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Grønnvaskingen av europeisk gruvedrift
Grønnvaskingen av europeisk gruvedrift Gjennom hele Europa blir nye gruveprosjekter markedsført som rene, grønne og avgjørende for klimahandling. Virkeligheten er helt...
Activists derail Euro Sun’s plans for the Rovina mine
Image: Mining Watch Romania NGO, and local opposition groups, have today announced the environmental safeguarding of lands – totaling 23,009 sq. m– within...
YLNM members, allies, experts intervene at EU special hearing on mining impacts
Image: Snowchange Cooperative On the 2nd December, the EU held a special hearing on the subject of the Environmental and social impacts of mining activity in...
Videos: YLNM and allies challenge mining industry at COP26
Image: Boldist Here we share video recordings of mining and climate-related events at the People's Summit on Climate Justice, which runs parallel to COP26 in...
FINAL DECLARATION OF THE FORUM ON AGRO ECOLOGY AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
Forum on agroecology and food sovereignty as part of the International Day of Rural Women (October 15), we, ICKL, KJM, MPP, MPNKP, PAPDA, SOFA, Tèt Kole Ti Peyizan Ayisyen (TK), and other organizations throughout the country, as well as dozens of organizations in Haiti, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, North America, and Africa salute the courage and determination of farmers who work tirelessly to ensure the food sovereignty of our peoples.
EU to hold special hearing on mining impacts
Image: Snowchange Cooperative When: 9am-11:15am CET. 2nd December 2021. Where: European Parliament's Petitions and Environment committee online livestream....
COP26: Red Lines Statement on Extractivism
Red Lines to prevent mining extractivism from de-railing climate justice and destroying culturally and environmentally sensitive areas:
COP26: Challenging extractive greenwashing
Image: Boldist Here we share a summary of mining and climate-related events at the upcoming People's Summit on Climate Justice, which runs parallel to COP26....
Interactive: Europe’s Extractive Frontiers
Image: Bjørnevatn mine, Norway. Photo: Svein Lund New research by the YLNM Network has revealed a spike in the number of mining projects and massive expansion...
Media Release: Communities expose stark realities of Lithium boom
On World E-mobility and Zero Emissions Day, a global network of communities directly impacted by lithium extraction have warned against drastically expanding mining in the name of green energy. Doing so risks trampling the rights of marginalised peoples and destroying ecosystems that play a vital role in regulating the global climate, they say.
YLNM Lithium Communique #1: On the Frontlines of Lithium Extraction
A communique from frontline communities exposing the true impacts of lithium mining and proposing alternatives to a metal-intensive renewable transition.
International Lithium Group Stands with Peehee mu’huh / Thacker Pass Communities
For Immediate Release September 8, 2021 Contacts: John Hadder, Great Basin Resource Watch, 775-348-1986, john@gbrw.org Mirko Nikolić, YLNM-Lithium Group,...