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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...
Lawyer Murdered for Supporting Honduran River Defenders
The Latin American television network teleSUR is reporting that another Honduran river defender has been murdered. Carlos Hernández The lawyer...
South Africa: National Water Act
South Africa’s National Water Act, passed just four years after the country’s first democratic election, was hailed as one of...
Norway: Protection Plan for Watercourses and Master Plan for Hydropower Development
When the water authorities issue decisions applying to a protected river system pursuant to this Act, the interest of its conservation...
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...
Costa Rica: Plebiscites & Wetlands
Costa Rica Votes to Protect the Pacuare Organizing a popular vote on river protection can be a costly and time-intensive...
Colombia: The Atrato River Legal Decision
5.18. En consecuencia, las políticas públicas sobre la conservación de la biodiversidad deben adecuarse y centrarse en la preservación de...
Canada: Canadian Heritage Rivers System
“Canada’s outstanding rivers will be nationally recognized and managed through the support and stewardship of local people and provincial, territorial...
Argentina: Entre Rios
Art. 1 – The province of Entre Ríos is hereby declared free from new works of damming on the Paraná...