The World Bank today approved $250 million in financing for the first phase of the Inga 3 hydropower project in the ...

Peruvian Indigenous advocate receives the prestigious climate justice award for her groundbreaking campaign to secure legal rights for the Marañón River. San Francisco, Calif.–Today, the Goldman ...

Originating in the Sierra Nevada mountains and measuring 150 miles long, the Stanislaus snakes its way through five counties in Northern California before meeting its tributary, the San Joaquin River.

Last month, International Rivers supported community and civil society representatives from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) who traveled to Washington, D.C. to urge the World Bank to reconsider ...

Today marks the ninth anniversary of the tragic assassination of our friend, Berta Caceres. She was gunned down in her home after multiple threats against her life. A Lenca-Honduran environmental ...

On December 17 th, Thailand’s Office of National Water Resources (ONWR), in its role as the secretariat of Thai National Mekong Commission (TNMC), announced that it intends to proceed with the ...

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 four more hydropower projects to be ...

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 ...

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 World Bank’s plans to lend billions of ...

CONCEPCIÓN, CHILE – The Biobío River is now the first ecosystem to have a Declaration of Rights in Chile. The communities of Defensa Ribera Norte Chiguayante, situated downstream on the Biobío River, ...

The Biobío River was Chile’s first major river protection campaign, which later helped shape and inform efforts to protect iconic rivers in Patagonia. The lessons learned from the Biobío campaign laid ...