On 10 June 2025, Bahlil Lahadalia, Indonesia's energy minister, revoked the permits of the four nickel companies in Raja Ampat, Papua, to protect the surrounding environment from further damage. The nickel companies are PT Nurham, PT Kawei Sejahtera Mining, PT Anugerah Surya Pratama, and PT Mulia Raymond Perkasa. The decision was made after a series of protests from local communities and civil society organisations regarding the environmental impacts on the Raja Ampat Geopark, which threaten the marine ecosystem.

In the latest report "Paradise Lost? How nickel mining threatens the future of one of the world's most important biodiversity hotspots", Greenpeace Indonesia elaborated on how nickel mining operations in Raja Ampat risk irreversible damage to coral reefs and terrestrial habitats from deforestation, sedimentation, and pollution on six islands (Manuran, Gag, Waigeo, Kawe, Manyaifun and Batang Pele Island) operated by those four companies and state-owned enterprise (SOE) mining companies PT. Gag Nikel (a subsidiary of PT Aneka Tambang Tbk).

Greenpeace Indonesia's report was confirmed by the Indonesian Environmental Ministry's findings on PT Anugrah Surya Pratama's (a subsidiary of Wanxiang Group) mining operations, which failed to filter waste before it flowed to the sea, causing high sedimentation in Manuran Island's coastal areas.

The Greenpeace field research team also found that nickel extracted from Raja Ampat, Papua, is transported to the Weda Bay smelter, operated by Youshan Nickel Indonesia (a joint venture of Tsingshan & Huayou), which supplies electronic vehicle makers, including Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Hyundai, BMW, Mercedes, Tesla & BYD.

Greenpeace Indonesia demands that all nickel mining licenses in Raja Ampat should be revoked immediately, and that no further permits be issued. For EV manufacturers, Greenpeace urged them to strengthen their due diligence in the supply chain to ensure that the minerals purchased do not cause environmental degradation.

To respond to the allegations, the Business Human Rights Resource Centre invited PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (parent of PT Gag Nikel), the Norwegian Pension Investment Fund (Norges Bank Investment Management), PT Kawei Sejahtera Mining, Wanxiang Group (parent company of PT Anugerah Surya Pratama), Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Tsingshan Group, Honda, Nissan, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Tesla, Hyundai, and BYD. Only the Norwegian Pension Investment Fund, Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Mercedes-Benz, Honda and Nissan responded. Their responses are linked below.