This report is based on fieldwork carried out by Catherine Coumans, Asia Pacific Program Coordinator at MiningWatch Canada, on Sangihe Island in November 2025. It details the issues related to mining on small islands in Asia Pacific and the ongoing struggle by the grassroots Save Sangihe Island (SSI) coalition to protect Sangihe Island from gold mining by Canadian company Baru Gold Corp. The report discusses:
- Increased mining in vulnerable ecosystems
- Mining on small islands in Asia Pacific
- Background on Sangihe Island
- Indonesian law and mining on small islands
- Baru Gold Corp's plans to mine on Sangihe
- Save Sangihe Island: The struggle to stop mining on Sangihe
- Legal strategies
- Ceremony and movement consolidation