{"id":3073,"date":"2026-09-16T16:59:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wedabaynickel.com\/?p=3073"},"modified":"2026-10-30T14:22:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T07:22:40","slug":"reclamation-that-does-not-wait-for-mining-to-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wedabaynickel.com\/en\/2026\/09\/16\/reclamation-that-does-not-wait-for-mining-to-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Reclamation That Does Not Wait for Mining to End"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth hundred-percent-height hundred-percent-height-center-content non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top-small:50px;--awb-margin-top:30px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-align-content-center fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>In short<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-custom_color_6);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_6);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><ul>\n<li>Reclaim land progressively during mining operations, not after mining ends.<\/li>\n<li>Restore ecosystems and watersheds while prioritizing local biodiversity.<\/li>\n<li>Measure success through environmental recovery, not just hectares replanted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><strong>Key figures 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-custom_color_6);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_6);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><div><strong>255.62 hectares<\/strong> of operational mine-site reclamation completed between <strong>2022 and 2026<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-custom_color_6);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_6);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><div><strong>4,140 hectares<\/strong> of watershed rehabilitation underway across seven locations in.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-custom_color_6);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_6);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><div><strong>1,941 hectares<\/strong> already assessed and handed over to the government after successful rehabilitation.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-span-no fusion-button-default-type scroll fusion-has-button-gradient\" 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class=\"fusion-button-text\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background anchor nonhundred-percent-fullwidth hundred-percent-height hundred-percent-height-center-content non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:50px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"part-1\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><p><em>In Halmahera, restoring land is a race against terrain and weather, and it runs alongside operations.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At some Weda Bay Nickel reclamation sites, slopes reach gradients of 45 degrees, and rainfall can total 3,500 millimetres a year. In terrain like this, planting trees is not enough on its own, seedlings can wash away before they ever take root. So before planting begins, the team first locks down the soil: laying geomat and cocomesh across the slope face, then spraying a mix of seed and mulch through hydroseeding onto the steep, exposed ground.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">That step reflects how WBN approaches reclamation as a whole: not as something that begins only when mining stops, but as progressive work carried out alongside mining operations. In Halmahera, this approach matters precisely because of the terrain, easily eroded lateritic soil and limited topsoil mean that every delay leads to erosion and the loss of soil that could still have been recovered.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Two Obligations, One Goal<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Indonesia&#8217;s mining framework requires reclamation to be carried out throughout the mine&#8217;s life cycle. Beyond that, Weda Bay Nickel&#8217;s Forest Area Use Approval (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Izin Pinjam Pakai Kawasan Hutan<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) carries the obligation to rehabilitate watersheds (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Daerah Aliran Sungai\/DAS) <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">at sites designated by the government. The two are legally distinct but environmentally connected: one restores the areas directly disturbed by mining, the other returns forest cover and hydrological function across a wider landscape. Binding them together is biodiversity, guiding species selection, habitat recovery, and monitoring across both.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The aim is not simply to replant the land, but to restore a stable and functioning landscape.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-span-no fusion-button-default-type scroll fusion-has-button-gradient\" 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class=\"fusion-button-text\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background anchor hundred-percent-fullwidth hundred-percent-height hundred-percent-height-center-content non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:right center;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"part-2\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" 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src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271080%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201920%201080%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271080%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-custom_color_3);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_3);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><h2><strong>Within Mine Site<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW74702563 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74702563 BCX8\">From 2022 through the first half of 2026, WBN recorded 255.62 hectares of operational reclamation. The work begins well before planting. It includes reshaping the land, placing overburden and topsoil, and building water-control structures. Tree planting is followed by maintenance and monitoring to help vegetation survive and slopes remain stable. On steep slopes and lateritic soils with little organic matter, teams also improve the soil and use erosion-control techniques such as geomats and hydroseeding<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74702563 BCX8\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW74702563 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW108206079 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108206079 BCX8\">Species are not chosen simply for fast growth. The <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW108206079 BCX8\">programme<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW108206079 BCX8\">prioritises<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108206079 BCX8\"> local and Halmahera-endemic plants, especially those that provide food and shelter for native fauna, making biodiversity part of the reclamation design from the outset, rather than a separate workstream.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW108206079 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-3 fusion-button-span-no fusion-button-default-type scroll fusion-has-button-gradient\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color2);--button_border_color:var(--awb-color2);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_width-top:2px;--button_border_width-right:2px;--button_border_width-bottom:2px;--button_border_width-left:2px;--button-border-radius-top-left:50%;--button-border-radius-top-right:50%;--button-border-radius-bottom-right:50%;--button-border-radius-bottom-left:50%;--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:var(--awb-color2);--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:var(--awb-color3);--button_font_size:25px;--button_padding-top:10px;--button_padding-right:10px;--button_padding-bottom:10px;--button_padding-left:10px;--button_margin-top:50px;--button_margin-bottom:50px;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"#part-3\"><i class=\"fa-angle-down fas button-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"fusion-button-text\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background anchor hundred-percent-fullwidth hundred-percent-height hundred-percent-height-center-content non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-top-small:50px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"part-3\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><h2>Beyond the Mine Site<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220150488 BCX8\">Similar work extends well beyond the operational area. As part of its forest-area obligations, WBN is rehabilitating 4,140 hectares of watershed across seven locations in five regions of Halmahera. This <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW220150488 BCX8\">a phased<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220150488 BCX8\">, multi-year effort. So far<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220150488 BCX8\"> 1,941 hectares have <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220150488 BCX8\">passed assessment and been handed over to the government. The remaining areas at various stages of planting, maintenance, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW220150488 BCX8\">protection<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220150488 BCX8\"> and formal evaluation before they can become self-sustaining and be handed over to the government<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220150488 BCX8\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-4 fusion-button-span-no fusion-button-default-type scroll fusion-has-button-gradient\" 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https:\/\/www.wedabaynickel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/09\/2026-09-WBN-Restoring-land-in-Halmahera-3-400x89.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wedabaynickel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/09\/2026-09-WBN-Restoring-land-in-Halmahera-3-600x134.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wedabaynickel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/09\/2026-09-WBN-Restoring-land-in-Halmahera-3-800x178.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wedabaynickel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/09\/2026-09-WBN-Restoring-land-in-Halmahera-3-1200x267.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.wedabaynickel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/09\/2026-09-WBN-Restoring-land-in-Halmahera-3.jpg 1624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1624px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:50px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><h2>Measured by Outcomes, not Area<\/h2>\n<p>WBN recognises that the success of reclamation cannot be judged by hectares planted alone. What matters more is whether slopes are genuinely stable, erosion is under control, and habitat is slowly returning to function. That is why, since 2023, flora and fauna have been monitored every six months together with the Biodiversity Institute of Universitas Khairun, Ternate, across 40 official points throughout the Contract of Work area, not merely to catalogue species, but to track trends and recognise what still needs to improve.<\/p>\n<p>The next step brings this work closer to the community, through a planned village-based tree nursery that shortens the distance seedlings travel to the field while opening economic opportunities for local residents. The direction is consistent: restore land progressively, protect watershed function, strengthen biodiversity, and keep refining how the work is done.<\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-5 fusion-button-span-no fusion-button-default-type scroll fusion-has-button-gradient\" 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class=\"fusion-button-text\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background anchor nonhundred-percent-fullwidth hundred-percent-height hundred-percent-height-center-content non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"faq\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-align-content-center fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-15 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-margin-top-small:50px;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><p><strong>FAQ<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-16 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-custom_color_6);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_6);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12\"><div><strong>Does reclamation begin only after mining ends?<\/strong><br \/>\nNo. follows a progressive reclamation approach, restoring land alongside ongoing mining operations to reduce erosion and preserve soil quality.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-17 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-custom_color_6);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_6);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13\"><div><strong>How does Weda Bay Nickel prevent erosion on steep slopes?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe company uses erosion-control techniques such as geomat, cocomesh, and hydroseeding before planting vegetation, helping stabilize slopes exposed to heavy rainfall.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-18 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-custom_color_6);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_6);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-14\"><div><strong>What role does biodiversity play in reclamation?<\/strong><br \/>\nLocal and endemic species are prioritized to support habitat recovery and provide food and shelter for native wildlife.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-19 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-custom_color_6);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_6);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-15\"><div><strong>How is reclamation success measured?<\/strong><br \/>\nSuccess is evaluated through outcomes such as slope stability, erosion control, and biodiversity recovery, not only by the number of hectares 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