{"id":13186,"date":"2026-09-08T16:37:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T14:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m-e-e-r.de\/confluence-europes-waterways-gathered-in-berlin\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T16:37:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T14:37:44","slug":"confluence-europes-waterways-gathered-in-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m-e-e-r.de\/en\/confluence-europes-waterways-gathered-in-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Confluence \u2013 Europe\u2019s Waterways Gathered in Berlin."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">From September 3 to 6, international representatives of the \u201cRights of Nature\u201d movement gathered in the German capital. Representatives from dozens of rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water discussed with conference guests\u2014including Fabian Ritter from M.E.E.R.\u2014the possibilities for recognizing the rights of natural areas within national legal systems. Numerous workshops explored both the challenges of such processes and the great potential they hold for conveying new narratives and initiating social change. On Sunday, AQUATOPIA, a partner of M.E.E.R., made an appearance at Confluence in the form of colorful aquatic creatures. Among them were Felicitas Seyffert from M.E.E.R. (in a jellyfish costume), initiator Anoosh Werner, and a friend (in a fish costume).\n<\/pre>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1024\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/m-e-e-r.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-08-at-11.42.23-1-1024x489.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m-e-e-r.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-08-at-11.42.23-1-1024x489.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/m-e-e-r.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-08-at-11.42.23-1-300x143.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/m-e-e-r.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-08-at-11.42.23-1-768x367.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/m-e-e-r.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-08-at-11.42.23-1-1536x733.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/m-e-e-r.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-08-at-11.42.23-1.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/m-e-e-r.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-08-at-11.41.55-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m-e-e-r.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-08-at-11.41.55-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/m-e-e-r.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-08-at-11.41.55-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/m-e-e-r.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-08-at-11.41.55-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/m-e-e-r.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-08-at-11.41.55-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/m-e-e-r.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-08-at-11.41.55-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/m-e-e-r.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-08-at-11.41.55.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From September 3 to 6, international representatives of the \u201cRights of Nature\u201d movement gathered in the German capital. Representatives from dozens of rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water discussed with conference guests\u2014including Fabian Ritter from M.E.E.R.\u2014the possibilities for recognizing the rights of natural areas within national legal systems. 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