📢Today a new in-depth report, “The Missing ‘Just’ in Vietnam’s Just Energy Transition Partnership (#JETP)" was released by the #Vietnam #Climate Defenders Coalition ➡️internationalrivers.org/resources/repo… G7 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺 Department of State GermanForeignOffice France Diplomatie 🇫🇷🇪🇺 MOFA of Japan

3/ “JETP can either be an impactful tool meeting the #ClimateCrisis, or a waste of money on #FalseSolutions & business-as-usual. It’s time for governments & institutions involved in Vietnam’s JETP to make this choice"-Maureen Harris of International Rivers & #Vietnam Climate Defenders Coalition

Today marks the 3rd anniversary of the wrongful arrest & imprisonment of environmental lawyer & #ClimateJustice advocate, Dang Dinh Bach, on trumped-up charges and under harsh conditions. Join the global letter-writing solidarity campaign ➡️ standwithbach.org #StandWithBach

📢Latest OpEd from 350 dot org & Maureen Harris Without a principled approach, the #JETP risks not only furthering injustice, but jeopardizing #Vietnam's ability to implement the truly transformative & inclusive transition needed to meet its urgent #climate challenges. asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Vietna…

🧵The #Biobio River is one of #Chile’s most vital waterways. More than a natural beauty, it sustains communities, ecosystems & cultural traditions. Protecting the Biobio means preserving #biodiversity, fighting #Climatechange & safeguarding #IndigenousRights. #RightsofRights

My book is released today. Yay! An ethnography of how humans share worlds with elephants at the forest fringes of Assam's capital city. Coexistence is explored through copresence & the vulnerability felt by both communities in their ambivalent relating taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.…

📢 New Op-Ed from International Rivers & FIDH: Shooting the Climate Messenger in Vietnam Dang Dinh Bach is on a hunger strike, shining a spotlight on Vietnam's ongoing crackdown on civil society and climate and environmental activists. 👉 Read here: intlrv.rs/4e3K3lg

This #WorldEnvironmentDay, let’s talk about some of those who defend our planet — and the price they pay. Know more about our campaign to release Bách at standwithbach.org #DefendTheDefenders #StandWithBach #EnvironmentalLawyers

Last month marked the somber 4yr anniversary of the arrest of environmental lawyer/climate activist, Dang Dinh Bach. As we present him w/ the 2024 Baldwin Medal of Liberty, we call on the Vietnamese authorities to immediately release Bach from his unjust imprisonment. #FreeBach

Watch as our CEO, Uzra Zeya, introduces Bach's vital contributions to the fight for climate justice in Vietnam and hear from Bach's wife, Thao, as she accepts the Baldwin Medal of Liberty on his behalf. #FreeBach #StandwithBach #4YearsTooLong youtu.be/08l6GHZw7BE

The Tapajós can’t wait. Read our new report and learn how communities are shaping bold new paths to protect the “River of Life.” Read now: intlrv.rs/458ww9N #Tapajos #TapajosRiver #TapajosBasin #Maps

On 22 Sep 2025 @ 1400 CEST in Palais des Nations, Geneva / online join IBAHRI for UN Human Rights Council 60 side event Protecting Environmental #Lawyers: Advancing #ClimateJustice'. Co-organisers ISHR Lawyers for Lawyers, Center for International Environmental Law ICJ Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada Ordre des avocats de Genève & Franciscans International. 1/2

IBA's Human Rights Institute UN Human Rights Council ISHR Lawyers for Lawyers Center for International Environmental Law Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada Ordre des avocats de Genève Franciscans International Michel Forst Astrid Puentes Riaño Maureen Harris International Rivers Climate Policy Radar Climate Justice Pgrm World Lawyers' Pledge on Climate Action Lawyers for Climate Justice Initiative on Climate Risk and Resilience Law Climate Law and Governance Initiative UN Human Rights Council ICJ's International Advocacy Director Sandra Epal-Ratjen commented: “It is clear that #EnvironmentalLawyers are often not recognized as doing legitimate human rights work, and too often face pressure and threats as human rights defenders themselves, or as their counsels.”

Join us at NY Climate Week tomorrow, in person or online, for storytelling and solidarity with climate and environmental defenders facing increasing threats and crackdowns across Asia. 🗓️: September 26, 10:00-11:00 ET 📍: The Bench NYC RSVP: luma.com/lgmen93q