River Charter

We're working on a charter for the River Char.​

Our draft charter(s)

We have drafted two charters  for the River Char.

• One is a Charter based on the River Dart charter (see sources on this page).
• ​The other is a Declaration of Rights for the River Char based on the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Rivers.

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Now we need local residents, schools, farmers and river lovers to get involved in discussing them, fine-tuning them and agreeing which version to use. Will you help? Please use the Contact form to get in touch and we'll arrange a meeting.

Our Sources

River Charter for the Dart at Dartington
​River Action UK's Charter for Rivers
​Lawyers for Nature
​Earth Law Center’s Universal Declaration of River Rights
The Guardian: Laws of nature: could UK rivers be given the same rights as people?
​Paul Powlesland: recognising Nature Rights (video talk)
Universal declaration of the Rights of Rivers