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Why rivers need human rights

25 min31 juli 2025

A council in Hampshire has passed a motion to grant ‘personhood’ to the River Test, an ancient chalk stream which runs through the county. Although largely symbolic, calls for rivers to have rights are becoming more widespread. What’s driving this burgeoning environmental movement, and what difference could it make to our lives? 

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Guest: Adam Vaughan, Environment Editor, The Times. 

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Edward Drummond.

Read more: The benefits of human rights for rivers

Further listening: Thames Water: the business model built on shit

Clips: BBC, Sky News.

Photo: Getty Images.

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