The first Water Bodies Conference was held this autumn. A dozen or so European campaigners for the recognition of the rights of Nature gathered near the Mar Menor lagoon, a devastated ecosystem, to mark the anniversary of the recognition of...

1. Mer de Glace case – France The Mer de Glace (literally “the sea of ice”) is a French glacier, located on the Mont-Blanc massif. It is 30 km² wide, 12 km long and 300 metres thick, making it the...