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South African Earth Defender Nonhle Mbuthuma comes to London
From the 19-26th of October, we will welcome South African Earth Defender Nonhle Mbuthuma to the UK for a series of events highlighting her community’s struggle to protect their lands and… Read More
Indigenous Colombians threatened with death for defending water, territory, and life
The following press release was published by our partners London Mining Network and War on Want, co-organisers of this week’s #BeyondBHP speaker tour: “Indigenous Colombians threatened with death for opposition… Read More
Guardians of the Forest: meet the Jaguar Shamans of the Pirá Paraná River, Colombia
In this new article, the Sacred Land Film Project explore how Indigenous communities living alongside the Pirá Paraná River in the Colombian Amazon have protected their forest, the river and Sacred… Read More
Beyond BHP: breaking free from the world’s biggest mining giant
From 12-20th October, we will welcome environmental human rights defenders visiting London from Colombia, Brazil, the US and Chile to hold the world’s largest mining company- BHP Billiton- to account and… Read More
In Photos: Indigenous and traditional fishers gather for Festival of Northern Fisheries
Endangered fish species, ‘mackerel wars’ and warming oceans. These phenomena often make global headlines, and rightly so. Our oceans, rivers, lakes and the diversity of life they support face unparalleled… Read More
‘Ties are strengthened’: Spanish campaigners unite around Atalaya Mining’s London AGM
On Wednesday 27th June, Spanish campaigners attended the AGM of London-listed mining company Atalaya Mining to raise concerns about the company’s operations across Spain. Atalaya, which is listed on London’s… Read More
PRESS RELEASE: Spanish campaigners call Atalaya Mining to account
Gaia joins civil society organisations and campaigners in Spain voicing their opposition to three Spanish mining projects related to UK-listed mining company Atalaya. The mining operations are opposed by… Read More
Street art in Montevideo – and a plea for Healthy Oceans
A vibrant, painted mural in central Montevideo, Uruguay, is attracting attention from the public and media alike, about the devastation from human activities on the oceans – from overfishing and… Read More
Leave the gold in the hills
Last month international solidarity from Honduras, Romania and Galicia flowed to community organisations resisting a planned gold mine in Northern Ireland’s Sperrin Mountains. Story originally published by London Mining Network. … Read More
Meet the people building alternatives to mining in Cajamarca, Colombia
Gaia’s Hannibal Rhoades and Benjamin Hitchcock Auciello meet the activist, ethnobotanist and business leader strengthening life-sustaining alternatives to destructive, conflict-ridden mining in Colombia. Originally published in Red Pepper Magazine. On the 26th March… Read More
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