The Indigenous resistance protecting Ecuador’s rivers
Three stories told by Indigenous people standing up for Ecuador’s rivers about their fight to protect the nature they depend on.
Recognising the rights of rivers
Rivers are the planet’s arteries of life and are intrinsically linked to human well-being, history, culture, spirituality and politics. Yet, our legal system has largely proven to be ill-equipped to protect the world’s rivers and their inhabitants. A growing global movement sets out to change this by legally recognising and implementing the inherent rights [...]