IRI Brazil showcases Virtual Reality film “Amazonia Viva” at the Vatican

From 21-22 November, the film was showcased at the Vatican along with important staff members of Pope Frances attending the screening, including Monsignor Lucio Ruiz, Secretary of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communications; Father Joshtrom Isaac Kureethadam, head of the Dicastery for integral human development and coordinator of Laudato Si; Sophia Sanniti, researcher and member of […]

IRI Colombia enlists 20 members of Congress to join the Parliamentary Front for the Protection of the Colombian Amazon

On 22 November, IRI Colombia brought together more than 20 members of Congress who joined the Parliamentary Front for the Protection of the Colombian Amazon. The inter-parliamentary network is made up of national, departmental, and municipal legislative leaders, including councillors, deputies and senators from various political parties that seek to include the protection of tropical […]

IRI Colombia leaders in Caquetá meet and mobilize for action

On 21 November, in partnership with the Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM Colombia) and the National Secretariat of Pastoral Social, IRI Colombia held a meeting of the leaders of Caquetá to discuss how best to mobilize faith-based action for the protection of forests. During the event, which took place in Bogota, more than 40 leaders from […]

IRI Brazil further launches “Amazonia Viva” and establishes key partnerships at COP 27

In November, the National Facilitator of IRI Brazil also launched the film at COP27 within the exhibition space of the Consortium of Governors of the Amazon. The film was shown to various important Brazilian and international leaders, ranging from diplomats to senators, federal deputies, directors, researchers, and coordinators, including indigenous leaders. The showing of the […]

IRI Peru produces videos of religious leaders for COP27

IRI Peru helped coordinate and circulate a series of three videos with prominent religious leaders on forests and climate in advance of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP27). Cardinal Pedro Barreto, archbishop of Huancayo and president of REPAM and CEAMA, shared a video message about the role of authorities in making decisions […]