Konferensi Mineral Kritis 2026

The document argues that Indonesia's critical minerals industry, particularly nickel, is characterized by 'green extractivism' where global decarbonization narratives mask local ecological destruction and human rights abuses. It highlights the role of National Strategic Projects (PSN) in bypassing environmental protections and the heavy dominance of Chinese capital and technology in the supply chain. The report documents severe impacts including fatal workplace accidents, massive deforestation in North Maluku, health crises such as spikes in respiratory infections, and the systemic impoverishment of local communities.

• The Indonesian government uses the status of National Strategic Projects (PSN) as a legal mechanism to provide immunity and bypass fundamental environmental protection procedures, such as participatory Environmental Impact Assessments (AMDAL), to accelerate investment.
• There is a 'Transition Paradox' where the push for clean energy is powered by dirty energy; nickel processing hubs like the Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP) rely on captive coal-fired power plants (PLTU), causing severe air pollution and health issues for local residents.
• Chinese corporations exert dominant control over Indonesia's nickel industry, estimated to control 75% of processing activities, with 90% of smelters built through cooperation with Chinese entities, creating a vertical monopoly from mining to logistics.
• The critical minerals industry has a severe human cost, with Trend Asia recording 164 fatal work accidents resulting in 135 deaths and 272 injuries between 2015 and 2025.
• Women workers in industrial zones face specific systemic abuses, including sexual violence at the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) and repeated miscarriages at the Bantaeng Industrial Park (KIBA) due to extreme working hours.
• Environmental destruction is widespread, with North Maluku losing 262,743 hectares of forest under 58 nickel concessions, and a drastic increase in Acute Respiratory Infection (ISPA) cases in Central Weda from 434 in 2021 to 10,579 in 2023.
• Mining expansion is threatening food sovereignty and small island ecosystems; in East Halmahera, rice production dropped by over 25,000 tons over five years, while islands like Pulau Fau and Pulau Gebe face total ecological collapse.
• Marine pollution in Weda Bay, Buli Bay, and Obi Island has exceeded legal safety limits for heavy metals including hexavalent chromium (Cr-VI), nickel (Ni), and copper (Cu), posing long-term risks of cancer and neurological damage.

APA

Trend Asia (2026). Konferensi Mineral Kritis 2026. https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Yang-Hilang-dalam-Agenda-Pembangunan-Mineral-Kritis-Indonesia-3.pdf

Chicago

Trend Asia. Konferensi Mineral Kritis 2026. 2026. https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Yang-Hilang-dalam-Agenda-Pembangunan-Mineral-Kritis-Indonesia-3.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{trendasia2026konferensi, author = {{Trend Asia}}, title = {{Konferensi Mineral Kritis 2026}}, institution = {Trend Asia}, year = {2026}, month = jun, url = {https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Yang-Hilang-dalam-Agenda-Pembangunan-Mineral-Kritis-Indonesia-3.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }