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Today, the Goldman Environmental Prize announced its 2025 slate of winners, including Mariluz Canaquiri Murayari, a ...

Monti Aguirre, Latin America Director of International Rivers In a world reeling from crisis—climate upheaval, collapsing ...

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Free-flowing rivers are integral to supporting life on Earth. They bolster biodiversity, regulate the climate, provide fresh water, and sustain cultural traditions. However, destructive extractive and ...

International Rivers was established in 1985 as a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization of activists experienced in fighting economically, environmentally, and socially unsound river intervention ...

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, that movement is still ...

Originating in the Sierra Nevada mountains and measuring 150 miles long, the Stanislaus snakes its way through five counties in Northern California before meeting its tributary, the San Joaquin River.