IRI Colombia Secures Commitments To Protect Forests With Mayoral Candidates In Solano
As part of its running series of electoral debates with candidates for office, IRI Colombia held a public debate on forests with the candidates for mayor in Solano. The goal was to make the care of Solano’s Amazon rainforest an ethical and political priority of the authorities and the people of Solano, and to secure […]
IRI Brazil Publishes Article Advocating For The Amazon, Signed By Religious Leaders On Advisory Council
The article titled “A Great Blessing Called the Amazon” was published in Veja, one of the country’s most prominent magazines and news portals, with 52 million monthly website users. The article was also made available to non-subscribers, accessible at https://veja.abril.com.br/brasil/artigo-uma-grande-bencao-chamada-amazonia. Signatories of the article included: Pastor Romi Marcia Bencke – National Council of Christian Churches […]
IRI Peru Coordinates Working Session With Member Of Congress On Forests, Agriculture
IRI Peru has been coordinating with the office of Congressman Arturo Alegria, to organize working meetings to expand knowledge and receive feedback on the bills that his party, Fuerza Popular, has presented in Congress and that are relevant to the environmental agenda, especially the Amazon. IRI Peru held a working meeting with the congressman in […]
IRI Indonesia Launches New Provincial Chapter In North Maluku
In a gathering that brought together diverse voices and faiths, IRI Indonesia launched a new provincial chapter in North Maluku. The launch took place from October 5-7 in Ternate, North Maluku. The launch establishes IRI North Maluku as a platform for faith-based action on tropical forest protection. The primary objective of the gathering was to […]
IRI Colombia Publishes Editorial For Amazon Summit
IRI Colombia coordinated the preparation and publication of an editorial “A New Hope opens for the Amazon” signed by Bishop Francisco Duque Gómez, President, Interreligious Council of Colombia; Dr. Germán Poveda, Professor of the National University; Oswaldo Muca Castizo, Coordinator General, Association of Indigenous Authorities of Querari (OPIAC), in support of the Amazon Summit. The […]
IRI Brazil Facilitates Training Visit For Evangelical Leaders At Cemaden And Inpe
Continuing its commitment to raise awareness and foster education for religious leaders on forests, climate change and the rights of indigenous peoples and traditional communities, IRI Brazil organized an immersion visit for 40 Evangelical leaders to the National Center for Monitoring and Alerting of Natural Disasters (CEMADEN) and the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) […]
