Marš sa Drine is a national campaign against the mining of lithium, borate and related minerals in Serbia. We started as a network of groups against Rio Tinto’s mine in the Jadar Valley with the primary purpose to support the local opposition to the mine. We have expanded into a collective of citizens, independent experts, activists, local and national non-governmental organizations from Serbia and beyond, all united to protect the Jadar Valley and the rest of Serbia from the devastating effects of mining on fertile soil.

Our mission is to support locals working to protect their land against planned lithium and borate exploitation and against forced relocation that that entails. We work based on social, environmental, economic and legal aspects.

Bounded by mountains, surrounded by water and home to thousands of multigenerational, sustainable agriculturalists, the Jadar Valley is known as the most fertile land in Serbia. Instead of protecting it, the Government of Serbia, together with Rio Tinto, wants to destroy it, displace the people who live there and build a lithium – borate mine whose consequences on the environment of not just that area, but the whole of Serbia, would be catastrophic. Marš sa Drine stands with the people to protect our precious natural resources, our water, air and soil.