"Mori Island Pollutted, WALHI South Sulawesi Requests PT Vale Indonesia's Nickle Production to be Stopped", August 24 2021

Days before, community found sulfur waste that was included in Hazardous and Toxic Waste category contaminating coastal ecosystem of Mori Island, Harapan Village, East Luwu.

This waste is in form of small to medium granules and is clearly visible on the shores of Mori Island to the sea where the depth is still shallow. In addition, local people believe that the waste comes from mining and industrial activities belonging to PT Vale Indonesia.

Responding to this issue, Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (WALHI) of South Sulawesi responded and strongly condemned the pollution of Mori Island which was strongly suspected to have originated from PT Vale Indonesia’s nickel production activities. WALHI even explicitly calls that pollution as an environmental crime practice.

Therefore, WALHI South Sulawesi asked PT VALE Indonesia’s nickel production activities to be temporarily suspended and an environmental audit conducted regarding implementation of company’s environmental safeguard policy...

Finally, Slamet also asked the government and the police not to take advantage of this pollution incident for certain purposes. WALHI South Sulawesi urges the Ministry of Environment and Forestry to revoke the green company award that has been given to PT Vale Indonesia and stop mining activities of the company’s nickel production temporarily, some of which are owned by the Sumitomo corporation...