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Pueblos de la Puna Atacameña resisten al extractivismo pese al avance de la minería de litio

by Lynda Sullivan | Dec 21, 2025 | green extractivism, just transition, latin america, our stories, post extractivism, right to say no, water is life

Pueblos de la Puna Atacameña resisten al extractivismo pese al avance de la minería de litio Autorxs: Javiera Ortiz, Ramón Balcázar M., Véronica Gostissa y Vivian Lagrava Edición: Ramón Balcázar M. y Lynda Sullivan 1. Extractivismo del litio en la Puna de...

Chile, Argentina, Bolivia – Resistance to lithium mining in the Puna de Atacama

by Lynda Sullivan | Dec 21, 2025 | emblematic cases, latin america, our stories, post extractivism, right to say no, water is life

In this emblematic case the people of the Puna de Atacama in Chile continue to resist extractivism despite the advance of lithium mining. Español aquí

AOTEAROA New Zealand: mining intensifies

by Lynda Sullivan | Dec 19, 2025 | oceania, our stories, right to say no, water is life

An update and message from YLNM member, Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki, from Aotearoa New Zealand.

MEXICO: El Secretario de Economía Cómplice del Despojo y la Devastación Ambiental

by Lynda Sullivan | Dec 19, 2025 | defend the defenders, latin america, our stories, right to say no, water is life

La Red Mexicana de Afectadas y Afectados por la Minería (REMA) manifestamos nuestro total rechazo a las declaraciones del secretario de Economía, Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón, y de la gobernadora de Guerrero, Evelyn Salgado Pineda, realizadas durante la XXXVI Convención Internacional de Minería 2025 en Acapulco, Guerrero a finales de noviembre.

COLOMBIA: The Carnival March in Tolima

by Lynda Sullivan | Dec 18, 2025 | emblematic cases, latin america, our stories, right to say no, water is life

A story of peaceful resistance and territorial awareness, the Carnarch in Defense of Life Water and Land is celebrated annually on the World Environment Day. It’s a process of collective action, which applies the principle of non-violence and building of people power.