by Dani | Jul 16, 2026 | emblematic cases, north america, our stories, right to say no, water is life
This emblematic case concerns the reopening of a mine in the city of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec (Canada). Falco Resources Ltd’s Horne 5 mining project aims to extract a polymetallic deposit whose primary economic value lies in gold. The project is located in the Notre-Dame neighborhood and beneath Glencore’s Horne Smelter, which, since its opening in 1927, has drastically polluted the air in Rouyn-Noranda. The Horne 5 project ranks among the most dangerous, unacceptable, and harmful mining projects in Quebec in recent decades. In addition to posing significant psychosocial risks, this project entails catastrophic dangers for public safety, socioeconomic stability, and environmental protection.
by Lynda Sullivan | Jun 20, 2026 | emblematic cases, north america, our stories, right to say no, water is life
This emblematic case concerns the reopening of a mine in the city of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec (Canada). Falco Resources Ltd’s Horne 5 mining project aims to extract a polymetallic deposit whose primary economic value lies in gold. The project is located in the Notre-Dame neighborhood and beneath Glencore’s Horne Smelter, which, since its opening in 1927, has drastically polluted the air in Rouyn-Noranda. The Horne 5 project ranks among the most dangerous, unacceptable, and harmful mining projects in Quebec in recent decades. In addition to posing significant psychosocial risks, this project entails catastrophic dangers for public safety, socioeconomic stability, and environmental protection.
by Lynda Sullivan | Dec 18, 2025 | africa, asia, carribean, europe, green extractivism, just transition, latin america, mining and militarism, north america, oceania, our stories, post extractivism, resources, right to say no, statements, water is life
TSF-Mining Declaration At the People's Summit, COP30 Towards a Socioecological & Systemic Transformation in Response to the Narratives of ‘Green Transition’ YLNM is an integral part of the Thematic Social Forum on Mining and the Extractive Economy. At Belém do...
by Lynda Sullivan | Dec 1, 2025 | africa, asia, carribean, defend the defenders, europe, green extractivism, just transition, latin america, mining and covid, mining and militarism, north america, oceania, our stories, position papers, post extractivism, right to say no, water is life
All communities have the right to defend their territories, livelihoods and the wellbeing of the people and the earth.
All communities have the right to say no to mining.
by YLNMadmin | Nov 12, 2025 | africa, asia, carribean, defend the defenders, europe, latin america, media, north america, oceania, our stories
Belém, Brazil – As global leaders prepare to gather for COP30, communities from across the world are calling out the human rights crisis driven by mining. Yes to Life, No to Mining (YLNM) members from the Philippines, Ecuador, and Brazil are standing together to expose the violence, criminalisation, and impunity faced by those who defend their lands, waters, and ways of life.
by YLNMadmin | Nov 12, 2025 | africa, asia, carribean, defend the defenders, europe, green extractivism, just transition, latin america, media, north america, oceania, our stories, right to say no
Belém, Brazil – As governments and corporations rush to brand mining as part of the “green transition”, communities from across the globe are calling it what it is: extractivism, the same colonial system of exploitation repackaged in the language of climate action.
