Indonesia: “We will reject mining until death”. Beutong Ateuh Communities and 87 Organizations Worldwide Call to Save the Leuser Ecosystem

Indonesia: “We will reject mining until death”. Beutong Ateuh Communities and 87 Organizations Worldwide Call to Save the Leuser Ecosystem

by | Jun 26, 2026 | asia, our stories, right to say no

Opposition to planned mining activities in Beutong Ateuh Banggalang Subdistrict, Nagan Raya Regency, Aceh, has intensified once again. Local communities,
together with the APEL Green Aceh Foundation, officially submitted an open letter signed by 87 national and international organizations to Commission III of the Aceh House of Representatives (DPRA), urging the government to halt all mining permit processes that threaten the Leuser Ecosystem, indigenous communities’ livelihoods, and Aceh’s historical heritage.

Defending Life, Defending Land: Communities Call Out Mining’s Human Rights Abuses in the Lead-Up to COP30

Defending Life, Defending Land: Communities Call Out Mining’s Human Rights Abuses in the Lead-Up to COP30

by | Nov 12, 2025 | africa, asia, carribean, defend the defenders, europe, latin america, media, north america, oceania, our stories

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.

The Green Lie: Communities Expose the Myth of “Green” Mining at COP30

The Green Lie: Communities Expose the Myth of “Green” Mining at COP30

by | Nov 12, 2025 | africa, asia, carribean, defend the defenders, europe, green extractivism, just transition, latin america, media, north america, oceania, our stories, right to say no

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.