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
IRELAND: 10 years of protecting the Sperrins
SOS Journey 2015 -2025 (speech by Fidelma O’Kane, 21st July 2025, at SOS 10th anniversary celebration) First meeting of Save Our Sperrins *The first meeting of Save Our Sperrins was on 23rd June 2015 and it was held in the bar of Greencastle community Centre. It was...
The Resistance of the Owukpa People to Coal Mining in Nigeria
The people of Owukpa say no to coal extraction, they want their land, their health, and their livelihoods preserved.
Rights of Nature and Resistance to Mining in Ecuador
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court created a national legal precedent by upholding the rights of nature for Los Cedros, on of the world’s most biodiverse regions.