A GLOBAL NETWORK
100+ ORGANISATIONS, COMMUNITIES & PLATFORMS ACTING IN SOLIDARITY ACROSS THE PLANET
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 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.
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.
Latest news
Nigeria: Supporting the Life-Sustaining Future of Owukpa Community
Creating Post-Extractive Futures In a bid to support a life-sustaining, post-extractive future for Owukpa women, whose peaceful efforts led to the halting of environmentally destructive coal mining activities in their community in 2021, Yes to Life, No to...
Indonesia: Resistance to the Dirty Face of the Green Transition
The emblematic case of Sulawesi highlights how some are bearing the brunt of the ‘Green Transition’, and shows just how dirty ‘green’ can be.
¡15 años del asesinato de Mariano Abarca, 15 años sin justicia!
El 27 de noviembre de 2009, Mariano Abarca Roblero, defensor ambiental e integrante fundador de la Red Mexicana de Afectadas/os por la Minería (REMA), fue asesinado frente a su restaurante en Chicomuselo, Chiapas, tras denunciar los impactos sociales y ambientales de...