印度尼西亚一些岛屿上的居民担心采矿破坏环境
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Indonesia has the world’s largest known supply of nickel and major supplies of valuable minerals, including cobalt and bauxite.
印度尼西亚拥有世界上已知最大的镍储量，以及包括钴和铝土矿在内的宝贵矿产资源的主要供应。
However, the mining industry there is being criticized for not protecting the environment and some Indonesian island people.
然而，那里的采矿业因未能保护环境和一些印尼岛屿居民而受到批评。
The Southeast Asian country is involved in mining that produces materials important to the manufacture of stainless steel and electric vehicle batteries, among other things.
这个东南亚国家参与的采矿业生产的材料，对不锈钢和电动汽车电池等产品的制造至关重要。
Indonesia is aiming to expand its mining and processing industries.
印度尼西亚正致力于扩大其采矿和加工产业。
But the development could face opposition from international and local groups.
但这一开发项目可能会遭到国际和当地团体的反对。
Nickel processing centers are becoming more common in parts of Indonesia.
镍加工中心在印度尼西亚的部分地区正变得越来越普遍。
Sometimes, the plants are near the sea where many boats line up to carry ore, a mineral combination that contains nickel.
有时，这些工厂靠近海边，那里许多船只排成一行，准备运输矿石——一种含有镍的矿物混合物。
Sometimes, these plants are near schools or places where local people fish or farm.
有时，这些植物位于学校附近或当地居民捕鱼、耕作的地方。
The World Resources Institute, based in Washington D.C., says from 2001 to 2020, 1.4 million hectares of trees were cut down around the world.
总部位于华盛顿的世界资源研究所表示，2001年至2020年间，全球共有140万公顷的树木被砍伐。
Indonesia is estimated to have had the highest loss.
据估计，印度尼西亚的损失最为惨重。
Amanda Hurowitz is a director with Mighty Earth.
阿曼达·胡罗维茨是Mighty Earth的董事。
The environmental group is also based in Washington, D.C. Hurowitz said that, on the island of Kabaena, mining companies have cleared 3,700 hectares of forest in the last 22 years.
该环保组织总部也设在华盛顿特区。胡罗维茨表示，在卡巴埃纳岛上，采矿公司在过去22年里清除了3700公顷的森林。
Fishermen who used to fish off the island have said the waters are filled with sediment from the mines.
过去在岛附近捕鱼的渔民说，水域中充满了来自矿山的沉积物。
People in farming communities also say they are affected.
农业社区的人们也表示他们受到了影响。
They say sugar cane, sugar palms and clove trees do not grow well anymore.
他们说甘蔗、糖棕和丁香树现在都长不好了。
Amal Susanto is a sugar palm farmer.
阿马尔·苏桑托是一位糖棕榈种植户。
He said: “That’s the effect: The growth of the sugar palm trees will not be as good because of the influence of mining.”
他说：“这就是影响：由于采矿的影响，糖棕树的生长将不如以前好。”
Susanto lives in an area where permits have been approved but mining has not yet begun.
苏珊托居住在一个许可证已获批准但尚未开始采矿的地区。
People living in the area have reported health problems.
生活在该地区的人们报告了健康问题。
Some told the Associated Press (AP) that they suffered from itchy skin, sore throat and other difficulties.
一些人告诉美联社，他们出现了皮肤瘙痒、喉咙痛及其他不适症状。
The Indonesia-based nonprofit group Satya Bumi sent water, dust and shellfish from the area to a laboratory this year.
总部位于印度尼西亚的非营利组织萨提亚·布米今年将该地区的水、灰尘和贝类样本送往实验室检测。
The group said the results showed dangerous levels of nickel, lead and cadmium.
该组织表示，检测结果显示镍、铅和镉的含量达到了危险水平。
These substances are linked to mining.
这些物质与采矿有关。
Kathrin Shilling is an assistant professor and biology researcher at Columbia University in New York City.
凯瑟琳·希林是纽约市哥伦比亚大学的助理教授和生物学研究员。
She studied the lab results.
她仔细研究了实验结果。
Shilling told the AP, “If people on this island are using the river water as drinking water…you cannot escape basically any of the exposure to those toxic metals.”
希林告诉美联社：“如果这个岛上的人把河水当作饮用水……你基本上无法避免接触这些有毒金属。”
Kabaena is not the only place affected.
卡巴那并非唯一受影响的地方。
To the north, on a larger island, Torobulu is another place where mining damage can be seen.
在北边一个较大的岛上，托罗布卢是另一个可以看到采矿破坏的地方。
The mining problems continue although Indonesia’s constitutional court ruled in March of this year that small islands such as Kabaena should have special protection.
尽管印度尼西亚宪法法院今年3月裁定，像卡巴埃纳这样的小岛应受到特别保护，但采矿问题依然存在。
However, a researcher from Satya Bumi said the government is still approving mining permits.
然而，来自Satya Bumi的一位研究人员表示，政府仍在批准采矿许可。
The group Mighty Earth said 150 hectares of forest have been cleared on Kabaena since April 1.
“强大地球”组织称，自4月1日以来，卡巴那岛已有150公顷森林被砍伐。
And it said over half of that was on land controlled by the mining company Tonia Mitra Sejahtera.
其中超过一半位于矿业公司Tonia Mitra Sejahtera控制的土地上。
The company and Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources did not answer requests for comment from the AP.
该公司和印度尼西亚能源与矿产资源部未回应美联社的置评请求。
Amiruddin is a 53-year-old fisherman on Kabaena Island.
阿米鲁丁是卡巴埃纳岛上一位53岁的渔民。
He said the results of the government permits for mining have affected many people.
他说，政府采矿许可的结果已经影响了许多人。
“All residents here have felt the impact,” he said.
他说：“这里的所有居民都感受到了影响。”
I’m Mario Ritter, Jr.
我是小马里奥·里特。
Yusuf Wahil and Victoria Milko reported this story for the Associated Press.
优素福·瓦希尔和维多利亚·米尔科为美联社报道了这一故事。
Mario Ritter, Jr. adapted it for VOA Learning English.
小马里奥·里特为VOA英语学习频道改编了此文。
