of Human Rights on the Celebes Land

[ENGLISH VERSION] The preparation of this policy paper was made to look at the relationship between the impact of the global nickel supply chain on the increasingly massive expansion of nickel mines in Sulawesi with a focus on; 1) examine the socio-environmental and human rights impacts resulting from the implementation of the neo-extractivist model of nickel mining in Indonesia, especially Sulawesi as one of the largest nickel producing islands; 2) identify various mining regulations and governance that can support the development of neo-extractivist politics in Indonesia; 3) contains the formulation of policy recommendations to minimize the impact of nickel mining extractive activities.

The preparation of this policy paper was based on research reports and field observations by Walhi Southeast Sulawesi, Walhi South Sulawesi, and Walhi Central Sulawesi which had identified social and environmental impacts as well as human rights violations due to increasingly expansive nickel mining activities in Sulawesi. The social and environmental impacts that have been identified are then analyzed based on a human rights perspective, including providing accentuation based on a business and human rights perspective. In addition, the social and environmental impacts that become victims’ epistemic experiences are analyzed through the perspective of environmental (ecological) justice and climate justice with a gender and multispecies perspective.

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Annisa Rahmawati

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Annisa Rahmawati is a woman environmental activist. She started her career in 2008 as a Local Governance Advisor on a humanitarian program in Aceh - at EU-GTZ International Service which focused on peacekeeping and local government capacity building. Her experience in sustainable business comes from Fairtrade International as an assistant and at Greenpeace Southeast Asia as a Senior Forest Campaigner focusing on market campaigns for industrial commodities, especially deforestation-free palm oil from 2013-2020. In addition, Annisa also worked as a project assistant at UN-ESCAP Bangkok for sustainable urban development planning in 2012. Annisa has an educational background in Biology from Brawijaya University Malang and obtained a master's degree in International Management of Resources and Environment (IMRE) at TU Bergakademie Freiberg Germany with the support of the Heinrich Boell Stiftung Foundation. Annisa is enthusiastic and passionate about spreading messages and awareness to the world about environmental issues and how to find solutions to make businesses more responsible, as well as how we can act to deal with the climate crisis that we are currently facing.