When it comes to sharing

When it comes to sharing

Rivers cross political borders without so much as a ‘by your leave’. Which can cause some sticky situations for the humans who depend on them, as Yali Banton-Heath explains.

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What’s that?!

The world’s rivers inspire wonder and poetry. But take a closer look at what’s lurking within… Words: Vanessa Baird.

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NI 538 - Rivers of life - July, 2022
A herder crosses Orkhon River with his team of horses, Ovorkhangai province, Mongolia.Photo: Tuul & Bruno Morandi/Getty

To reclaim minegolia

Unregulated mining has wreaked havoc on Mongolia’s waterways. A civil society movement to protect them is determined to make headway, despite facing an obstacle course. Anand Tumurtogoo reports.

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NI 538 - Rivers of life - July, 2022
Algae backs up in the reservoir behind the Iron Gate dam on the lower Klamath.Photo: Ecoflight via klamathrenewal.org

Take them down!

A persistent, inspiring campaign to remove dams choking the Klamath River is on the verge of success. From the United States, Bruce Shoemaker recounts what it took to get there.

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NI 538 - Rivers of life - July, 2022
A collage of drawings of river creatures by children from seven villages along the Marañón.Created by: Miguel Araoz Cartagena

The river as a living being

The Kukama people of the Peruvian Amazon say their river is alive and has rights; the authorities see it as a resource to be exploited. Stephanie Boyd tells the story of the women determined to protect it.

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NI 538 - Rivers of life - July, 2022

Rivers - The Facts

Vital statistics about the life support, biodiversity, pollution, and damming of rivers.

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NI 538 - Rivers of life - July, 2022
Action & info

Action & info

Initiatives, action, and further reading on rivers.

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NI 538 - Rivers of life - July, 2022
At Chattogram, Bangladesh, kids take to the water in the Karnaphuli as if it were a part of them.Photo: Ihsaan Eesa/Alamy

Holy waters

We need thriving rivers in order for life on Earth to flourish. But often how we treat them shows little understanding of this basic principle. Dinyar Godrej ventures into the maelstrom.

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Eying up the Fitzroy

Eying up the Fitzroy

Report from Australia by Nick Rodway.

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NI 522 - China in charge - November, 2019
Illustration: Jackie Morris

Cry me a river

A poetic and heartfelt plea to restore a wounded planet. By Suprabha Seshan.

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NI 488 - 10 economic myths - December, 2015
The point of no return? Construction of the Xayaburi dam is well under way, despite fierce opposition.Photo: Tom Fawthrop

Madness on the Mekong

Tom Fawthrop reports from Southeast Asia, where a series of proposed dams could trigger a food crisis.

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NI 476 - Cuba - October, 2014
Araldo, elected chief of Union Puerto Asháninka sings his resistance to hydroelectric dams.

Peru's dam busters

Vanessa Baird discovers why the Asháninka people of the River Ene are taking a hard line against dam builders – and others.

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NI 446 - Nature's defenders - October, 2011

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Rivers of life July, 2022
China in charge November, 2019
10 economic myths December, 2015
Cuba October, 2014
Nature's defenders October, 2011
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