Living and diverse Amazon
Watch the forum stream here. The Listen to the Amazon Alliance, of which IRI-Colombia is a member, held the forum “Living and diverse Amazon: the biocultural approach to the care of the largest tropical forest in the world”, on October 21 in the green zone of COP16, in Cali. During the event, the Alliance officially […]
IRI Colombia participated in an interreligious dialogue on biodiversity
Watch the forum stream here. The crucial contribution of religious and social leaders to the protection of tropical forests is the theme of the paper presented by IRI-Colombia at the forum “COP16: Territory, Peace and Biodiversity”, held from October 21 to 25 in Cali, and led by Dipaz Colombia, the World Council of Churches, Qonakuy, […]
Strategic alliances for the care of creation
Read the full Spanish edition of the October 2024 IRIboletín. IRI-Colombia, in collaboration with Dipaz Colombia and the World Council of Churches, held a series of strategic meetings with 38 delegates from national and international religious organizations with the purpose of coordinating meaningful accompaniment to faith leaders who participated in COP16, held in Cali. These […]
Amazonian biodiversity, a virtuous web of life
The vast biodiversity of the Amazon is a determining factor in the global climate system, the carbon cycle – and therefore climate change – and hemispheric hydrological systems. We tell you what are the conditions that make this biome an exceptional source of life for the planet. Read the complete Spanish edition of EL BOSQUE […]
A new hope for the planet’s biodiversity
Ratified in December 2022 in Canada, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework is the roadmap that will guide the 196 countries party to the Convention on Biological Diversity for more than two decades – until 2050 – to ensure the conservation of biodiversity and its sustainable use. We tell you all about this important strategic plan. […]
Protecting the Amazon in Critical Times: A Global Commitment from COP16 in Cali
By: Nudy María Oviedo*, coordinator of IRI-Cartagena del Chairá. The Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity comes at a time of unprecedented environmental urgency, coinciding with one of the biggest crises the Amazon has faced in decades. This vast tropical forest, which spans approximately 7 million square kilometers and spans […]
