FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 11, 2024 CONTACT: v4climateleaders@gmail.com More than 60 human rights and environmental organizations from around the world, including 350.org, Global Witness, EarthRights, International Rivers, Project88, Global Network of Movement Lawyers, and Stand.Earth, today issued a pressing call to Apple’s leadership team and Board of Directors, urging them to take action regarding the…
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On March 14th, people all over the world gathered to protect and celebrate rivers for the 27th annual International Day of Action for Rivers. This year, we recorded over 110 events in more than 40 countries with thousands of people celebrating their rivers, and uniting against dams, water diversions and pollution in multiple ways. You…
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A coproduction of Asociación Quisca with the Kukama Indigenous Women’s Federation and Radio Ucamara, the documentary premieres shortly after a Peruvian judge ruled that the Marañón River has intrinsic rights FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 3rd, 2024 Download the press release here. MEDIA CONTACTS:Stephanie Boyd, Quisca, quisaproductions@gmail.com, Canada cell: 365-800-0881, Peru cell/WhatsApp: (+51) 987 101 604 (Spanish,…
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Supported by International Rivers, Samana Fest reunited more than 2,500 people in favor of the protection of the Río Samaná Norte, the last free flowing river in the eastern region of Antioquia, Colombia. Last week, the sixth edition of Samana Fest was celebrated near Medellin, Colombia. This event, which took place from the 11th to…
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Original article, click here. Mato Grosso State Secretariat for the Environment State (SEMA-MT) denies and archives the environmental licensing process for the hydroelectric plant planned for the Arinos River, located in the northwest region of Mato Grosso. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 22, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTS Dafne Spolti, OPAN, dafne@amazonianativa.org.br (Portuguese and English) Bruna Pineiro,…
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In a historic milestone for the protection of the Marañón River, led by indigenous Kukama women of Peru, the Peruvian Mixed Court in Nauta ruled to protect the rights of the Marañón River FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Click here for the Spanish version March 19, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTS: Isadora Armani, International Rivers, iarmani@internationalrivers.org (English, Spanish, Portuguese)…
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Co-published with Rivers without Boundaries, Coalition for Human Rights in Development and other partners Today on the 27th International Day of Action for Rivers, international and local civil society organizations (CSOs) share the appeal they sent to the World Bank and 15 other financiers – members of the “Rogun Coordination Group”. In Tajikistan, the government is…
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Published in partnership with Open Development Mekong All over the world, women play a critical role in providing, managing and safeguarding water resources. Yet too often, governments ignore women’s lives and perspectives when making decisions about water. Years of experience have shown us that dams and other water infrastructure impact communities in gendered ways. Dam projects…
Read MoreMEDIA CONTACT: v4climateleaders@gmail.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 7, 2024 While Asian Development Bank (ADB) President, Mr. Masatsugu Asakawa, visits Vietnam next week from March 11-15, we urge him to sound the alarm on the country’s lack of genuine commitment to its Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) and other climate finance projects while its climate leaders…
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The Canadian mining company Belo Sun is attempting to build the Volta Grande gold mine which, if built, would be the largest open-pit gold mine in Brazil. Instead of responding to legitimate concerns about the environmental and human rights impacts of the project, the company has filed a criminal lawsuit against local community members and…
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 9, 2024 #StandwithBach #FreeHong MEDIA CONTACT: maia@ripplestrategies.com www.standwithbach.org Please Share: English Version Here; Vietnamese Version Here Today, in time for Tet, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year which begins on February 10, the Vietnam Climate Defenders Coalition, a group of over 30 international climate justice and human rights organizations, launched this video…
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