{"id":8812,"date":"2025-05-31T18:49:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T18:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/observatoirenature.org\/observatorio\/?p=8812"},"modified":"2025-09-24T02:53:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T02:53:49","slug":"odra-in-the-polish-parliament-a-milestone-for-the-rights-of-nature-in-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/observatoirenature.org\/observatorio\/en\/2025\/05\/31\/odra-in-the-polish-parliament-a-milestone-for-the-rights-of-nature-in-poland\/","title":{"rendered":"Odra in the Polish Parliament: A Milestone for the Rights of Nature in Poland"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8812\" class=\"elementor elementor-8812\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fcfd70 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width post-cover hero elementor-section-height-default 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Odra in the Polish Parliament: A Milestone for the Rights of Nature in Poland<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-693fd48 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute cover-image-source elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"693fd48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> Author<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3f6b45 elementor-section-full_width social-icons-sticky elementor-section-height-default 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a style=\"color: #25836a;\" href=\"\/observatorio\/es\/bienvenida\/\">Home<\/a> | <a style=\"color: #25836a;\" href=\"\/observatorio\/blog2\/\">Blog | <\/a><span style=\"color: #3cba39;\">Odra in the Polish Parliament: A Milestone for the Rights of Nature in Poland<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-930f426 section-article-date elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"930f426\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By: Agata Foksa Biegaj<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-783d4d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"783d4d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ceccc7 order-1\" data-id=\"1ceccc7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cac72d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cac72d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>April 30, 2025, marked a historic moment for river defenders, environmental advocates, and citizens across Poland. It was the final day to submit signatures collected as part of a <em>citizens&#8217; legislative initiative<\/em>\u2014a constitutional tool that enables at least 100,000 citizens to propose new legislation. This time, the proposed bill aimed to recognize the Odra River as a legal entity, a being with the right to exist, thrive, and regenerate.<\/p><p>Although we fell just short of the formal requirement\u2014with <strong>92,998 valid signatures<\/strong> collected\u2014the campaign has already made history. Thanks to broad public support and unprecedented cross-party engagement, the bill has now been <strong>officially submitted to the Polish Parliament<\/strong> (<em>Sejm<\/em>) by a group of <strong>41 Members of Parliament<\/strong>, representing a spectrum of political affiliations. The Odra River, still gasping for life after the 2022 ecological disaster, is now being spoken for\u2014loudly and clearly\u2014at the very heart of Polish democracy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a09f4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a09f4a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd2bf90 order-1\" data-id=\"dd2bf90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91c510e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91c510e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A People's Movement for <span style=\"color:#3CBA39\">  a Living River<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d956952 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d956952\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe &#8220;Clean Odra&#8221; Committee, formally established by the Marshal of the Sejm on January 31, 2025, quickly grew into one of the most visible environmental movements in recent Polish history. In just three months:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b80cec elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4b80cec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">1,460 people downloaded official authorization to collect signatures.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">147 collection points were established in bookstores, caf\u00e9s, NGOs, and universities.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Signatures were collected at over 230 public events<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">250 scientists signed an open letter supporting the bill.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">52 public and 5 private universities endorsed the initiative.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The campaign generated over 300 media mentions, from Fakty TVN and Teleekspres to Wyborcza, Oko.press, and Radio Nowy \u015awiat.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4293b6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4293b6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This was more than a signature drive. It was a nationwide awakening\u2014a recognition that our rivers are not infrastructure, but living ecosystems with intrinsic value.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-deeb292\" data-id=\"deeb292\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf1cf37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bf1cf37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/observatoirenature.org\/observatorio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8797\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/observatoirenature.org\/observatorio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image2.jpeg 590w, https:\/\/observatoirenature.org\/observatorio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image2-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-272b128 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"272b128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> Author.<\/p><div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 7px; top: 45px;\"><div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e5a3cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e5a3cd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-919561b\" data-id=\"919561b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd932a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5fd932a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/observatoirenature.org\/observatorio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image4-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8799\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/observatoirenature.org\/observatorio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image4-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/observatoirenature.org\/observatorio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image4-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/observatoirenature.org\/observatorio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image4-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/observatoirenature.org\/observatorio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image4.jpeg 1125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44268b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44268b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> Author.<\/p><div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 7px; top: 45px;\"><div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e51e48\" data-id=\"5e51e48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d26a9f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d26a9f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Tragedy to <span style=\"color:#3CBA39\">Transformation <\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dce1d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8dce1d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 2022 Odra disaster\u2014Europe\u2019s largest ecological catastrophe in decades\u2014claimed the lives of an estimated <strong>1650 tons of aquatic life<\/strong>, including <strong>65 million mussels<\/strong>, <strong>147 million snails<\/strong>, and up to <strong>122 million fish<\/strong>. It was not an act of nature. It was a policy failure: a combination of industrial negligence, lack of accountability, and regulatory loopholes that continue to this day.<\/p><p>Salt discharges\u2014one of the main culprits\u2014are still legal. In fact, they <strong>increased by over 8% in 2023<\/strong>. Fines levied against PGW Wody Polskie (Polish Waters) amounted to PLN 31.8 million, but were <strong>later annulled<\/strong> due to institutional confusion and a fractured governance model that splits river oversight between the Ministry of Infrastructure and other bodies. Meanwhile, <strong>surface waters in good ecological condition<\/strong> have dropped from <strong>31% to 8.5%<\/strong> in just six years.<\/p><p>In this context, recognizing Odra\u2019s <strong>legal personhood<\/strong> is not just symbolic. It\u2019s systemic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c67a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10c67a1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5991f5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5991f5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A New Model of Governance:  <span style=\"color:#3CBA39\">The Odra River Committee <\/span>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2498f6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2498f6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The proposed law doesn\u2019t simply elevate Odra\u2019s status\u2014it reimagines how rivers can be protected and represented. The Odra will be <strong>represented by a Committee of 15 people<\/strong>, including:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52bd9f8 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"52bd9f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">1 representative from the Ministry of Environment,<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">2 from State Water Holding \u2013 Polish Waters,<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">3 from local governments,<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">3 representing the river\u2019s most significant users (e.g., tourism, agriculture, local communities),<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">6 from environmental NGOs and the original initiative group.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4512fde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4512fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Committee will be supported by an <strong>Odra Scientific Committee<\/strong>, made up of <strong>10 experts<\/strong> in fields such as biology, hydrology, law, and environmental sciences. This structure ensures that both ecological integrity and community voices are embedded into decision-making\u2014setting a precedent not just for Poland, but for all of Europe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6edc62f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6edc62f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b94d8e order-1\" data-id=\"2b94d8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0731248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0731248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">International <span style=\"color:#3CBA39\">Recognition <\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33cb0e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33cb0e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The movement has already garnered international acclaim. Representatives of the campaign have been invited to speak on Odra\u2019s behalf at the <strong>United Nations in New York<\/strong> and at the <strong>French National Assembly<\/strong>. The recognition of river rights is no longer fringe. From the <strong>Whanganui River in New Zealand<\/strong> to the <strong>Atrato River in Colombia<\/strong>, to efforts across Canada, Ecuador, and the U.S., a global legal transformation is underway\u2014one that acknowledges that healthy ecosystems are not resources, but relatives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4da1835\" data-id=\"4da1835\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed78cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ed78cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/observatoirenature.org\/observatorio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image0-1024x681.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8795\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/observatoirenature.org\/observatorio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image0-1024x681.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/observatoirenature.org\/observatorio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image0-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/observatoirenature.org\/observatorio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image0-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/observatoirenature.org\/observatorio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image0.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc6663 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cc6663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> Author.<\/p><div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -10px; top: -3px;\"><div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d7307 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27d7307\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b709aed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b709aed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What's <span style=\"color:#3CBA39\"> Next? <\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-498a17b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"498a17b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the support of 41 MPs, the bill has now entered the official parliamentary process. The coming months will involve: <strong>first reading in the Sejm<\/strong>, where the bill will be presented and debated, <strong>committee review<\/strong>, during which changes and expert opinions may be considered, <strong>second and final readings<\/strong>, followed by a vote. If passed, the bill goes to the <strong>Senate<\/strong>, and finally to the <strong>President<\/strong> for approval. If the President vetoes the bill, the Sejm can override the decision with a 3\/5 majority.<\/p><p>Members of the Odra Personhood Foundation\u00a0 and other environmental experts will be actively involved in the legislative process, ensuring that the spirit of the initiative\u2014community-rooted, scientifically sound, and legally robust\u2014remains intact.<\/p><p>The bill is now under official consideration. Public consultations have begun, and the first steps of the legislative process are underway. This is no longer a distant vision. It is happening. And while the road ahead is long, the direction is clear: toward a legal and political system that treats rivers not as property, but as living entities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8413fba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8413fba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d943301\" data-id=\"d943301\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b2e7ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b2e7ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/observatoirenature.org\/observatorio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image1-1024x681.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8796\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/observatoirenature.org\/observatorio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image1-1024x681.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/observatoirenature.org\/observatorio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/observatoirenature.org\/observatorio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image1-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/observatoirenature.org\/observatorio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image1.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d07ed9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d07ed9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Source:<\/strong>\u00a0Auteur.<\/p><div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 7px; top: 45px;\"><div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24273c6\" data-id=\"24273c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-136edc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"136edc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Watershed <span style=\"color:#3CBA39\"> Moment  <\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f0f14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97f0f14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Odra River campaign is not just about one river. It\u2019s about transforming our legal, cultural, and emotional relationship with the natural world. In the face of climate breakdown, mass extinction, and political stagnation, <strong>legal rights for Nature<\/strong> offer a radical yet grounded alternative\u2014one rooted in care, science, and justice.<\/p><p><strong>We came close to 100,000 signatures\u2014but in the end, we achieved something even more powerful: we created a movement too strong to ignore. The river is speaking, and the Polish Parliament is listening\u2014cautiously, attentively, and, we hope, with a willingness to embrace this historic step.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-304e44f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"304e44f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b3788c order-1\" data-id=\"8b3788c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf5b4ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf5b4ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Agata Foksa Biegaj<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2db0bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2db0bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Agata Foksa-Biegaj is a lawyer specializing in international law and human rights, with experience working for the European Court of Human Rights, Global Rights Compliance, and WWF Japan. Passionate about bridging law, environmental protection, and social justice, she also explores the intersection of spirituality, astrology, and human empowerment. Through her foundation \u201cBetter,\u201d Agata integrates legal expertise with a visionary approach to inspire meaningful change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7308b1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7308b1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:afbiegaj@gmail.com\"><strong>afbiegaj@gmail.com<\/strong><\/a>; <a href=\"mailto:kontakt@osobaodra.pl\"><strong>kontakt@osobaodra.pl<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8de700a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8de700a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41c88a4\" data-id=\"41c88a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Author Home | Blog | Odra in the Polish Parliament: A Milestone for the Rights of Nature in Poland Published: May 31, 2025 | 01:30 pm By: Agata Foksa Biegaj April 30, 2025, marked a historic moment for river defenders, environmental advocates, and citizens across Poland. 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