A European tour to raise awareness on the rights of nature: The guardians of the Atrato River in Colombia
Interview with Sandrine Revet and Rodrigo Rogelis
In Colombia, the Atrato River was the first to be granted rights by the Constitutional Court in 2016. The Court appointed a commission of River Guardians to ensure compliance with this decision. Since then, fourteen community guardians have been working with the Colombian Ministry of the Environment — also appointed as a guardian on behalf of the state — to advance the rights of the Atrato. Two of these guardians, along with two lawyers from the Centro Siembra association, which supports them in their fight for the river's rights, have visited Paris. The meeting that took place at Sciences Po offered a rare chance to hear first-hand accounts from individuals dedicated to implementing the rights of nature in their daily lives. Read our interview with Sandrine Revet, anthropologist at CERI and Rodrigo Rogelis, on behalf of the Guardians and Centro Siembra.
