New emblematic case study looks at the Alliance of Solwara Warriors in Papua New Guinea who have been resisting deep sea mining while building Locally Managed Marine Areas, coral farms and fisheries cooperatives in its place.
Trump’s fast-tracking of deep sea mining prioritises corporate profit over environmental protection, Indigenous rights, and long-term regional well-being.
Belém, Brazil – As global leaders prepare to gather for COP30, communities from across the world are calling out the human rights crisis driven by mining. Yes to Life, No to Mining (YLNM) members from the Philippines, Ecuador, and Brazil are standing together to expose the violence, criminalisation, and impunity faced by those who defend their lands, waters, and ways of life.
Belém, Brazil – As governments and corporations rush to brand mining as part of the “green transition”, communities from across the globe are calling it what it is: extractivism, the same colonial system of exploitation repackaged in the language of climate action.
