River Events
We were invited to Te Ao Hou marae to listen to a presentation from the Riverine Project. It was fascinating to hear about the experiences of the project team and the complexities of their research findings. Read more about the Riverine Project.
About the project (taken from the site source):
‘Through the study of legal cases and their aftermath in three countries – Colombia, India and New Zealand – we explore in this project the implications of recent court rulings recognizing rivers as subjects or persons.
Our research will create new, relevant and critical knowledge about an apparent innovative form of environmental protection, and with particular attention to the following:
a) the mechanisms established for enforcing rivers protection for different user groups;
b) the implications for existing legal frameworks and debates on the rights of nature;
c) the insights these cases may offer for current debates about how to understand and govern the relationship between society and the natural world.’
