The River Ouse in Sussex is the first river in England to be granted legal rights, joining a small but growing number of rivers around the world to be recognised as living entities. Is there potential for developing a Charter for the Stour Catchment?
Join an exploratory workshop with Love Our Ouse (Sussex) to discuss: The Rights of Rivers: A Charter for the Stour Catchment?
This event is hosted by Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership and Canterbury District Biodiversity Network from 6pm-7.30pm at the University of Kent (Cornwallis Esat Seminar Room 1).
The River Ouse in Sussex is the first river in England to be granted legal rights, joining a small but growing number of rivers around the world to be recognised as living entities with their own intrinsic right to exist. On 24 February 2025, Lewes District Council approved the Rights for the River Ouse Charter.
While not yet legally binding, the Charter provides a visionary framework for a renewed relationship between people and nature, in which the River Ouse’s fundamental rights are recognised alongside our duty of care and responsibility to uphold these rights.
Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership and Canterbury District Biodiversity Network are holding a workshop at which ‘Love Our Ouse’ will be guiding us through the process developing a charted for the Stour Catchment.
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The Rights of Rivers: A Charter for the Stour Catchment?
Cornwallis East Seminar Room 1, University of Kent, Darwin Road
CT2 7NZ
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