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Amazonian networks move towards the Climate Change Summit
The Amazon Network of Networks, of which the Listen to the Amazon Alliance and the Interreligious Initiative for Tropical Forests are members, is developing an
IRI-Cartagena del Chairá consolidates its Environmental Pastoral Action Plan
On September 15, in Cartagena del Chairá (Caquetá), religious leaders of the local chapters in this municipality met in a day of dialogue to collectively
Puerto Rico is strengthened with the training of religious, community and youth leaders in defense of water and the Amazon forest
Water and the protection of forests as a crucial strategy for their defense are the protagonists of the second training cycle of 2025, of IRI-Colombia.
Leaders from Cartagena del Chairá participated in the second training process of 2025
Coming from the township of Remolinos del Caguán, the village of La Primavera and the urban area of Cartagena del Chairá, 44 leaders met on
San Vicente leaders prepare to protect forests and water
On September 26, the Interreligious Initiative for Tropical Forests carried out a new formation process in San Vicente del Caguán, aimed at the members of
IRI-Colombia trained more than sixty Curillo leaders to protect forests and water
The protection of Amazonian tropical forests and the care of water are the central axis of the second pedagogical cycle of 2025, of the Interreligious
They are irreplaceable. Not only do they exhibit creation in its most exquisite beauty, they provide millions of people with food, shelter, livelihoods, medicine and clean water. They are also the best climate solution we have. If protected and restored, rainforests can provide an indispensable contribution to sustainable development. Instead, they are at grave risk.
Extractive industries and land conversion for agricultural products like beef, soy, palm oil, and pulp and paper are driving tropical deforestation. In the last decade alone, an area of forest the size of the United Kingdom, France and Germany combined has been lost forever. This destruction is unnecessary and is undermining efforts by the international community to address climate change, sustainable development and human rights.
A coalition of indigenous peoples, government, business, science, NGO and civil society partners are working to halt deforestation. However, to achieve the speed and scale of change required, we need to bring the moral, ethical and spiritual dimension of humanity to bear more strongly on these efforts.
ABOUT US
The Interfaith Rainforest Initiative is an international, multi-faith alliance that aims to bring moral urgency and faith-based leadership to global efforts to end tropical deforestation. It is a platform for religious leaders to work hand-in-hand with indigenous peoples, governments, civil society and business on actions that protect rainforests and safeguard those that serve as their guardians.
We focus on three main goals:
Raise awareness of the tropical deforestation crisis by equipping religious leaders with the science, information and tools needed to serve as effective advocates for rainforest protection.
WHERE WE WORK
We work globally and in major rainforest countries to support religious leaders and spiritual communities that are mobilizing to protect rainforests.
We currently work in Brazil, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia and Peru, which together contain 70% of the world’s remaining tropical forests.
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