Thematic Social Forum on Mining Declaration at COP30

Thematic Social Forum on Mining Declaration at COP30

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...
Defending Life, Defending Land: Communities Call Out Mining’s Human Rights Abuses in the Lead-Up to COP30

Defending Life, Defending Land: Communities Call Out Mining’s Human Rights Abuses in the Lead-Up to COP30

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.

The Green Lie: Communities Expose the Myth of “Green” Mining at COP30

The Green Lie: Communities Expose the Myth of “Green” Mining at COP30

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.

Thematic Social Forum on Mining and the Extractive Economy

Thematic Social Forum on Mining and the Extractive Economy

Yes to life no to mining at tsf Yes to Life No to Mining members and Regional Contact People formed an integral part of the The Thematic Social Forum (TSF) on Mining and the Extractive Economy, which took place in Semarang, Indonesia from 16th – 20th October...