Environment
Ten things you should know about legally recognising the rights of Nature
As Nature around the world gains increasing rights as a ‘person’ or ‘living entity’, we need to understand what this means on the ground (or in the water)
Environment
Australia’s media isn’t accurately reporting all sides of the Murray-Darling Basin debate
A lack of balance in media reporting may have harmed public perception of environmental water allocations in the Murray-Darling – and Indigenous custodians barely get a look in
Politics & Society
The legacy of aqua nullius is causing a sustainability disaster
Australia’s rivers and freshwater ecosystems are in trouble – a result of the false claim that water belonged to no one when the British invaded Australia
Environment
Australia’s rivers are ancestral beings
Rivers around the world are now recognised by law as legal persons and living entities. Here in Australia, our rivers can be understood as ‘ancestral beings’ under Indigenous laws
Politics & Society
Returning water rights to Aboriginal people
Water justice is a critical issue for Indigenous Peoples, but there are legal and policy opportunities to hand back water rights to all First Nations and Traditional Owners
Environment
Melbourne’s real-world impact on climate change
A new initiative bringing together multi-disciplinary climate change experts is focused on finding effective global solutions in Australia and beyond
Environment
The global problem of thirsty cities
Globally, around 500 million people experience water shortages and that figure is only going up; but good governance and smart water management could lead to collaboration rather than competition
Environment
Podcast
The legal rights of rivers
In the past couple of years, legal rights have been awarded to a number of rivers around the world. Why?
Environment
Podcast
Rivers as persons
What it means to give legal rights to nature