As the scramble for critical minerals ramps up, with Trump leading the charge and Europe on his heels, communities in every region are renewing their dedication to the defence of their lands, waters, ecosystems and the planet we all inhabit. In collectives they are laying out a better path.

News from the regions

What is happening with our members across the globe 

Asia

• Behind the Mask of the Moratorium; Pala’wan People continue to fight mining in the Philippines

  Read more and Sign Solidarity Letter by 30th May

The Americas

• Why is TMC Cosying Up to the U.S. Government?

  The Deep Sea Mining Campaign highlights how financial desperation is driving The Metals Company (TMC)’s reckless push to bypass international law in order to mine the deep sea.

• Ecuador: Gold fever causing unrest in the heart of the Amazon rainforest; for the indigenous peoples of Ecuador’s Napo province, the defense of Amazonian territory has become a risk to life. Rainforest Rescue reports.

Africa

• Ecological Justice and Resilience: Nigerian activists and scholars examine the intersections of capitalism, climate justice, and indigenous, community-based alternatives while unpacking the systemic drivers of ecological degradation.

Europe

• The EU Strategic Projects, as part of their Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), have been announced. YLNM ally Catapa have produced some excellent resources to debunk the mining myth that ‘Europe needs to mine critical raw materials to stay relevant’

• Ireland: Save Our Sperrins welcomes the voice of Salmon, wishing to be heard in the discussion on the transboundary consultation on the impacts of toxic goldmining. Nature knows no borders!

• Earth Thrive have been talking Degrowth and Rights of Nature

“Degrowth is … absolutely essential if we are to halt Nature and living communities murder and destruction, to change the direction in which the human societies g(r)o(w) and ensure that the rights of Nature to just simply exist on a healthy home – are respected.”

Oceania

• Trump’s scramble for critical minerals finds a welcome mat laid down by the Australian government. Follow AidWatch for updates.

• The Coromandel Watchdog celebrates Earth Day by sharing images of the beautiful place they have been protecting (Hauraki Coromandel, New Zealand) from goldmining for over four decades

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