When science touches consciousness: an immersion in the Colombian Amazon
By: Blanca Lucía Echeverry, director of IRI Colombia. Between November 20 and 22, in San José del Guaviare—the gateway to the Colombian Amazon and a living border between jungle, savanna, and anthropogenic pressures on the landscape—an unusual experience in the country’s recent history took place: a Scientific Immersion Day conceived as a profound exercise in […]
Scientific Immersion Day in the Amazon: science, territory, and public decision-making to protect Colombia’s most strategic biome
With unprecedented participation from congressmen, magistrates, national and regional government authorities, multilateral organizations, scientific institutions, strategic allies, religious leaders, and regional, national, and international media communicators, IRI-Colombia held the first Scientific Immersion Conference in the Amazon from November 20 to 23 in San José del Guaviare. This initiative, conceived as a high-level forum integrating science, […]
IRI-Colombia training process in Villagarzón: a first step toward strengthening indigenous territorial organization in the municipality
On November 13, the Interreligious Initiative for Tropical Forests held a new training session in Villagarzón (Putumayo), aimed at members of its local chapters in this municipality and in the townships of Puerto Umbría and La Castellana. Indigenous Territorial Entities (ETI) and self-government were the central themes of this educational event, developed in partnership with […]
IRI-Colombia held a new training session for the local chapters IRI-Puerto Asís, IRI-Piñuña Blanco, and IRI-El Águila.
IRI-Colombia is moving forward with the second training cycle of 2025, which focused on the department of Putumayo during the month of October. On October 23, religious leaders, community action board presidents, indigenous authorities, teachers, and representatives of social organizations that make up the local IRI chapters in Puerto Asís, Piñuña Blanco, and El Águila […]
49 leaders from Puerto Guzmán reaffirm their commitment to protecting the Amazon rainforest and water
Located in the heart of Putumayo, the municipality of Puerto Guzmán welcomed members of the local chapters IRI-Puerto Guzmán, IRI-Santa Lucía, and IRI-Nueva Unión, who participated in a new IRI-Colombia training process on August 22 at the Community Center in the Jardín neighborhood. “This process invites us to continue building together a living Amazon, a […]
Leaders in Solano strengthen their commitment to protecting Amazonian forests and water
On October 9, the municipality of Solano, in Caquetá, hosted a new IRI-Colombia training session, where the protagonists were members of the local chapters IRI-Solano, IRI-Puerto Tejada, and IRI-Campoalegre. Thirty-five participants—including religious leaders, community action board presidents, indigenous authorities, teachers, representatives of social organizations, and members of rural communities—gathered at the Mirador del Río to […]
