IRI Lomani chapter mobiliazes religious leaders to counter deforestation
In Lomami Province, IRI DRC’s provincial chapter is mobilizing religious leaders and communities in response to the loss of nearly 8,700 hectares of natural forest in 2024—driven by slash-and-burn agriculture, wood-energy extraction, and weak land-use planning. On January 27, 2026, an interfaith delegation met with the Vice-Governor (acting Governor) to formally present IRI Lomami’s “cahier […]
IRI-RDC: Civil society and religious leaders call for the Establishment of the National Land Use Planning Council
On January 26, 2026, the IRI-RDC – Environmental Civil Society Consortium addressed a formal appeal to Her Excellency the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, calling for the signing of the decree establishing the National Council for Land Use Planning (CNAT-RDC), as stipulated in Law No. 25/045 of July 1, 2025. Bringing […]
IRI Indonesia pushes to revive long-stalled indigenous peoples legislation
IRI Indonesia joined a strategy consolidation meeting in Jakarta with the Coalition for the Indigenous Peoples Bill (47 civil-society organizations) to accelerate passage of the Indigenous Peoples Bill after 16 years of delays in the national legislative program. With the bill re-included in the 2026 Priority Prolegnas, the coalition reviewed 2025 advocacy, identified 2026 political […]
IRI Indonesia Advisory Council consulations sharpen phase 3 and chapter strategy
As part of IRI Phase 3, IRI Indonesia convened an Advisory Council consultation with the Environmental and Natural Resources Institute of the Indonesia Ulama Council and Nahdlatul Ulama to align program direction and strengthen the chapter model. Participants emphasized shifting from symbolic action to data-driven environmental work and translating scientific findings into accessible language for religious leaders. The consultations […]
IRI Brazil scales up scientifc immersion trainings, bringing climate data to senior religious leaders
IRI Brazil is deepening a strategy it describes as “science-to-faith formation,” using intensive immersions to bring deforestation, climate and disaster-risk data directly to senior religious leadership in the Amazon. Its 23rd scientific immersion trained 31 Catholic leaders, including representatives from six Amazon states, and secured commitments tied to the Right to Breathe Clean Air campaign, […]
IRI Brazil participates in panel on the ethical and spiritual dimensions of the climate crisis in the Blue ZoneI
