Apr 8, 2025 · In 1985, a dedicated group of volunteers united around a shared vision to develop a worldwide network to protect rivers and promote just and sustainable energy options. Today, …

Past Actions. In 2024, we recorded over 110 events in 40 countries. Activists gathered and protested for the protection of free-flowing rivers, planted native plants along riverbanks, wrote …

International Rivers celebrates 40 years of defending rivers and community rights. “The worldwide pace of large dam construction is so rapid that unless effective action is taken within the next …

We seek a world where healthy rivers and the rights of local river communities are valued and protected. We envision a world where water and energy needs are met without degrading …

International Rivers and our global networks are actively engaged in calling on decision-makers to preserve our precious rivers, protect our human rights, and implement truly sustainable …

6 days ago · Rivers for the People, Philippines “Ang ilog ay buhay – rivers are life,” asserted the Dumagat-Remontado communities of Tanay, Rizal, Philippines as they gathered during the …

News February 20, 2025. As we celebrate International Rivers’ 40th anniversary in 2025, we are filled with gratitude and hope. What began in 1985 when Mark Dubois chained himself to a …

News April 4, 2025 April 4, 2025 How a battle over development on a California river helped inspire the founding of International Rivers and a global movement to amplify the voices of …

3 days ago · Hear from three Goldman Prize winners in a special panel, “Letting Rivers Run Free: Learning from Grassroots Victories.” Co-hosted with The Goldman Environmental Prize, this …

Free-flowing rivers work like arteries, providing the world’s ecosystems with critical freshwater resources that sustain a higher biodiversity per square mile than almost any other ecosystem. …