IRI Brazil conducts series of trainings for religious leaders at CEMADEN (Monitoring and Natural Disaster Alert Center) and INPE (Space Research Institute) on forests and climate change
Throughout July and August, IRI Brazil conducted a series of trainings for over 40 religious leaders on forests and climate change. The multi-day trainings included visits to CEMADEN (Monitoring and Natural Disaster Alert Center) and INPE (Space Research Institute) where participants learned directly from leading scientsist about the state of deforestation in the Amazon and […]
IRI DRC contributes to workshop, study on strengthening commitments to forests in DRC’s National Determined Contribution (NDC)
IRI DRC has been actively working to input into the National Determined Contribution (NDC) of DRC to the UNFCCC. The program recently participared in a stakeholder consultation workshop coordinated by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on a draft roadmap for the implementation of the […]
IRI Peru meets with the Director General of Human Rights of the Ministry of Justice, follows up on the protection mechanism for environmental defenders
IRI Peru recently met with the Director General of Human Rights of the Ministry of Justice to follow up on a decree they helped secure regarding a protection mechanism for environmental defenders. The decree is the first time there has been an articulated action of eight ministries with responsibility in this area, with leadership by […]
IRI Brazil conducts immersion visit for senior religious leaders in the Amazon
In partnership with the National Association for an Economy of Communion – ANPECOM and System B Brazil, IRI Brazil organized a learning journey and immersion visit to the Amazon. The visit was conducted in Manaus-AM, Belém, Bragança and Augusto Corrêa-PA, from August 27th to 31st and included the participation of 40 religious, indigenous, scientific and […]
IRI Colombia local chapters in San José del Guaviare make progress in fulfilling pastoral action plans
IRI Colombia held a series of meetings with members of the local chapters in San José del Guaviare to follow up on their pastoral and environmental action plans, and to learn about the progress and challenges presented. The IRI Colombia national team was able to see the work of the religious leaders, who will dedicate […]
IRI Peru formally installs Parliamentary Group for a sustainable Amazonia
After months of dialogue and coordination, IRI Peru formally installed the Parliamentary Group for a Sustainable Amazon on Friday 22 July in the Congress of the Republic. The event was attended by seven members of Congress, various religious authorities and experts in forestry and environmental issues. The group has a mandate to bring together science and […]
