High-risk infrastructure projects pose imminent threats to forests

2019.1.15  Planned and ongoing projects would reduce the internal ecological connectivity of the protected areas and also the extensive trans-boundary connectivity

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Global mining footprint mapped from high-resolution satellite

2023.4.22  A global map of mining land use which utilizes high-resolution satellite data shows the growing scale of mine activities across countries and highlights

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CHAPTER 4 BUSINESS SOLUTIONS FOR RESPONSIBLE MINING IN

Furthermore, much of the mining in Borneo is for coal; burning coal is a significant contributor to climate change which is adding to environmental and social pressures in

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Indonesian Coal Mining Boom Is Leaving Trail of Destruction

2015.12.17  Acid mine drainage across Borneo has killed fish in aquaculture operations, and farming communities — often located next to coal mines — must

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A Hunger for Coal Threatens The Heart of Borneo

2014.5.27  A new coal mining project may dig up more than a billion tons of coal from an area of global significance, where indigenous people have lived for generations

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In Indonesian Borneo, a succession of extractive industries

2022.6.13  Much of the landscape of Indonesia’s East Kalimantan province has been transformed, its formerly vast forests razed for logging, monocrop agriculture and open

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An Environmental Crisis in Borneo - Greenpeace International

2021.1.28  The province of South Kalimantan covers an area of 3.7 million hectares. Around 1.7 million hectares, or 33 percent of the area, have been allocated for coal

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Coal mine has heavy impact in Indonesian Borneo - Conservation

2014.9.26  Their target: coal. The extent of their claim: 1,597 hectares in and around the villages of Sambutan, Makroman and Pulau Atas. Initially, Baharuddin says, they

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Threats to Borneo forests WWF

Borneo also holds rich metal and mineral resources, including tin, copper, gold, silver, coal, diamonds, and different types of sand and stone. Together, the forestry and mining

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Google Earth

Google Earth es la versión digital más fotorrealista de nuestro planeta. ¿De dónde se obtienen las imágenes? ¿Cómo se combinan? ¿Con qué frecuencia se actualizan? En este vídeo se presenta información sobre los píxeles, los planos y las personas que dan vida a las imágenes en 3D de Google Earth.

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(PDF) The influence of land cover variation on soil erosion ...

2023.1.1  influence of lan d cover va riation on soil erosion vulnerability around coal mining concession areas in South Borneo. Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management 10(2):4289-4295, doi:10.15243 ...

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(PDF) COAL MINING SECTOR CONTRIBUTION TO

2019.12.31  The coal mining industry of Indonesian province of East Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo, provides most of the economic base needed to build the infrastructure and provide energy of the country.

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In Indonesian Borneo, a succession of extractive industries

2022.6.13  Industrial logging, rubber, oil palm, then coal. The snowballing effects of these extractive industries have divided local communities and destroyed livelihoods in parts of Indonesian Borneo, a ...

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PT Borneo Prima Coal Indonesia - IUP holder for a coal mining

PT Borneo Prima Coal Indonesia ("BPCI") is a private Indonesian company that holds an IUP for a coal mining concession. BPCI has received over USD 30 million in investment for a coking (metallurgical) coal deposit in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, with the current mine phase being operational.

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borneo areal mining coal maps

Google Earth Engine google earth mining coal borneo,Google Earth Engine has made it possible for the first time in history to, borneo areal mining coal maps . More Details. google earth mining coal borneo simpulindonesia

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mining - The Borneo Project

2014.5.27  Coal mining in East Kalimantan has destroyed forests as well as contaminated food and water sources. and Read more below about how the government allows this to happen and what the citizens of the area want. ... The Borneo Project is fiscally sponsored by Earth Island Institute, ...

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Mapping the yearly extent of surface coal mining in Central

2018.7.25  Here we use Google Earth Engine and Landsat imagery to map the yearly extent of surface coal mining in Central Appalachia from 1985 through 2015, making our processing models and output data publicly available. We find that 2,900 km 2 of land has been newly mined over this 31-year period.

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Coal as an energy source and its impacts on human health

2021.4.1  Coal contains rare earth elements and carbon nanoparticles that can be useful to high-technology (Nano- and Microtechnology) (Dai et al., 2016; Silva et al., 2020a, 2020b). Therefore, coal mining methods that do not harm the environment need to be employed. 1.1. Coal composition. Each coal is unique (Orem and Finkelman, 2003).

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Changes in land cover and ecological stress in Borneo based on

2020.8.1  Changes in land cover and ecological stressors are known to reflect the influences of human activities on regional environments and are also indicators of sustainable development. In this research, Borneo was selected as the study area. The data were sourced from Landsat TM image data obtained in 1990, 2000 and 2010, SRTM

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Coal mine has heavy impact in Indonesian Borneo

2014.9.26  CV Arjuna coal mine in Makroman. Photo: S. Yutinus Hardjanto. Baharuddin should be happy. The rambutan and durian trees flanking his home are heavy with fruit. Two hectares of chilies stretch ...

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Indonesian Coal Mining Boom Is Leaving Trail of

2015.12.17  Kerta Buena lies in northeastern Borneo, an island larger than France that is primarily split between Indonesia and Malaysia. ITM, the Indonesian company that owns the mine, says it produces 29 million tons

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Environmental Health-Based Post-Coal Mine Policy in East Borneo

Results Post-coal mine policies in East Borneo The mining sector is very promising for the growth of the Indonesian economy. The economy of the East Borneo Province is still dominated by the Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2021 Aug 20; 9(E):740-744. main sector which is coal mining which dominates this province’s economic growth [7].

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Borneo Coal Markets

Borneo Coal Mining. Borneo Coal Markets acts as an international efficient broker for environmental and energy commodity markets and also has direct connection to Indonesian Private Coal Mining Trading Companies (Suppliers).

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High-risk infrastructure projects pose imminent threats to forests

2019.1.15  Indonesian Borneo (Kalimantan ... particularly coal mining, oil palm, ... we retraced the digitized GIS layer in Google Earth to acquire the maximum accuracy with respect to the alignment of the ...

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Borneo Lumbung Energy Metal

2024.7.23  Welcome to PT Borneo Lumbung Energi Metal Tbk . We are an integrated hard coking coal mining company, well positioned to benefit from the favorable long term industry outlook, with sizeable reserves that may increase, as we execute our drilling program and which will support our planned production of high quality coking coal.

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Will New Leader End Progress in Saving Indonesia’s Forests?

2024.4.30  A recent global study found that the country is responsible for 58 percent of all tropical forest lost to the direct impact of mining between 2000 and 2019. To date, most of this loss has been to coal mines in Borneo. But nickel mining has been catching up fast. Nickel has long been an important component of stainless steel.

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UK-financed coal mining is devastating Indonesian Borneo

2013.10.1  83 per cent of coal produced in Indonesia’s top coal mining province, East Kalimantan, is mined by companies part-financed by UK banks. The top 5 banks, HSBC, Barclays, Standard Chartered, RBS and Lloyds, are

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(PDF) Mapping the yearly extent of surface coal mining in Central ...

2018.7.25  Here we use Google Earth Engine and Landsat imagery to map the yearly extent of surface coal mining in Central Appalachia from 1985 through 2015, making our processing models and output data ...

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Map of Borneo - Where is Borneo? - Geology

Google Earth is a free program from Google that allows you to explore satellite images showing the cities and landscapes of Borneo and all of Asia in fantastic detail. It works on your desktop computer, tablet, or mobile phone. The images in many areas are detailed enough that you can see houses, vehicles and even people on a city street ...

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Global mining footprint mapped from high-resolution satellite

2023.4.22  A global map of mining land use which utilizes high-resolution satellite data shows the growing scale of mine activities across countries and highlights widespread overlap with protected areas.

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PT Borneo Prima Coal Indonesia - IUP holder for a coal mining

PT Borneo Prima Coal Indonesia ("BPCI") is a private Indonesian company that holds an IUP for a coal mining concession. BPCI has received over USD 30 million in investment for a coking (metallurgical) coal deposit in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, with the current mine phase being operational.

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Borneo locals win a court battle to bar a coal miner

2020.1.30  JAKARTA — Indigenous activists in Indonesian Borneo have scored a big win in a lawsuit against a coal mining firm that sought to operate on their land. After a two-year court battle, Indonesia ...

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Mapping the yearly extent of surface coal mining in Central

2018.7.25  Here we use Google Earth Engine and Landsat imagery to map the yearly extent of surface coal mining in Central Appalachia from 1985 through 2015, making our processing models and output data publicly available. We find that 2,900 km 2 of land has been newly mined over this 31-year period.

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From coal-mining waste to construction material: a study of its

2016.3.10  The study from the recycling of coal mining waste from NW of Spain as pozzolans materials in cement industry is the scope of this present study. The thermal activation of coal-mining wastes, the formation of their hydrated phases and their evolution are analyzed, over pozzolanic reactions at 1, 7 and 28 days following activation. The

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Geology of North-West Borneo : Sarawak, Brunei and Sabah - Google

The book is a comprehensive compilation of all aspects of the geology of Northwest Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei and Sabah) and the contiguous South China and Sulu Seas. The sedimentary formations are described, their palaeontology tabulated and ages discussed. Stratigraphic charts illustrate their relationships across the whole region. Detailed

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Deadly Coal - coal exploitation and Kalimantan's ... - Down to Earth

Down to Earth No.85-86, August 2010 . JATAM's new Deadly Coal report highlights the devastating impacts of coal mining in Kalimantan, where today's coal rush is undermining sustainable livelihoods and health and exacerbating poverty in order to supply export markets. The following is extracted from the full report.

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Coal mining - Wikipedia

A coal mine mantrip at Lackawanna Coal Mine in Scranton, Pennsylvania Coal miners exiting a winder cage at a mine near Richlands, Virginia in 1974 Surface coal mining in Wyoming, U.S. A coal mine in Frameries, Belgium. Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground or from a mine. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the

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Coal

2023.10.19  Coal Mining Coal can be extracted from the earth either by surface mining or underground mining. Once coal has been extracted, it can be used directly (for heating and industrial processes) or to fuel power plants for electricity. Surface Mining If coal is less than 61 meters (200 feet) underground, it can be extracted through surface

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Cobalt Mining: The Dark Side of the Energy Transition Earth.Org

2022.9.27  Given that cobalt-based batteries are a crucial and inevitable part of the green energy transition, both large-scale industrial mining and artisanal mining are here to stay. A World Economic Forum (WEF) white paper in 2020 outlined the current state of artisanal cobalt mining in the DRC and offered recommendations to make the industry

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