IRI Indonesia releases issue primer on forest restoration as contribution to UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
IRI Indonesia has released its national issue primer on forest restoration as a contribution to the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The primer includes explanations about forest restoration, the types of activities that can be undertaken to achieve the objectives defined by the UN Decade, the importance of planting in addition to safeguarding already existing […]
IRI DRC provides input into country’s NDC roadmap
The Dxemocratic Republic of the Congo is currently working on a revised and more ambitious Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) ahead of UNFCCC COP 26, stating that the country plans to cut its emissions by more than 20% by 2030 through forestry, agriculture, energy and waste sectors. To deliver a revised roadmap, national and provincial governments […]
IRI DRC secures commitment to protect tropical forests from Ituri’s military governor, Ituri’s ECC President and Chancellor of the Catholic Church
IRI DRC continued efforts to raise awareness about its mission by meeting with the military governor of the province. Ituri is a province currently in a state of conflict and governed by the military since the beginning of May. While the governor’s priority is to restore peace in the region, he committed to protecting the […]
IRI Indonesia and Permabudhi organize tree planting session for Vesak
Following a tree planting session held in Bali for Earth Day, Permabudhi Makassar was inspired to carry out a similar activity. Father Yonggris Lao, Head of Permabudhi in the South Sulawesi Region, developed a program to plant 5,000 trees of which 2,000 were planted for the celebration of Vesak (Buddha day). Interfaith representatives, religious institutions as […]
IRI Indonesia organizes training and soft launch for the West Papua Chapter
The official IRI West Papua launch has been postponed to a later date due to political instability in the region and the pandemic. A soft launch event, however, included the participation of 100 leaders from Christian, Catholic, Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist faith communities as well as representatives from the Alliance of Indigenous Peoples of the Archipelago […]
IRI Indonesia organizes training sessions to present resource guides to religious communities
During the month of June, IRI Indonesia and the Supreme Council for the Confucian Religion in Indonesia, MATAKIN, organized a training in Manado City, North Sulawesi, to present the resource guides developed by IRI Indonesia and the religious councils in the country. The guides cover the science of forests, climate change, biodiversity, sustainable development and the […]
