WE ARE A GLOBAL NETWORK OF 60+ ORGANISATIONS, COMMUNITIES & NETWORKS ACTING IN SOLIDARITY
Yes to Life, No to Mining (YLNM) is a global solidarity network of and for Indigenous Peoples, impacted communities, local organisations, and networks who are standing up for their Right to Say No to Mining and to advance life sustaining and post-extractive futures.
We stand for life
We have come together under the banner of Yes to Life No to Mining (YLNM) in the shared belief that saying no to mining is a means to guarantee the diverse forms of life on the planet and an absolute necessity at this moment of converging social, economic and ecological crises.
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We say no to mining
We advocate for approaches that are ecologically and socially just – that value diverse ways of life; that protect the land, air and waters we all rely on. These approaches will take us beyond the inherently violent and harmful practice of extraction as if the Earth has no limits.
We encourage and celebrate the voices of all Earth Defenders and collaborate with those who inspire the creation, weaving and sustaining of networks centred in justice and solidarity across the globe.
Stories from the frontlines
HAITÍ: 50 preguntas sobre la minería
La herramienta 50 preguntas sobre la minería es un esfuerzo pedagógico que busca acercar, de manera sencilla y participativa, la información contenida en manuales e informes producidos por el Estado y por organizaciones nacionales e internacionales, a las comunidades...
MEXICO: San Miguel del Progreso, Guerrero, reafirma la libre autodeterminación
“San Miguel del Progreso, Guerrero, México reafirma la libre autodeterminación: Estatuto Comunal en lengua Mè’phàà, un blindaje contra el extractivismo” En México, los pueblos indígenas continúan mostrando al mundo que la defensade la vida y el territorio...
WATER – the fundamental prerequisite for sustaining all life – PROTECT LAKE VÄTTERN
The summer of 2025 have been very dry here in Sweden. In fact the whole year have been dry, causing the groundwater levels in the larger part of the country, to drop down to record levels. In many places the impacts are felt now, prompting authorities to advice...