IRI Brazil holds 21st Scientific Immersion Religious Leaders, Evangelical group
IRI Brazil also held a scientific immersion training for 36 young Evangelical leaders discipled by Pastor Paulo Júnior, from various regions of Brazil and different denominations. The group’s total network of influence is estimated at 100,000 people. Pastor Paulo Borges Júnior, from the Sal da Terra Church, is an evangelical leader with great influence and […]
IRI DRC and Civil Society mobilize for the implementation of the new land-use planning law
IRI Democratic Republic of Congo (IRI-DRC), together with representatives of the country’s environmental civil society, met with the Minister of State for Land Management to discuss the inclusive implementation of Law No. 25/045 of July 1, 2025, on land-use planning. During the meeting, religious leaders and their partners presented a memorandum of recommendations calling for […]
IRI Indonesia launches religious teaching books on rainforests, training, 700 religious leaders
Within a three-month period, IRI Indonesia delivered a noteworthy interfaith mobilization across all eight Religious Councils dedicated to halting and reversing deforestation. Through a series of launch events, IRI Indonesia launched two guidebooks, Faith Teachings for Rainforest Protection and The Role of Houses of Worship in Environmental Stewardship, and provided training to over 700 religious […]
IRI Brazil publishes Op-Ed in Comunhão Magazine
IRI Brazil has published a well-received op-ed on faith-based environmental leadership in the magazine Comunhão. The magazine has invited regular contributions going forward from IRI Brazil, which will help translate climate and rainforest stewardship into pastoral language and everyday practices in churches nationwide. Comunhão magazine is one of the largest Christian content platforms in Brazil, with […]
IRI INDONESIA LAUNCHES GUIDES ON RAINFORESTS WITH MUI
On July 12, 2025, IRI Indonesia held the scientific immersion program “Merging Science and Spirituality: The Role of Religious Leaders in Rainforest and Indigenous Peoples Protection” for the Indonesian Ulema Council (Majelis Ulama Indonesia – MUI). The event took place in a hybrid format, with 55 participants onsite at the MUI headquarters in Jakarta and […]
Religious leaders from Villagarzón, Puerto Umbria and La Castellana joined IRI-Colombia
In compliance with its mission mandates, which aim to protect tropical forests from the Amazonian municipalities most affected by deforestation, the Interreligious Initiative for Tropical Forests installed three new local chapters in the municipality of Villagarzón, Putumayo: one in the urban area and two rural ones, in the townships of Puerto Umbría and La Castellana. […]
