Women’s rights groups in Indonesia’s Dairi regency helped defeat a zinc mine in court in May 2025, setting a national legal precedent after 20 years of resistance.

Despite the developer seeking a new permit, local activists say they’ll continue opposing the project.

by Tonggo Simangunsong
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/the-long-struggle-of-women-farmers-to-halt-a-zinc-mine-in-north-sumatra/

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Women’s rights groups in Indonesia’s Dairi regency helped defeat a zinc mine in court in May 2025, setting a national legal precedent after 20 years of resistance.

Despite the developer seeking a new permit, local activists say they’ll continue opposing the project.

by Tonggo Simangunsong
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/the-long-struggle-of-women-farmers-to-halt-a-zinc-mine-in-north-sumatra/

#news #agriculture #conservation #environment #indigenouscommunities #indigenousrights #pollution