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COP26: Líneas rojas para el extractivismo
PROPUESTA DE LÍNEAS ROJAS PARA MANTENER EL EXTRACTIVISMO FUERA DE LAS ÁREAS CULTURALMENTE Y AMBIENTALMENTE SENSIBLES. No a la minería ni a la compra de metales y otros minerales cuando provengan de 1. Lugares cuyas comunidades y/o pueblos indígenas no hayan dado su...
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. These events, organised by YLNM members and our allies, will: Expose how the mining...
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 of areas under concession for mining on the island of Ireland and in Sweden, Finland and...
YLNM-Litio – Comunicado #1
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.
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, mirkon@tuta.io Hannibal Rhoades, YLNM-Lithium Group / The Gaia Foundation,...
Webinar. Europe’s extractive frontiers: exposing mining expansion in Ireland and Fennoscandia
Two new research dispatches from the Yes to Life, No to Mining Network have revealed a massive expansion of areas under mining concession in the Island of Ireland and Fennoscandia in response to growing demands for minerals and metals. These two jurisdictions boast...
Rhetoric vs Reality: New research from Europe’s extractive frontiers
Image: the ongoing occupation against Nussir in Riehppovuotna/Repparfjorden, Norway. Photo: Svein Lund New research has revealed a spike in the number of mining projects and massive expansion of areas under concession for mining on the island of...