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 ...

The World Bank today approved $250 million in financing for the first phase of the Inga 3 hydropower project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) despite glaring gaps in project preparation and ...

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

Mark’s relationship with the Stanislaus River and the influence of river defenders ultimately inspired the founding of International Rivers.

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 friend, environmental lawyer and climate ...

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 ...

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 raising the alarm over the ...

By Monti Aguirre, Director, Latin America Program In a long overdue victory, Colombian President Gustavo Petro last week handed over nearly 1000 hectares of land to close to 100 families displaced by ...