Our Team

We are an ecosystem of lawyers, activists, storytellers, and scientists united by a common purpose: ushering in a new era of river conservation. Our community continues to flourish, and we're eager to welcome more individuals who share love for rivers. Our ecosystem thrives on collaboration and shared commitment. If you're passionate about river conservation, we invite you to join our growing family.

Meet the driving forces behind our mission:
Marijana Lemm - Co-founder
Jasmine Alakari - Co-founder
Marina Mijusković - Environmental Lawyer
Jelena Popović - Biologist & CEO of MES
Andrijana Mićanović – Biologist of MES
Leon Lapa Pereira - Creative Producer
Lily Bognuda - Videographer
Jacob Kukula - Co-developer
Danilo Olivaz - Sensor Technology
Dr Stefan Anđus - Hydrobioligist

Our Advisors

Ulrich Eichelman - CEO of Riverwatch
Oljam Dervishi - Environmental Engineer
Eduardo Salazar - Environmental Lawyer
Leijla Kusturica - CEO of ACT
Sesie Bonsi - Lawyer & CEO of Blue
Urim Xharavina (Executive Director at Let's Do It Peja)
Zoe Lujic - CEO of Earth
Christiane Bosman - Director communication at Embassy of the North Sea
Carolijn Terwindt - Curator European network

Our River Collaborators

Cecylia Malik - River Sisters Poland
Léa Serrana Corbière - Global Alliance of the Rights of Nature
Samantha Novella - Nature Rights
Pietro Consolandi - 21 academy
Erena Rangimarie Rhose - Maori Delegate
Teresa Conesa - Mar Manore

Our Art Collaborators

Mauro Martino - founder & director of the Visual Artificial Intelligence Lab at IBM Research Markus Mueller - Director of 21st Century orchestra William Russell - CEO and Director MONOM Alessandra de Negri - Partnerships MONOM Riccardo Acciarino - producer Sabre sensors & WILD RIVER Jo Vavra - founder lios Labs & co-producer WILD RIVER

Our Collaborators

LOCAL: Montenegrin Ecologists Society (MES), Nature Lovers (MNE), ACT (Bosnia), Earth Thrive (Serbia), Aarhus (Bosnia), Organizacija KOD (Montenegro), RESU - Reinforce Sustainability NGO (Albania), Let's Do It Peja (Kosovo), POKRET SOLIDARNOSTI (Montenegro), Nikta (MNE), Balkan river net, Nikšić Young Ecologists’ Association, Institute for Biological Research at University of Belgrade,

GLOBAL: Riverwatch (Austria), EuroNatur (Germany), European Network of Waters (EU), GARN (Global Alliance of the Rights of Nature), River Sisters (Poland), Natural Rights (France), River Collective (Austria), Embassy of the North Sea (Holland), Threefold (Belgium) Ocean Space (Venice), Julie’s Bicycle (UK), School of Commons (Switzerland), MEET Digital Culture Center (Italy), LIOSLAB (Germany), Nature Rights (France), MONOM (Berlin)