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Press Release | Groups Seek Fundamental Legal Rights for Serbia's Wild Rivers and Ecosystems
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts Grant Wilson (gwilson@earthlaw.org, +1-510-566-1063) Zoe Lujic (zoelujic@earth-thrive.org) Monti Aguirre (monti@internationalrivers.org, +1-707-591-1220) Photo of Studenica River. Photo...
New Zealand: The Power of a Lawsuit
You don’t have to change your constitution to protect a river. Often, existing legislation can be used to win permanent...
New Zealand: National Water Conservation Orders
In 1981, New Zealand recognized 16 rivers and lakes as “Outstanding” and protected them in perpetuity. When it became clear...
When A River Becomes A Legal Person: A Short Journey Down New Zealand's Whanganui River
“Our entire outlook is about the health of the river. It took us 175 years. We’re not speaking for us;...
Powerful Miniseries Depicts Struggles to Protect Sacred Indigenous Sites
Fisherman in the shadow of Basamuk refinery in New Guinea. Sacred Land Film Project A four-part miniseries called Standing on Sacred...
Film: Fiji’s River of Eden
This is a guest blog by Cari Morgan, a Communications Specialist at O.A.R.S., named “The best river and sea outfitter on...
River Use - The Next Global Challenge
How should we use our rivers? Developing countries around the world have often looked to the past when answering this...
Down and Dirty: Farm Soil Will Offset Emissions in Australia's Carbon Cut Scheme
Originally published in The Sydney Morning Herald It was a candid remark in a private briefing. But unfortunately for the...