PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
1328 followers · 13070 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgResidents & #HumanRights groups say that #mining boom #threatens #farmers #LandRights & #harms #environment in areas such as #Wawonii in #ResourceRich #Sulawesi region, which is home to black #macaques , #maleo #birds & #tarsier #primates .
Facing prospect of losing their land & livelihood, about a dozen Wawonii #villagers take turns #KeepingWatch from a hut surrounded by clove trees, waiting for #trespassers as machinery roars below.
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2023/03/19/2003796328
#humanrights #mining #threatens #farmers #landrights #harms #environment #wawonii #resourcerich #sulawesi #Macaques #maleo #birds #tarsier #primates #villagers #keepingwatch #trespassers #asianmastodon #landdefenders