statements | Yes to Life No to Mining

Militarisation is Extraction: From Mines to Missiles

by Lynda Sullivan | Jan 6, 2026 | defend the defenders, mining and militarism, our stories, position papers, post extractivism, resources, right to say no, statements

From the mines that feed militaries, to the militaries that guard the mines.

Thematic Social Forum on Mining Declaration at COP30

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...

DECLARACIÓN FINAL DEL FORO SOBRE AGROECOLOGÍA Y SOBERANÍA ALIMENTARIA

by ActionSkills | Nov 23, 2021 | latin america, our stories, resources, statements

DECLARACIÓN FINAL DEL FORO SOBRE AGROECOLOGÍA Y SOBERANÍA ALIMENTARIA DECLARACIÓN FINAL DEL FORO SOBRE AGROECOLOGÍA Y SOBERANÍA ALIMENTARIA Puerto Príncipe, sábado 16 de octubre de 2021 Nosotras y nosotros, organizaciones: ICKL, KJM, MPP, MPNKP, PAPDA, SOFA, Tèt Kole...

COP26: Red Lines Statement on Extractivism

by YLNMadmin | Nov 7, 2021 | our stories, position papers, post extractivism, statements

Red Lines to prevent mining extractivism from de-railing climate justice and destroying culturally and environmentally sensitive areas:

YLNM-Litio – Comunicado #1

by ActionSkills | Sep 22, 2021 | defend the defenders, green extractivism, just transition, our stories, resources, statements

Sí a la Vida No a la Minería/ Yes to Life No to Mining – Litio es un grupo internacional de personas de todo el mundo que se enfrentan directamente a los daños de la extracción de litio o forman parte de organizaciones que trabajan junto a estas comunidades afectadas en primera línea.

YLNM Lithium Communique #1: On the Frontlines of Lithium Extraction

by YLNMadmin | Sep 21, 2021 | defend the defenders, green extractivism, just transition, our stories, resources, statements

A communique from frontline communities exposing the true impacts of lithium mining and proposing alternatives to a metal-intensive renewable transition.