IRI Brazil participated in the Manaus launch of INPOED, the project “Promoting Information, Policies and Education to Address Environmental Crime in the Legal Amazon.” Led by UNODC and UNEP in Brazil under the Brazil-UN Fund for the Sustainable Development of the Amazon, with partners including the Legal Amazon Interstate Consortium, the Brazilian Government and financial support from Canada, the initiative seeks to strengthen environmental governance, sustainable territorial development, rule of law and enforcement against illegal activities. IRI Brazil’s participation highlighted the value of faith-based education and social mobilization, especially among religious and community leaders. By bringing trusted religious networks into environmental-crime prevention efforts, IRI Brazil is helping connect law enforcement, public education and community responsibility in defense of the Amazon.
