A GLOBAL NETWORK
65+ ORGANISATIONS, COMMUNITIES & PLATFORMS ACTING IN SOLIDARITY ACROSS THE PLANET
Yes to Life, No to Mining (YLNM) is a global solidarity network of and for Indigenous Peoples, impacted communities, local organisations, and networks who are standing up for their Right to Say No to Mining and to advance life-sustaining post-extractive futures.
we stand for life
We have come together under the banner of Yes to Life No to Mining (YLNM) in the shared belief that saying no to mining is a means to guarantee the diverse forms of life on the planet and an absolute necessity at this moment of converging social, economic and ecological crises, rather than a selfish, negative or anti-development position.
we say no to mining
We advocate for approaches that are ecologically and socially just – that value diverse ways of life; that protect the land, air and waters we all rely on. These approaches will take us beyond the inherently violent and harmful practice of extraction as if the Earth has no limits.
We encourage and celebrate the voices of all Earth Defenders and collaborate with those who inspire the creation, weaving and sustaining of networks centred in justice and solidarity across the globe.
Latest news
Abduction of Environmental Defenders Eco Dangla III and Joxelle “Jak” Tiong
Abduction and enforced disappearance Mass global call in support of the surfacing of two environmental defenders from the Philippines, Eco Dangla and Joxelle "Jak" Tiong We vehemently condemn the abduction and enforced disappearance of Francisco “Eco” Dangla III and ...
The greenwashing of lithium mining: trying to hide the damage
We replicate the journalistic article published by the newspaper El Ciudadano together with Fundación Tantí, via our YLNM member OPSAL. The extraction of this mineral is leaving traces that go beyond what is shown in corporate campaigns and the enormous publicity in...
New Tales from the Barroso Mountains
Authors: Mariana Riquito & João da Montanha ___ The sunlight bids farewell to the mountains. The clouds hang in a sky tinged with pink and purple. The birds fly in flocks, returning to their trees. We, too, are returning home after another afternoon spent in the...