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.
International Rivers stands in solidarity with the Affected Citizens of Teesta (ACT) from Sikkim, India, as they renew their demand to permanently scrap the 520 MW NHPC Teesta IV hydropower project on the Teesta river and the 280 MW Himagiri Panan hydropower project on the sacred Rongyoung river. The group recently completed a 4-day foot…
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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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