Indonesia’s stone garden hills threatened by mining
Activists say efforts to mine marble and limestone threaten natural beauty in Bandung.
Published On 11 Jan 2016
In Indonesia’s West Java, the community is divided over whether to preserve the beauty of a natural stone garden or to exploit it.
Roughly 80 percent of the population relies on mining for marble and limestone for their income.
But the mines are eating away the spectacular hill landscape.
Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi reports from West Bandung.
Source: Al Jazeera