Ngigoro, an elder of the Hongana Manyawa Indigenous tribe, says his ancestral forest is being transformed by mining
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The trunk of a small tree is placed in a horizontal position as a sign in an area near a nickel mining site in East Halmahera, North Maluku
Bokum, one of Indonesia's last isolated hunter-gatherers, has a simple message for the nickel miners threatening his forest home: "This is our land"
The lush jungle of Halmahera Island in Indonesia has been eaten away by the world's largest nickel mine
Smelter towers at the Weda Bay Industrial Park belch a cloud that hovers over Halmahera
The remote region sits about 1,500 miles (2,414 kilometres) from capital Jakarta
The towns on the edge of the Weda Bay Industrial Park (WBIP) form a chaotic frontier, bring rush-hour and commerce to the remote region
Locals say mud stirred up by mining has stained rivers copper, and the water leaves skin irritated
Bokum and Nawate said they moved at least six times to outrun encroaching miners on Halmahera, North Maluku
Infographic showing the Weda Bay nickel mining concession overlapping areas inhabited by the indigenous Hongana Manyawa tribe on the Indonesia…