The River Guardians Älvräddarna

The River Guardians is a non-profit, non-partisan association consisting of independent river guardian groups who fight to stop all new hydropower development in Sweden, to remove unnecessary hydropower (e.g. that which produces very little electricity but destroys important watercourses), and for the environmental adaptation of existing hydropower with fishways, etc. The river guardians inform politicians, authorities and the general public, take part in various consultations and seminars, participate in court hearings, check existing hydropower permits, report cases to the authorities and the police, if necessary, act as advisors to fisheries conservation associations, carry out investigations, check the truthfulness of electricity companies’ marketing, etc.