Restoring Free-Flowing Rivers
Since 1985, International Rivers has been at the heart of the global movement to ensure river-dependent communities’ voices are heard and their rights are respected.
Rivers are the arteries of the earth, supporting the highest rate of biodiversity compared to any other ecosystem and providing for the livelihoods of millions of local, indigenous and traditional peoples. Rivers are also under extreme threat, with less than 10% of the world’s river basins protected.
International Rivers strengthens movements of communities and civil society at the forefront of defending rivers by:
• Undertaking investigative research to generate robust data and evidence to inform policies and campaigns.
• Remaining independent and fearless in campaigning to expose and resist destructive projects.
• Developing a vision that protects rivers and the communities that depend upon them.
The Vietnam Climate Defenders Coalition, a group of international and regional human rights and climate justice organizations, welcomes the release yesterday of our friend and colleague, environmental lawyer Dang Dinh Bach, after five years of unjust imprisonment in Vietnam. Bach has shared the following message with his supporters: Hanoi, June 24, 2026 Dear friends, colleagues…
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Vietnam Climate Defenders Coalition This month, on 24 June 2026, Vietnamese environmental lawyer Dang Dinh Bach is due to be released from prison, having served his five-year sentence in full. As that day draws near, we look forward with hope to his safe release and the reunion that awaits him, with his wife, Tran Phuong…
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