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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...
World’s Newest Great Ape Threatened by Chinese Dam | The Guardian
This article originallly appeared in The Guardian. The discovery of the Tapanuli orangutan has not stopped a Chinese state-run company...
Tackling Hydropower Myths on the Mekong: “Run-of-River” Does Not Mean Sustainable
A boat on the Mekong in Laos.International Rivers A few weeks ago, the 3rd Mekong River Commission Summit took place...
PR | Course Change on the Mekong Needed Now for a Just and Sustainable Future
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 5, 2018 Today, the Prime Ministers of Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam meet in Siem Reap, Cambodia...
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...
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...
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...
United States: The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
“It is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States that certain selected rivers of the Nation which,...
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...