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

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

by | 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.

Communities Stand for the Rights of Nature: From Ecuador to Ireland to Brazil, Grassroots Voices Unite in Belém

Communities Stand for the Rights of Nature: From Ecuador to Ireland to Brazil, Grassroots Voices Unite in Belém

by | Nov 11, 2025 | africa, asia, defend the defenders, europe, latin america, media, north america, oceania, our stories, right to say no, rights of nature

Belém, Brazil – As global movements converge in the Amazon for the 6th Rights of Nature Tribunal, Yes to Life, No to Mining (YLNM), a global solidarity network, is bringing together frontline defenders from across continents to assert a shared truth: the Earth is not property to be owned, but life to be respected.

YLNM en la Amazonia Brasileña / YLNM in the Brazilian Amazon [Podcast]

YLNM en la Amazonia Brasileña / YLNM in the Brazilian Amazon [Podcast]

by | Nov 9, 2025 | asia, defend the defenders, europe, just transition, latin america, media, north america, oceania, our stories, right to say no

Escucha nuestro podcast con la representación de comunidades y organizaciones ecológicas de distintas regiones que forman parte de Yes To the life No to mining

Listen to our podcast featuring representatives from communities and ecological organisations across different regions that are part of Yes to Life No to Mining