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Communities Stand for the Rights of Nature: From Ecuador to Ireland to Brazil, Grassroots Voices Unite in Belém

by YLNMadmin | Nov 11, 2025 | africa, asia, defend the defenders, europe, latin america, media, north america, oceania, our stories, right to say no, rights of nature

Belém, Brazil – As global movements converge in the Amazon for the 6th Rights of Nature Tribunal, Yes to Life, No to Mining (YLNM), a global solidarity network, is bringing together frontline defenders from across continents to assert a shared truth: the Earth is not property to be owned, but life to be respected.

Construindo um Futuro Pós-Extrativista / Construyendo un Futuro Postextractivo /Building a Post Extractive Future /

by YLNMadmin | Nov 9, 2025 | defend the defenders, our stories, right to say no

YLNM event at the COP House, Belem do Pará

YLNM en la Amazonia Brasileña / YLNM in the Brazilian Amazon [Podcast]

by YLNMadmin | Nov 9, 2025 | asia, defend the defenders, europe, just transition, latin america, media, north america, oceania, our stories, right to say no

Escucha nuestro podcast con la representación de comunidades y organizaciones ecológicas de distintas regiones que forman parte de Yes To the life No to mining

Listen to our podcast featuring representatives from communities and ecological organisations across different regions that are part of Yes to Life No to Mining

Rights of Nature and Resistance to Mining in Ecuador

by YLNMadmin | Jun 14, 2025 | emblematic cases, latin america, mining and militarism, our stories, water is life

Ecuador’s Constitutional Court created a national legal precedent by upholding the rights of nature for Los Cedros, on of the world’s most biodiverse regions.