There is a growing global movement to recognise the rights of rivers, writes Debadityo Sinha. But rights alone are not enough. We must love and respect rivers, and even think like rivers to understand the vital functions they perform within landscapes and ecosystems, and so discover where their 'best interests' truly lie. And then we must be willing to act: protecting rivers and restoring them to health and wholeness.
… To discover the 'rights of a river', first think like a river Debadityo Sinha | 22nd May 2017 Comment … global movement to recognise the rights of rivers, writes Debadityo Sinha. But rights …
Cities all over Britain are threaded by 'lost rivers' that have been hidden away in tunnels and culverts. Jenny Jones argues that it's time to restore them to a more natural state - improving habitats for wildlife and people, and reducing flood risk.
… New life for our lost urban rivers! Jenny Jones | 24th March 2014 Comment … Cities all over Britain are threaded by 'lost rivers' that have been hidden away in tunnels … breached the weaknesses in our coastal and river defences causing widespread disruption …
Although flowing water is fundamental to river ecosystems, temporary streams are distinctive landscape features that support surprisingly diverse communities, writes Rachel Stubbington. However, the biodiversity of these dynamic ecosystems needs greater recognition and protection.
… Dry rivers are living rivers - with our care and protection Rachel … Water Natural World Ecology Conservation Rivers UK Science temporary streams are … Although flowing water is fundamental to river ecosystems, temporary streams are …
Robin Millam from the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature is encouraged to by the progress being made by those countries and communities small and large who are seeking to give legal rights to nature.....
… Rivers and Natural Ecosystems as Rights … announced last August (2012), the Whanganui River of New Zealand is being granted legal personhood rights. The River is a major commercial route on the North …
Programme of 'river remedies' led to increased wellbeing among vulnerable adults and teenagers.
… Engagement 2318559_29724866.jpg Programme of 'river remedies' led to increased wellbeing … Gloucestershire Council and Bristol Avon Rivers Trust, and funded by the Environment … of pollution in the natural environment. River remedies To deliver the framework, …
Simple water conservation rather than a multi-billion pound pipeline project would be the best way to save the Dead Sea from disappearing, say environmentalists
… Vikki Miller | 25th April 2010 News Water River Natural World Tourism deadsea4.jpg … use of the sea’s main tributary, the River Jordan. River Jordan reduced to a trickle 'We are …
Natural England announced today that the wild beavers living on Devon's River Otter will be allowed to remain free under a 're-introduction' licence granted to Devon Wildlife Trust.
… 28th January 2015 News UK Natural World Water Rivers beavers_on_river_otter_2_dave_land-cut.jpg Natural … today that the wild beavers living on Devon's River Otter will be allowed to remain free …
Out-of-date licensing rules mean water companies are taking too much water from rivers and threatening local ecosystems
… Excessive water abstraction threatens UK rivers The Ecologist | 29th April 2010 News Water Natural World riverskyview.jpg A third of river catchments in England are threatened by …
A family of wild of beavers has established on an English river for the first time since Henry VIII. But now the Government has decided to trap them and consign them to captivity in a zoo or wildlife centre. Defenders of wilderness are now demanding: keep our wild beavers free!
… Natural World Flooding UK Beavers Water river-otter-beavers.jpg A family of wild of beavers has established on an English river for the first time since Henry VIII. But … that riparian trees along a stretch of the River Otter had been felled and vegetation had …
In an exclusive extract from Wild Swimming, author Daniel Start looks back at his best-ever wild dips
… the UK’s natural pools, lakes and rivers in the process. The result was his … (vb.): 1. Swimming in natural waters such as rivers, lakes and waterfalls. Often associated … swings and slides, or riding the current of a river. Salisbury Plains and Wiltshire Chalk …
Chinese mitten crabs are pushing indigenous species out of UK rivers and damaging river banks and habitats. It's time to look at how we could control them, and maybe find a new seafood delicacy to boot
… How to protect UK rivers from invasive mitten crabs, and eat … Food And Farming Natural World Mitten Crab Rivers Ecology … are pushing indigenous species out of UK rivers and damaging river banks and habitats. …
Environment Agency officials searching for culprit as cyanide spill kills thousands of fish
… Chemical spillage wipes out fish in River Trent The Ecologist | 15th October 2009 News River Pollution Natural World Chemical Fish rivertrent.jpg Environment Agency officials …
Soon after Devon's wild beavers on the River Otter escaped capture by zealous officials, they have given birth to two or even three kits - a clear indicator that they are happy in their habitat, and there to stay!
… Water beaver-kits.jpg The beaver kits on the River Otter. Photo: Tom Buckley / DWT. Soon after Devon's wild beavers on the River Otter escaped capture by zealous … at an undisclosed location on East Devon's River Otter. Two of the kits have been seen …
The Angara, the only river draining Lake Baikal, might disappear by 2020, as it is progressively dammed for massive hydroelectric schemes designed to aid the development of ... China.
… Siberia: Sold down the river Margarita Baranova | 9th November 2013 … Hydropower plotina.png The Angara, the only river draining Lake Baikal, might disappear by … as the fourth hydropower scheme on the Angara river, a tributary of the mighty Yenisei. By …
Russia's Lake Baikal is under threat by a massive dam and pipeline on the main river that feeds into it, that would supply mines with power and water, writes Anson Mackay. In line to fund the project? The World Bank.
… by a massive dam and pipeline on the main river that feeds into it, that would supply … is hoping a massive dam on its largest river could provide much needed power and … Hydropower Plant, planned on the Selenga River in northern Mongolia, was first proposed …
The migrations of wild salmon over thousands of kilometres are an enduring mystery, writes Chris Todd - as are the reasons for a steep and alarming decline in salmon weight, fat and overall condition.
… perhaps only 20g, can leave a Scottish river in springtime, undertake a sojourn of … between one and four years later to their rivers to spawn. This is for good reason. A … and quality of salmon returning to Scottish rivers over the past 50 years. This variation …
Drought is returning Lake Powell, impounded behind the Glen Canyon dam on the Colorado river, back to desert, writes Grant A. Mincy - and a fine thing too! As nature turns billions of dollars of infrastructural abomination to junk, this creates the chance to reclaim our commons and recreate ravaged ecosystems.
… behind the Glen Canyon dam on the Colorado river, back to desert, writes Grant A. Mincy - … a series of such projects along the Colorado River in the appropriately named ' Golden Age … executives could not accurately predict river flow, did not take into account the …
With California's wild Coho salmon populations down to 1% of their former numbers, there's growing evidence that beavers - long reviled as a pest of the waterways - are essential to restore the species, writes Maria Finn. In the process, they raise water tables, recharge aquifers and improve water quality. What's not to love?
… freshwater from the Klamath and Sacramento rivers. Dams built for reservoirs on these rivers have cut off many salmon from their … and Coho salmon. Only 5% of the Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon survived this …
International Rivers has highlighted the environmental damage caused by the world's biggest hydropower project amid concern about plans for two new dams in China
… The Ecologist | 30th October 2009 News River Three Gorges Dam China Natural World … Dam is a 'model of the past' International Rivers has highlighted the environmental … for two new dams in China China's Yangtze River hydropower project has been a 'model for …
Beavers are essential to thriving wetland ecosystems, writes Jo Cartmell, and will help not hinder flood control in densely populated England. We should all welcome their return.
… 2014 Comment Natural World Flooding UK Rivers beaver-scotland.png Beavers are … nature reserve and set up a territory on the River Thames in Oxfordshire. It remained there … beaver had happily lived on a main, canalised river and had been no problem whatsoever for …
Beavers to be released into the wild under ‘cautious’ Government plans.
… return of the semi-aquatic mammals to English rivers. The native animals are also set to be … and ensuring support for landowners and river users is in place. Engineers Beavers are … return to England, and are found wild on the River Otter in Devon, the site of a successful …
Sub-Saharan African countries top list of those with most vulnerable water supplies as report warns of 'looming crisis' in both Asia and Africa from pollution and depletion of natural water resources
… impacts will be visible sooner. The Yellow River in China and the Ganges (with its … in India are expected to become seasonal rivers by the second half of this century. The … water resources due to pollution. The Yellow River Conservancy Committee estimates 34 per …
Must-have handbags? shoes to die for? From cheap trinkets to luxury car interiors, Jim Wickens discovers the startling facts behind what we buy into when we buy leather goods.
… for the chronic pollution of the city’s rivers and the systematic poisoning of tens of … the scale of the problem: electric-blue rivers of effluent gushing out of every … and then straight into the Dhaka’s primary river, the Buriganga. Mr Mazakat Harun is the …
Biggest engineering project in Chinese history could repeat failures of Three Gorges Dam, with significant pressure on ecosystems and fisheries from the resettlement of 300,000 people
… Three Gorges Dam. A report from International Rivers said policies to relocate residents … and will take water from the Yangtze and Han rivers in the south to drier areas in the … for those being resettled, International Rivers has said the report illustrated an …