Riverine Rights

20/03/2024

30/08/2023

https://www.eltiempo.com/justicia/investigacion/procuraduria-pidio-audiencia-publica-para-monitorear-proteccion-del-rio-atrato-800865

La solicitud del órgano de control fue enviada al Tribunal Administrativo de Cundinamarca

18/07/2023

https://www.elespectador.com/judicial/el-rio-cauca-es-el-primer-afluente-acreditado-como-victima-del-conflicto-por-la-jep/

El río Cauca se utilizó como fosa común de los grupos paramilitares con el apoyo de miembros de la fuerza pública.

27/06/2023

https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/amp/internacional/en/brazil/2023/06/brazilian-city-passes-first-law-guaranteeing-rights-to-a-river.shtml

The text states that the river Laje has the right to 'maintain its natural flow', 'nurture', and 'be nourished'

20/03/2023

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/mar/20/scarred-for-life-the-himalayan-towns-sinking-into-oblivion?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

The construction of vast dams and a network of roads and railways have taken a heavy toll on the state of Uttarakhand, with buildings in Joshimath and other settlements collapsing and residents blaming government indifference

16/03/2023

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/15/albania-vjosa-wild-river-national-park-europe-first-aoe?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

A project with outdoor gear company Patagonia and NGOs will protect the Vjosa, one of the continent’s last free-flowing waterways

02/03/2023

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/01/sussex-river-ouse-first-in-england-legal-rights-aoe

Lewes council passes motion recognising Sussex river’s rights to protection, amid growing concerns over pollution of waterways

14/02/2023

Infographic showing the different faces of the Atrato River. By Faver Rodríguez and Cartografias Narrativas. Uniandes.

11/02/2023

Riverine Rights Research trips to the Atrato, Colombia and Whanganui, Aotearoa Rivers 2023

24/01/2023

https://360info.org/the-law-of-the-river/

Granting ‘rights’ to rivers and forests has been embraced by environmentalists. But to understand its effectiveness, we must first look closely at the law. The Whanganui River in New Zealand wanders from its wellspring on the slopes of a volcano in the centre of the north island to the Cook Stra...

22/01/2023

Bolivia is rich in a metal vital for electric cars, and a Chinese battery maker will mine it.

22/01/2023

Riverine Rights project team travel the Whanganui River, New Zealand from the Mountains to the Sea.