Robert Macfarlane on the Lives and Rights of Rivers
We talk to Macfarlane about what rights nature should have and we hear from you. Do you feel a living presence in wild spaces?
June 4, 2025
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Robert Macfarlane on the Lives and Rights of Rivers
Summary
Celebrated nature writer Robert Macfarlane has written about mountains, trails, and the old ways of humans on Earth. His new book lays out its premise in the title: “Is a River Alive?” He seeks answers to the question in a cloud forest in Ecuador, a dying ecosystem in Chennai, and a powerful river in Canada. We talk to Macfarlane about what rights nature should have and we hear from you. Do you feel a living presence in wild spaces?
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Robert Macfarlane, nature writer; author, "Is a River Alive?"; Previous books include "Underland: A Deep Time Journey"
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