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8th November 2021

In the press: COP26 mining statements obscure developed world’s ‘green extractivism’ plans

Many wealthy nations’ green transition strategies rely on a model characterised by industrial-scale extraction of finite metal and mineral reserves, while leaving commodity production and consumption unchecked, writes Tommy Greene… Read More

3rd November 2021

Climate Justice Now: Gaia at COP26

The eyes of the world are on the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. We are all looking for signs of hope. But not everyone is looking in the same place. For… Read More

22nd July 2021

Gaia marks the Global Day Against Mega Mining

On the Global Day Against Mega Mining, Gaia’s ‘Beyond Extractivism’ Programme lead, Hannibal, reflects on a visit to the Philippines in 2015 and why we can’t mine our way out… Read More

25th May 2021

We can’t mine our way out of climate crisis

Gaia’s Hannibal Rhoades and Andy Whitmore of London Mining Network explore why Green New Deals and post-Covid recovery packages must back a holistic, material transition towards a circular society, not… Read More

14th December 2020

Active hope: Gaia’s solstice reflections

The Gaia Team reflects on the achievements, actions and ideas that have given them hope in 2020. 2020 has severely tested our resilience and capacity for hope. But despite the… Read More

3rd November 2020

Denouncing the murder of Fikile Ntshangase

It is with outrage and grief that we share this press release relating the murder of Earth Defender and grandmother Fikile Ntshangase, an outspoken opponent of coal mining in Somkhele,… Read More

8th October 2020

Video: The Right to Say No to Mining in Europe

How are European communities already asserting their ‘Right to Say No’ to mining and other extractive projects, from the grassroots up? How can the Right to Say No be materially… Read More

28th September 2020

Media Release: We can’t mine our way out of the climate crisis

MEDIA RELEASE: 234 civil society organisations, communities and academics call on EC to align critical raw materials sourcing plans with the interests of the planet, communities and the climate. (Traducción… Read More

17th September 2020

Webinar. The Right to Say No: European Struggles and Successes

When? 29th September. 3pm GMT/UTC. Where? Online Register now (required): https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IS1h72zgTeKV2fRXlFfy2Q Europe faces a massive increase in mining in the years to come, as the EU and national governments seek to… Read More

15th September 2020

The Salween Peace Park: a place for all living things

Members of the Karen Environmental and Social Action Network tells the story of how the Karen Indigenous People in Myanmar founded the Salween Peace Park to protect their mega-diverse territory… Read More