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 Yes to Life No to Mining | Jun 26, 2026 | asia, our stories, right to say no
Opposition to planned mining activities in Beutong Ateuh Banggalang Subdistrict, Nagan Raya Regency, Aceh, has intensified once again. Local communities,
together with the APEL Green Aceh Foundation, officially submitted an open letter signed by 87 national and international organizations to Commission III of the Aceh House of Representatives (DPRA), urging the government to halt all mining permit processes that threaten the Leuser Ecosystem, indigenous communities’ livelihoods, and Aceh’s historical heritage.
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 | May 31, 2026 | latin america, our stories, right to say no
En un Haití sin Parlamento, el nuevo decreto minero abre la puerta a la industria extractiva
by Lynda Sullivan | May 22, 2026 | green extractivism, just transition, latin america, our stories, Position Papers ES Manual, post extractivism, right to say no, rights of nature, water is life
Our position paper why a truly just transition must be popular, inclusive, and grounded in the Right to Say No, and a right to choose non-extractive ways of life.
by Lynda Sullivan | Apr 17, 2026 | carribean, our stories, right to say no, water is life
In the geopolitical imagination of the Caribbean, Haiti is often portrayed as a territory with an almost mythical mining potential. From the U.S. occupation of 1915 to contemporary debates about economic development, the narrative of a “country sitting on a gold mine” has been recurrent. However, the current reality is far from this fiction.
