“Inherent to the Sasak community is the bond they form with the environment”. For centuries, the Sasak people have made the Mandalika coast their home. But their unique culture is under threat. Backed by Beijing’s new World Bank, the AIIB, Indonesia's government has earmarked the area as a new hotspot for high-end tourism: “there will be a golf course, entertainment venues”, explains community organiser Ughe Sandy Ame. The Mandalika Circuit, home of Indonesia's MotoGP since 2022, epitomises the conflict; the huge, snaking racetrack a scar on the landscape. Seaweed collector Inaq Is has lived in Mandalika all her life: “Our only livelihood is on the coast”. Sasak families have been forced to live in shacks around the circuit's fencing. As new construction projects threaten the remaining community and coastline, its people are caught between eviction and making a stand for their land and livelihoods.