#RightsofRivers
Here are some of the latest victories for rivers, wetlands and the ocean worldwide.

💧 Water is a right.

🌊 Rivers, wetlands, and the ocean deserve rights too.

#WorldWaterDay #RightsOfWater #LetRiversFlow #OceanRights #WetlandRights #RiverRights #RightsofRivers
March 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
'The Right to Biodiversity To good biological health through the existence of balanced, diverse, and viable populations of native species and habitats specific to the Wye and its tributaries.'

Rights of Rivers Monmouthshire

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#afonhafren
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#monmouthshire
June 27, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Lovely to meet with other Rights of Rivers groups yesterday at Severn Beach. As we all join together along her banks, we form a thread of reverence and protection for our sacred river 🌀

#riversevern
#afonhafren
#rightsofrivers
#letthesevernflow
February 21, 2026 at 11:29 AM
'a sustainable future requires humans to shift from exploiting nature to recognising it as a rights-bearing entity, rather than mere property.'

#rightsofrivers
#waterprotection
#sacredwater
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Should the River Wye have legal rights?
Giving the natural world enforceable rights in law, known as rights of nature, is not fanciful. Those rights can have practical application

westenglandbylines.co.uk/region/heref...
Should the River Wye have legal rights?
Giving the natural world enforceable rights in law, known as rights of nature, is not fanciful. Those rights can have practical application
westenglandbylines.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Good news!
The River Wye has been formally recognised as a living ecosystem with intrinsic rights.
It includes the right to flow, to biodiversity, to be free from pollution, to regenerate and the right to be represented.
#naturerights
#rightsofrivers
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
River Wye granted rights in UK first that could help in fight against pollution
Charter to be adopted along river’s entire catchment from Cambrian mountains to Chepstow and Bristol Channel
www.theguardian.com
May 24, 2026 at 2:22 PM
🌊 Take a moment this International #DayofAction2025 for Rivers to celebrate the lifelines of our planet

Head to our website to learn more about the challenges faced by our rivers and the species that call them home 👇
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#OurRiversOurFuture #RightsofRivers #DoA2025
March 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#RightsofRivers has become a hot topic since the Sewage Dumping scandal broke. In our most recent video, @greenparty.org.uk councillors Steve McAuliffe and Emily O’Brien talk about their Rights of Rivers work for the #RiverArun and the historic charter for the #RiverOuse. youtu.be/DD0RNIDVUlA
Rights of Rivers - Case study's from the River Arun and the Historic River Ouse Charter.
YouTube video by Chichester and Arun Green Matters
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March 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In 2024, water companies dumped 3.61 million hours of sewage into England’s rivers - a record-breaking low.

That’s why we’re walking for the River Medway on 23 July. Join us.

🌊 www.formedway.org/events

#RightsOfRivers #StopSewage #RiverMedway #SourceToSea #CleanRiversNow
July 21, 2025 at 9:44 AM
'The Right to Be Free From Pollution To exist in a state of ecological health and not be subject to detrimental levels of known and emerging pollutants that adversely affect the life of the river.'

Rights of Rivers Monmouthshire

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#afonhafren
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#monmouthshire
June 27, 2026 at 11:54 AM
We begin here...

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead

Pipeline permission refused by ABP for new wastewater discharge into Boyne River SPA & SAC

#RightsofRivers #SavetheBoyne #Boann
January 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Just signed the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Rivers. www.rightsofrivers.org #RightsofRivers Perhaps "Pie in the Sky", but this represents a real way to protect nature in the future.
Rights of Rivers
Sign the Universal Declaration of The Rights of Rivers and stand with a growing international movement to protect rivers, freshwater ecosystems, and all who depend upon them for their lives and liveli...
www.rightsofrivers.org
September 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
💧 How can councils act for their rivers?

Our new Rights of Rivers guide offers step-by-step advice for councils and communities to do the same.

📘 Explore the guide:
👉 www.hoganlovellsbase.com/_uploads/dow...

#RightsofRivers #LocalCouncils #EnvironmentalJustice #NatureRights #Rivers
October 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“What if we saw rivers as kin rather than possessions?”

Across the UK, communities are reframing their relationship with rivers — seeing them not as property, but as living systems with the right to flow, to regenerate, and to thrive.

📘 www.hoganlovellsbase.com/_uploads/dow...

#RightsofRivers
www.hoganlovellsbase.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Read how local communities and legal experts are pushing boundaries and challenging how we relate to nature — one river at a time.

📖 Read the full article: issuu.com/rsgspubs/doc...

#RightsofNature #RiverRights #EnvironmentalJustice #LoveOurOuse #LegalPersonhood #EnvironmentalLaw #RightsOfRivers
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September 19, 2025 at 8:38 AM
A turning point for the River Ouse—and maybe for nature’s rights across the UK. 🌍

#RightsOfRivers #LoveOurOuse #EmmaMontlake #EnvironmentalLawFoundation #NatureHasRights #RiverOuse #EnvironmentalJustice
April 14, 2025 at 7:26 AM
In our latest blog article, Cobra Collective member Matthew Simpson outlines why the #RightsofWetlands project is supporting a motion to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on the #RightsofRivers.

cobracollective.org/news/living-...

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Living in harmony with rivers
Matthew Simpson outlines why the Rights of Wetlands project is supporting a motion to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on the Rights of Rivers.
cobracollective.org
May 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM