IRI-Colombia trained 220 leaders from Caquetá
Raising awareness about the crucial role played by the Amazonian tropical forests in the fight against climate change and their contribution to the well-being of humanity, as well as the urgency of acting to contribute to their protection, is one of the main mission lines of IRI-Colombia, which periodically carries out training processes for the […]
IRI-Colombia trained 30 leaders from San José del Guaviare and El Retorno
Ecotheology, the impact of deforestation in Guaviare and the process of savannization suffered by the Amazon biome, nature-based solutions and payments for environmental services, were the central themes of the training process that the Interreligious Initiative for Tropical Forests carried out on June 6, at the Facredig auditorium in San José del Guaviare. “We hope […]
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 […]
