Chile has reached a major milestone for nature and communities alike. The Government of Chile has officially declared the ...

This October, the world’s largest nature conservation forum will convene in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from October 9 to 15. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World ...

In our work around the world, International Rivers partners with people on the frontlines of ecological crisis, defending rivers, ecosystems, communities, and ways of life from destruction. For many ...

After a 15-year delay, the environmental licensing process for the Tabajara Hydroelectric Plant has been cancelled, effectively ending the project. On June 30, 2025, Brazil’s environmental regulator, ...

Deep in Brazil’s Amazon flows the vast Tapajós River basin—a network of sacred waterways that Indigenous peoples call the “River of Life.” This massive watershed, spanning 493.000 square kilometers ...

In a new study, International Rivers and Irigaray e Associados, Análise Juridica da Legislação Ambiental Brasileira, reveal a potentially transformative legal approach to protecting Brazil’s Tapajós ...

Emmanuel Musuyu, Executive Secretary, CORAP, [email protected] +243 81169 7699 WASHINGTON, DC – The World Bank today approved an initial $250 million in financing for the first phase of the Inga 3 ...

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 Tapajós River, a lifeline in Brazil’s Amazon basin, has reached historically low levels this year amid an unprecedented drought. The urgent situation made the National Water and Sanitation Agency ...

In a long overdue victory, Colombian President Gustavo Petro last week handed over nearly 1000 hectares of land to close to 100 families displaced by the construction of El Quimbo dam. Built on the ...

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, ...