Environmental Defenders | Yes to Life No to Mining

IRELAND: 10 years of protecting the Sperrins

by Lynda Sullivan | Jul 26, 2025 | defend the defenders, europe, our stories, right to say no, water is life

Save Our Sperrins celebrates 10 Years of defending the land, air, water and health SOS Journey 2015 -2025 (speech by Fidelma O’Kane, 21st July 2025, at SOS 10th anniversary celebration) First meeting of Save Our Sperrins *The first meeting of Save Our Sperrins was on...

The Resistance of the Owukpa People to Coal Mining in Nigeria

by YLNMadmin | Jul 5, 2025 | africa, emblematic cases, our stories, water is life

The people of Owukpa say no to coal extraction, they want their land, their health, and their livelihoods preserved.

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.

Resistencia a la Cara Sucia de la Transición Verde Sulawesi, Indonesia

by YLNMadmin | Feb 21, 2025 | asia, emblematic cases, green extractivism, just transition, our stories

El caso emblemático de Sulawesi pone de relieve cómo algunos se están llevando la peor parte de la «transición verde», y muestra lo sucio que puede llegar a ser lo «verde».

Penolakan Terhadap Sisi Kotor dari Transisi Hijau di Sulawesi, Indonesia

by YLNMadmin | Feb 9, 2025 | asia, emblematic cases, green extractivism, just transition, our stories

The emblematic case of Sulawesi highlights how some are bearing the brunt of the ‘Green Transition’, and shows just how dirty ‘green’ can be.