IRI Colombia Secures Commitments To Protect The Amazon From Candidates For Governor In Caquetá, Guaviare And Putumayo
IRI Colombia advanced its mission of advocating for forest protection and the rights of indigenous peoples in the lead-up to Colombia’s regional elections on October 23. IRI Colombia conducted a comprehensive advocacy campaign, holding debates with gubernatorial candidates in Caquetá, Guaviare, and Putumayo departments. The three debates served as a platform for candidates to present […]
IRI Brazil Publishes Editorial For The Amazon Summit
IRI Brazil coordinated the preparation and placement of an editorial signed by an indigenous leader – Kleber Karipuna (APIB), a scientist – Carlos Nobre (Scientific Panel of the Amazon) and a religious leader – Pastor Romi Bencke (CONIC) to issue key messages from IRI around the Amazon Summit. The editorial read, in part, “The importance […]
The Interfaith Rainforest Initiative is actively participating in COP28, Dubai.
IRI Brazil, IRI Colombia, IRI Indonesia and IRI Peru are present, where they are holding a series of panels and side events with the purpose of promoting faith-based action on forests, climate and indigenous peoples’ rights.Additionally, several of the IRI programs have issued calls to action to their governments to advance policies that protect forests […]
IRI Brazil participates in public consultation on deforestation action plan
IRI Brazil actively engaged in the public consultation process for the new Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Legal Amazon (PPCDAm) and presented a proposal to facilitate the participation of religious leaders in the evaluation and enhancement of the plan, aiming to ensure their insights and perspectives are considered and that […]
IRI Brazil reaches over 1,200 religious leaders through 23 different events and workshops on tropical forests, climate change and the rights of indigenous peoples
IRI Brazil conducted a total of 23 workshops and events aimed at raising awareness among religious leaders about the critical significance of preserving the Amazon rainforest, primarily through the screening of the Amazônia Viva film. Of these events, 35% were conducted in the Legal Amazon region, 35% in the southeast region of the country, 9% […]
IRI Peru issues two statements in opposition to dangerous bill that threatens natural protected areas, legislative measures against forests and indigenous peoples
On May 23, the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) sent its environmental counterpart a draft bill prepared by the state hydrocarbons company PetroPerú, which proposes to open Peru’s protected areas to hydrocarbon extraction, eliminating legal mechanisms and safeguards that have been in place for more than 60 years. IRI Peru issued an urgent statement, […]
