At a meeting with the Marina Silva, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, IRI Brazil presented highlights of its ongoing work and learned about the main actions of the Ministry towards sustainable development and addressing deforestation in the Amazon. The meeting informed IRI Brazil of the opportunities to engage the different sectors of the Amazon population through the policies and initiatives advanced by the Ministry and other bodies of the government.
Also, IRI Brazil met recently with Mrs. Iya Gilda de Oxum, General Coordinator for the Promotion of Religious Freedom of the Ministry of Human Rights. At the meeting, IRI Brazil presented highlights from the work being undertaken, with an aim to identify areas for collaboration with the Ministry, and a proposal to work together to bring the debate on the climate crisis and the preservation of the Amazon to dialogues that the Ministry holds.