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Activist training school in DRC strengthens the movement for rivers
International Rivers’ advocacy training in DRC aimed at strengthening the movement of civil society partners and community groups to effectively...
Press Release | UNESCO World Heritage Committee inscribes Kenya’s Lake Turkana as “in danger” over Gibe Dam impacts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 28 June 2018 Today, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee took the decision to officially inscribe Lake Turkana...
Visualizing Our Water and River Relations Workshop for Women
Exploring Women’s Water-Based Literacies through Alternative Storytelling with 20 Indigenous Women from Sikkim and West Bengal “Years ago, at the...
Lives lost and more under threat in the wake of Colombia’s largest dam crisis
To provide immediate assistance to Ríos Vivos and community activists on the ground, visit Ríos Vivos Colombia. A convergence of forces...
Alternative World Water Forum: Strengthening Alliances to Protect Water, Life and Human Rights
FAMA plenary sessionPhoto credit: Todd Southgate From March 17th to 22nd, thousands of activists from over 30 countries gathered in...
Goldman Prize Winner Nguy Thi Khanh: Catalyzing a Clean Energy Transformation in Vietnam
This week, as Vietnamese environmental activist Nguy Thi Khanh is honored with a Goldman Environmental Prize, we reflect on her...
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...
NGOs Denounce Tapajós Basin Intimidation, Violence, Brazil Inaction | Mongabay
Published originally in Mongabay on April 4th, 2018 Thirty-eight national and international civil society organizations (CSOs), including social movements and...
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...
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;...