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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...
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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...
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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...
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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;...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...