The Sunshine Coast Rivers Initiative (SCRI) won the Australian Riverprize in 2011 for their long-term collaborative and strategic approach to community-based natural resource management in the catchments of the Noosa, Maroochy, Mooloolah, Pumicestone, Stanley and Mary Rivers. Part of the traditional lands of the Darumbal, Fig...
After the Siuslaw Basin Partnership from Oregon USA won the 2004 Thiess International Riverprize for their remarkable accomplishments and innovation in the restoration of salmon habitat, they embarked on a journey to share their experience and lessons with Pacific coastal areas in the Russian Far...
The River Thames won the Thiess International Riverprize in 2010 for significant achievements in river restoration. 60 years ago, the River Thames was declared biologically dead. Due to the work of the Environment Agency and its predecessors and partners, the cleaner waters and improved habitats have...
The Oxley Creek Catchment Association Inc. (OCCA) is a not-for-profit community environment group committed to bringing about positive outcomes for the natural environment and resources of the catchment of Oxley Creek through partnering, educating, advocating and participating in catchment management. OCCA believes that partnerships with community,...
The community-based Mara River Water Users Association (Mara River WUA) in western Kenya won the 2013 Thiess International Riverprize for overcoming significant challenges and successfully collaborating with farmers, community groups, NGOs, consultants and many other stakeholders to implement the Mara River Environmental Management Initiative. Following...
The Grand River, Ontario, Canada won the Thiess International Riverprize in 2000, and a Twinning relationship was formalised in 2004 with Los Algarrobos (Cordoba, Argentina) Â a non-governmental organisation specialising in environmental education, community enhancement, and watershed issues to improve the health of the San Roque...