IRI Peru delivers policy dialogues through ‘Pact for the Amazon’
IRI Peru continues to deliver policy dialogues through ‘Pact for the Amazon. The most recent dialogue was titled, “The challenges of renewable energies for the Peruvian Amazon”, which included two panels on renewable energy in the country and included a focus on the need to protect and better manage forests and Amazonian waters. The Minister of the […]
IRI Colombia launches new campaign, Eschucha la Amazonia
Each of the 36 IRI Colombia local chapters have consolidated pastoral and environmental action plans and have committed to tracking and IRI Colombia has launched and joined a coalition with other environmental and religious organizations [including the Organization of Indigenous Peoples of the Colombian Amazon (OPIAC), Gaia Amazonas Foundation, the Foundation for Conservation and Sustainable Development (FCDS), World Wildlife Fund […]
IRI Peru meets with new President, pushes forests agenda
IRI Peru met with the new President of the country and Laura Vargas, IRI Peru national facilitator presented a speech on the work of IRI, conveying the concern of the forest situation in the Amazon. During the pandemic, deforestation has reached extremely heightened levels with no clear policy or response from the state. Laura Vargas relayed that this problem not […]
IRI Colombia publishes editorial in prominent news outlets
Monsignor Héctor Fabio Henao, representative of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, a member institution of the IRIColombia Advisory Council published an opinion column in El Espectador, the Colombian newspaper. This article titled, “Saving the Amazon from an Irreversible State will be everyone’s responsibility” highlighted the work of IRI Colombia stating, “For IRI Colombia it is clear that the voice of […]
IRI Indonesia releases new animation video
IRI Indonesia has released a new animation video that gives an overview of the deforestation challenge in Indonesia, IRI Indonesia’s mission and mandate, and the four key areas of work undertaken by the program on education and awareness raising, network expansion across the country, influencing laws and public policies on forests and influencing the policies […]
IRI Colombia continues far-reaching communications campaign to grow awareness on the importance of tropical forests
IRI Colombia continued its communications campaign to raise awareness about its mission and expand engagement in the 36 local chapters where IRI has a presence. IRI Colombia radio spots (which will run through the end of 2021) are being broadcast seven days a week on the country’s leading radio networks and will reach over 250,000 […]
