IRI Colombia participates in “S.O.S. Amazonia” event in congress
On 9 May, IRI Colombia participated in the “S.O.S. Amazonia” event convened by the Commission on Forests, the Senate of the Republic, and the House of Representatives. The event, chaired by House Representative Julia Miranda and Indigenous Senator Julio Estrada, presented the most recent data on deforestation and its consequences on the Colombian Amazon. The […]
IRI Brazil holds scientific immersion for interfaith leaders
From 23-24 May, IRI Brazil held its eleventh scientific immersion at the National Centre for Monitoring and Alerts of Natural Disasters (CEMADEN) and the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), which focused on climate change and the importance of the Amazon rainforest. The immersion brought together 17 Indigenous Evangelical leaders from the states of Rondônia, […]
Strengthening the commitment to the Amazon
On May 28th, IRI-Colombia met with its Advisory Council to present the Initiative’s progress during 2023 and socialize the work plan for 2024. During the meeting, the coordinator of IRI-Colombia, Blanca Lucía Echeverry, explained in detail the local intervention strategy developed through 42 local chapters -located in the so-called “deforestation arc”-, and the advocacy process […]
IRI-Colombia, present at the Forests and Climate Change Commission of the Congress
The Interfaith Rainforest Initiative participated in the “S.O.S. Amazonia” session, convened by the Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Forests and Climate Change, in order to analyze the most recent data on deforestation and its consequences in the Colombian Amazon. This space, held on May 9 and led by House Representative Julia Miranda and […]
Deforestation in the Amazon: Like the crab
“These (armed) groups are using the Amazon as a means to advance a comprehensive peace process, which seems to lack the necessary political and economic will to implement mitigation measures in the face of increased forest fires and deforestation,” said Siri Damman of the Rainforest Foundation Norway in the op-ed “Deforestation in the Amazon: like […]
Congressmen for the life of the Amazon
Within the framework of the nationwide advocacy actions carried out by the Interreligious Initiative for Tropical Forests, on May 7, the coordinator of the Initiative, Blanca Lucía Echeverry, and the president of the Interreligious Council of Colombia, Monsignor Francisco Duque, met with Senator Lorena Ríos Cuéllar, specialist in environmental law and human rights and member […]
