Rights of Nature | Yes to Life No to Mining

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

by YLNMadmin | Nov 11, 2025 | Defend the Defenders, latest news english, latest news espanol, Recent News, right to say no

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.

Rights of Nature and Resistance to Mining in Ecuador

by YLNMadmin | Jun 14, 2025 | Criminalisation, defend the defenders, Defend the Defenders, emblematic cases, latest news english, latest news espanol, Mining and Militarism, Recent News, 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.

Serbian Government and Mining Giant Found Guilty of Violating Nature’s Rights

by Lynda Sullivan | Dec 9, 2024 | latest news english, right to say no, water is life

Serbian Government and Mining Giant Found Guilty of Violating Nature’s Rights Plus potential ecocide, in the Homolje region, Serbia On November 23, 2024, the 14th Local Rights of Nature Tribunal convened an online public hearing to address the severe environmental and...