Notable Environmental Issues
- PT Inti Indorayon Utama, a pulp and paper milling company, has a record of environmental degradation caused by its operation. It has been targeted by local people and environmental groups with a number of people killed as a result.
- Buyat Bay has been used by PT Newmont Minahasa Raya since 1996 as a tailings dumping ground for its gold mining activities.
- Grasberg mine
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