16th July 6.30pm-8.30pm. Wootton Fitzpaine Village Hall, DT6 6ND.
Free parking behind the hall.
River Char Action Group, in conjuction with Dorset Climate Action Network, are running a 2 hour workshop with the overall aim to mobilise communities and key stakeholders to begin developing a Rights of Nature approach for their river.
Objectives. By the end of this workshop, we hope you will:
Better understand the idea of Rights for Rivers and its relevance to your river.
Be inspired by practical examples – such as Charters of Rights for Rivers, Nature Guardians, and more nature-centred governance models for rivers.
Have a better sense of ways to take care of your river.
Have assessed the feasibility of developing a Rights for Rivers approach for your river.
Workshop outline
1. Participants fill out question cards
2. 40 minute interactive presentation on Rights of Rivers
3. 15 minute refreshment break
4. 1 hour World café style discussion on the following questions:
What rights do you think the river should have?
What are the strengths and opportunities of a rights of rivers approach for your river?
What are the weaknesses and constraints/threats of this approach?
What types of decisions might the river have a say in?
Open questions discussion table
5. Vote on whether to proceed with a Rights of Nature approach and next steps
Please let us know you plan to come by booking a FREE ticket on Eventbrite