International Rivers is working with frontline communities to explore legal protections for the Tapajos and Arapiuns rivers.

By Maureen Harris, Senior Advisor June 24, 2025, marks a grim anniversary: four years since environmental lawyer Dang Dinh ...

Four years ago this month, environmental lawyer and climate justice advocate Dang Dinh Bach (Bach) was unjustly arrested in ...

Congo June 3, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 3, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTS: Siziwe Mota, Africa Program Director of International Rivers, [email protected], +27 608351354 Emmanuel Musuyu, ...

San Francisco, Calif.–Today, the Goldman Environmental Prize announced its 2025 slate of winners, including Mariluz Canaquiri Murayari, a grandmother, community organizer, and Indigenous Kukama leader ...

News April 4, 2025 How a battle over development on a California river helped inspire the founding of International Rivers and a global movement to amplify the voices of rivers and riverine ...

News March 21, 2025 Today marks a historic confluence as we celebrate the first-ever World Glacier Day followed tomorrow by World Water Day. As communities worldwide celebrate our planet’s most ...

Defending the Defenders January 23, 2025 By Maureen Harris, Senior Advisor of International Rivers Today, 24 January 2025, marks three years since the unjust trial and sentencing of our partner and ...

Asia November 8, 2024 By Rin Sohsai In early October, the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand (NHRC) sent a letter to Thailand’s Prime Minister expressing serious concerns about the plans for ...

The Civil Court of Loreto issued a ruling this week that upholds the rights of the Marañón River, marking a significant victory for environmental justice and Indigenous rights in Peru. Originating in ...

Financiers October 23, 2024 By Joshua Klemm, Co-Executive Director As world leaders gather this week in Washington, DC for the World Bank’s Annual Meetings, over 100 civil society organizations are ...