IRI Colombia Holds Public Debate, Secures Commitments To Protect Forests With Mayoral Candidates In La Macarena
In an event held at the auditorium of the Nuestra Señora de La Macarena Educational Institution, IRI Colombia facilitated a public debate on forests with the candidates for mayor of La Macarena, and secured commitments through the signing of a programmatic agreement with those candidates to protect the Amazon region. Each candidate committed to include […]
IRI Brazil Signs Partnership Agreement With The National Conference Of Bishops Of Brazil (CNBB)
During a meeting with Dom Ricardo Hoepers, General Secretary of CNBB, Father Marcus Barbosa, who represents the CNBB on the IRI Brazil Advisory Council and serves as an Advisor to the Episcopal Commission for Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue, along with Carlos Vicente, the National Facilitator of IRI Brazil, officially established a partnership to collaborate on […]
IRI Peru Publishes Editorial In El Comercio In Advance Of Cop 28
Cardinal Pedro Barreto Jimeno, Metropolitan Archbishop of Huancayo; Tabea Casique Coronado, Secretary of the Board of Directors of Aidesep Pueblos Indígenas and José Álvarez Alonso, Senior Advisor of the Amanatari Association, all members of the IRI Peru Advisory Council, published an opinion article in El Comercio calling for the protection of forests as a priority […]
IRI Colombia Holds Debate With Candidates For Governor In Putumayo To Secure Commitments To Protect Forests
IRI Colombia and GGGI Colombia met with Putumayo gubernatorial candidates on September 26 in Mocoa to address the department’s environmental challenges and present the programmatic agreement “A New Opportunity of Hope for the Amazon,” with the purpose of ensuring the inclusion of Amazon forest protection programs and projects in the departmental development plan. The three […]
IRI Brazil Facilitates Training And Scientific Visit On Climate Disasters And Forest Preservation For Members Of The Amazonian Judiciary
On October 24 and 25, IRI Brazil organized the first scientific visit to the National Center for Monitoring and Alerting of Natural Disasters (CEMADEN) and the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) specifically designed for public authorities working within the Judiciary of the State of Acre and leaders from the State Audit Courts of Acre, […]
IRI Peru Collaborates With Congressmen To Stop Approval Of Bills That Generate Risks To Forests
In October, IRI Peru developed collaborative meetings with the offices of Congresswomen Karol Paredes (Vice President of Parlamaz) and Ruth Luque (President of the Environment and Indigenous Peoples Commission), both members of the Parliamentary Group for a Healthy Amazon. With the latter, IRI Peru has been reviewing the Bills on land management and the granting […]
