We stand together for life, justice, and solidarity beyond borders. We support communities resisting mining, expose violations and greenwashing, challenge exploitation, and promote local, systemic alternatives that respect Earth’s limits. Another world built on care and equality is possible.

There are so many miners targeting Te Tara o te Ika a Maui in 2025! Bliimin Shane Jones been pimping it out hard! Check out who is here...

Lake Vättern, Sweden’s largest lake, could provide drinking water for millions. But military drills and a proposed rare earth mine threaten to destroy this vital ecosystem. Protect Lake Vättern — clean water must come before destruction. yestolifenotomining.org/uncategorize...

A medida que la situación en Ecuador se intensifica, recordamos cómo la lucha comunitaria logró lo impensable: la Corte Constitucional prohibió la minería en Los Cedros y reconoció los Derechos de la Naturaleza. Defiende a quienes defienden ✊🌱 yestolifenotomining.org/latest-news/...

In Nigeria, coal mining pollutes rivers, destroys farmland, and harms health. But the Owukpa people are resisting, with women at the forefront of that resistance. 👉 Click the link to read the full emblematic case! yestolifenotomining.org/latest-news/...

PNG Against Deep Sea Mining! The New Ireland Provincial Government in Papua New Guinea supports the Niu Solwara 1 deep sea mining project — a mega plan to extract minerals from the ocean floor. Read for more!

We demand the Canadian embassy support these environmental defenders!

Extractivism isn’t just an environmental issue — it’s deeply tied to patriarchy and colonialism. These systems harm people and planet, especially women and marginalized genders. Follow the thread 👇🏼

We believe communities — not states or corporations — hold the key to a post-extractive future. 🌱✊ Yes to Life No to Mining fights for that future through solidarity and collective action. Want to learn more? Visit our website! yestolifenotomining.org

¡Tu firma puede marcar la diferencia! Apoya al pueblo indígena Ka’apor en la defensa de su selva contra los mercados de carbono. Firma la #PeticiónSalvaLaSelva aquí: www.salvalaselva.org/peticion/130..."

Mining certifications are often promoted as "responsible" and "sustainable." But the truth is, they mostly serve industry interests — helping harmful practices continue under a greenwashed label. Here are 10 reasons why mining certification fails to deliver real change

Mining keeps killing and destroying communities, driven by greed and neglect. This predatory activity must be stopped. We’ve put together a detailed case study on the dirty face of the energy transition - focusing on nickel mining in Sulawesi, Indonesia. yestolifenotomining.org/latest-news/...

A deadly landslide on March 22 at the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park buried four workers under nickel mine waste. The incident highlights ongoing safety and environmental risks tied to high-pressure acid leaching technology, which generates large volumes of toxic waste.

Certifications are multiplying — and in mining, they’re part of a harmful pattern. Like in industrial farming and fisheries, they’re used to pressure communities into accepting land grabs, water pollution, and destruction — all under the guise of “green” progress.

La transparencia es poder. El acceso público a documentos oficiales de la UE es una herramienta clave para la sociedad civil — también para quienes luchamos contra la minería ilegal y los crímenes ambientales. Más transparencia, más presión por el cambio. 💥🌎

🌿 On May 22, the panel "River Guardians: from Colombia to Ireland" brought together powerful voices resisting destructive mining and defending rivers, land, and communities.

Yes to Life No to Mining is a Global Network of 60+ organizations, networks and communities action in solidarity across the planet! Learn more about us on our website! yestolifenotomining.org

Estamos con los 11 de Jericó. ✊🏽 El 23 de abril, 11 campesinos del Suroeste antioqueño fueron criminalizados por oponerse al proyecto megaminero Quebradona, de AngloGold Ashanti. Denuncian exploraciones sin permiso y exigen justicia. #EstoyConLos11DeJericó #FueraAngloGold

Por la dignidad de los 11 campesinos de Jericó convocamos a respaldarlos en su próxima Audiencia Pública el Lunes 26 de mayo en Jericó ✊🏼🌱💦

El 14/5, Misael Mata Asencio, valiente defensor de la tierra del pueblo maya Q’eqchi’ en Guatemala, fue asesinado por proteger la montaña 1019 de la minera Rio Nickel. Estaba junto a 54 comunidades que luchan por defender su territorio y futuro. Nos solidarizamos con su pueblo y exigimos justicia.

State repression accelerates in the mineral rich Bastar region, central India. Violence against Indigenous Adivasi communities intensifies! Read more 👇🏼

We have come together as Yes to Life No to Mining (YLNM) in the shared belief that saying no to mining is a means to guarantee the diverse forms of life on the planet and an absolute necessity at this moment of converging social, economic and ecological crises. Learn more at yestolifenotomining.org

PRESS RELEASE Antananarivo, Madagascar: After more than 10 years of opposition to the Base Toliara mining project, and despite the Council of Ministers' decision to lift the suspension of its activities, the communities affected by this project have still not stopped calling on state authorities...

Dear Mr. Ciolacu, stop the renewal of the Certej Mining License! Open Letter to the Prime Minister of Romania

Minera multimillonaria canadiense escala amenazas en contra del pueblo de Carrizalillo, Guerrero / Multi-million dollar Canadian mining company escalates threats against the people of Carrizalillo, Guerrero Leer más / Read more: www.remamx.org/2025/03/mine...

Have you read "Protecting your Community from Mining and Other Extractive Operations: A Guide for Resistance"? This guide describes aspects of the mining process and the dangers your community faces when mining companies seek to operate in your community...

Campaign update: Sperrins Gold Mine Inquiry Suspended! A public inquiry into a major mining project in Northern Ireland was suspended shortly after starting due to breaches in laws protecting public participation.

YLNM is hiring a social media and digital comms coordinator! Estamos contratando coordinador de medios sociales y comunicación digital!

YLNM is hiring a Social Media and Digital Comms Coordinator! This role is ideal for a digital communications professional, ideally based in the Global South, fluent in English and Spanish, and with a demonstrable track record of working for environmental justice and/or human rights campaigns.

YLNM's February newsletter is out! We cover news from our member organizations around the world. Read the newsletter with links to each case and more at bit.ly/YLNM-Feb2025 #environmentaljustice #extractivism #mining

Did you miss our Resisting Green Imperialism last fall? The opening plenary recordings are now available! The panelists provided a searing expose of the injustices of unbridled extractive expansions under the guise of energy transition in the global south. londonminingnetwork.org/unjust-trans...

🚨Canadian mining injustice alert in the Dominican Republic🚨 #BarrickGold is ramping back up with their expansion project to create a second tailings dam at Pueblo Viejo Mine. 6 communities have set up barricades to prevent Barrick’s machinery from entering. (1/4)

Join us on March 5 for a webinar on resistance to nickel mining in Sulawesi, Indonesia, our new emblematic case! 5pm Sulawesi / 10am CET Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

SULAWESI, INDONESIA: Penolakan Terhadap Sisi Kotor dari Transisi Hijau Sulawesi telah ditetapkan sebagai pusat keanekaragaman hayati global yang berfungsi: hutan hujan, sungai, pegunungan dan satwa liar endemik. Namun, penduduk dan ekologi Sulawesi berada di wilayah cadangan nikel terbesar di dunia

SULAWESI, INDONESIA: Resistance to the Dirty Face of Green Mining Sulawesi has been designated a global biodiversity hotspot—rainforests, rivers, mountains and endemic wildlife. Unfortunately, the people and ecology of Sulawesi are also sitting on the world’s largest nickel reserves.

Brandi Morin in #Ecuador: A Canadian mining giant vs. the guardians of the Amazon. The first of four parts in a riveting series about the impact of a Canadian mining project on Indigenous peoples in Ecuador, feat stunning photos by Ian Wilms. ricochet.media/indigenous/b... #Indigenous #cdnpoli

Yes to Life No to Mining (YLNM) is a global solidarity network standing up for the right to say NO to mining.