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‘The last frontier’: how red globules of nickel ore are suffocating an island’s precious wilderness
In the race to meet the demands of the energy transition, biodiversity hotspots such as Palawan in the Philippines are being increasingly mined for critical elements Data reveals how nature is being sacrificed for mining Moharen Tahil Tambiling lowers himself from the fishing boat into the water and gingerly picks his way over the reef circling the bay. At low tide here in Brooke’s Point on Palawan, a long, rugged island in the south-west of the Philippines archipelago, the coral is just u...
12 Mar, 05:00 — 12 Mar, 05:00
