IRI Peru media strategy expands, pairing journalism with rights-based narrative shift
IRI Peru brought journalists from major national outlets (including La República, El Comercio and La Encerrona) into an Amazon immersion press component designed to do more than “raise awareness.” Strategically, the visits help shift Amazon coverage from episodic disaster stories to sustained, evidence-based reporting rooted in territorial reality, giving reporters direct access to communities, institutions and on-the-ground conditions that […]
IRI Brazil premieres the virtual reality film Amazônia Forever at COP30 in Belém
On November 17th, IRI Brazil premiered the film Amazônia Forever as part of the program “Religious Leaders in Defense of Forests and Sustainable Development.”, in Belém, where COP30 is taking place. The event offered an immersive experience grounded in reflection, spirituality, and dialogue on the crucial role of religious traditions in responding to the urgent […]
IRI Brazil participates in panel on the ethical and spiritual dimensions of the climate crisis in the Blue ZoneI
IRI Peru scales training rapidly across regions
In October 2025 alone, workshops trained 126 religious leaders, teachers and pastoral agents across Lima, San Martín, Alto Amazonas, Huampami and Nieva. In November, an additional 167 leaders were trained through virtual and in-person activities across Catholic education networks, parish ecological agents, school communities and multiple faith networks, including intensive sessions with the Church of […]
IRI-Colombia held a new training session for the local chapters IRI-Puerto Asís, IRI-Piñuña Blanco, and IRI-El Águila.
IRI-Colombia is moving forward with the second training cycle of 2025, which focused on the department of Putumayo during the month of October. On October 23, religious leaders, community action board presidents, indigenous authorities, teachers, and representatives of social organizations that make up the local IRI chapters in Puerto Asís, Piñuña Blanco, and El Águila […]
49 leaders from Puerto Guzmán reaffirm their commitment to protecting the Amazon rainforest and water
Located in the heart of Putumayo, the municipality of Puerto Guzmán welcomed members of the local chapters IRI-Puerto Guzmán, IRI-Santa Lucía, and IRI-Nueva Unión, who participated in a new IRI-Colombia training process on August 22 at the Community Center in the Jardín neighborhood. “This process invites us to continue building together a living Amazon, a […]
