| Alyansa Tigil Mina | |
| Type: | non-governmental organization |
| Foundation: | 2004 |
| Location: | Quezon City, Philippines |
Alyansa Tigil Mina (abbreviated as ATM,) is an environmental advocacy organization that campaigns to protect communities and the environment from the ill effects of large-scale mining operations in the Philippines. It is a coalition composed of non-governmental organizations, church groups, and academic institutions and is the largest anti-mining advocacy network in the country.[1] [2] Alyansa Tigil Mina began as a loose collective that began meeting in 2004 to address threats posed to sustainable development initiatives by the revival of mining operations in the Philippines.[3]
Alyansa Tigil Mina takes part in campaigns for environmental protection and Indigenous people's rights. The alliance calls for a nationwide moratorium on large-scale mining operations; the passage of an Alternative People's Mining Act as well as the scrapping of the Philippine Mining Act of 1995; and rejection of the National Policy Agenda on Revitalizing Mining in the Philippines and the National Minerals Action Plan.[4]
Alyansa Tigil Mina participated in the Earth Strike international movement for climate action.[5] It also joined environmentalist Gina Lopez and other groups in launching the "No to Mining in Palawan" signature campaign in 2011 following the murder of radio broadcaster and anti-mining activist Gerry Ortega.[6]
In 2021, Alyansa Tigil Mina was among the 74 groups who signed a letter sent to Department of Environment and Natural Resources officials to oppose offshore magnetite mining in Cagayan province.[7] [8]