Heading to Congress 2026: IRI-Colombia weaves alliances in Putumayo to protect the Amazon
With the purpose of strengthening the political advocacy processes in the Congress of the Republic to promote a legislative agenda in favor of the Amazon and its inhabitants, the Interreligious Initiative for Forests in Colombia has been carrying out a series of strategic dialogues with the candidates for the House of Representatives of the Amazonian […]
IRI-Colombia and Etnollano: an alliance for the autonomy and defense of the Amazon
The Interreligious Initiative for Tropical Forests (IRI-Colombia) and the Etnollano Foundation formalized a strategic alliance aimed at strengthening the self-government of indigenous peoples in Putumayo. This agreement, consolidated after a key meeting on February 19 in Bogotá, seeks to transform the pedagogical lessons of the training process with IRI’s local chapters in Villagarzón – held […]
The Amazon Network of Networks reactivates its strategic agenda
After a fruitful year in terms of political advocacy at the regional level, which included various actions, meetings and calls to action during the V Summit of Presidents of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) and the thirtieth United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP30), the Amazon Network of Networks is preparing to continue advancing […]
IRI-Colombia strengthens its strategic articulation with UNEP in Colombia
On February 20, IRI-Colombia held a high-level bilateral meeting with Dolores Barrientos Alemán, director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) in Colombia, at the agency’s offices in Bogotá. The meeting was consolidated as a space for strategic dialogue key to deepening inter-institutional cooperation around the protection of the Amazon, climate action and the strengthening […]
Coordinates to save the Amazon: an advocacy bet for the presidential elections
The Listen to the Amazon alliance prepared the document “Coordinates to avoid the point of no return in the Colombian Amazon and understand the challenges and opportunities for the 2026-2030 government period” and the concept note of the “2026 Presidential Elections, the challenges and opportunities for the Colombian Amazon in the next National Government”, necessary […]
IRI Colombia prepares working agreements with candidates for the House of Representatives
With the aim of promoting the protection of the Amazon from the legislative work of the House of Representatives, during the month of January the IRI Colombia team held a series of bilateral meetings with the candidates for the department of Caquetá to this corporation, Leonardo Ramón Ramírez and Angie Carolina Quimbayo (Radical Change Coalition-Mira); […]
