The Revelator - Gabrielle Plowens

Gabrielle Plowens

is a recent graduate from Oxford University specializing in nature, society, and environmental governance. Currently a social science researcher at Integral Ecology Group, she is immersed in collaborative research with Indigenous communities in Canada, focusing on the impacts of resource development on cultural practices and rights via cultural impact assessments, rights assessments, and traditional land use studies.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gplowens/

A powerful river runs down the center of the image, bracketed by hills and greenery

Voices

The Te Awa Tupua Act: An Inspiration for Communities to Take Responsibility for Their Ecosystems

The historic act, which recognized a river as a legal entity, deliberately moves away from litigation and places community decision-making at its center.

August 14, 2024

Gabrielle Plowens and Rory Smith and Matthias Kramm

The historic act, which recognized a river as a legal entity, deliberately moves away from litigation and places community decision-making at its center.