IRI Colombia launches issue primer on forest restoration for UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
IRI Colombia is the first IRI country program to launch a national issue primer on forest restoration. The primer is a manual intended for religious leaders and faith communities to be used during the UN decade on Ecosystem Restoration. It provides methodological guidelines to organize restoration activities inspired by faith and spiritual teachings. The primer, which […]
IRI Indonesia prepares to launch new provincial chapter in West Papua
IRI Indonesia is preparing to launch its latest provincial chapter in West Papua on June 22nd. The program sent a delegation of Advisory Council members to the province to meet with forest partners and government representatives to plan the launch event, including Econusa, PGI, KWI and the Governor of West Papua and 52 religious leaders. […]
IRI Peru convenes Pact for the Amazon partners to review progress and strategy
IRI Peru recently held a meeting with the driving group of partners working together on the Pact for the Amazon campaign, including MOCICC, Coalición por una Producción Sostenible, Proyecto Prevenir, AIDER, ACCA, IBC, ProPurús, UNDP, AMPA, IUCN and others to share the progress that has been made within the first quarter of 2021 and to […]
IRI Peru requests special attention on law declaring a road between Pucallpa and Cruzeiro do Sul
A law declaring the construction of a major road between Pucallpa (Ucayali-Peru) and Cruzeiro do Sul (Acre-Brazil) was recently approved in Congress, despite technical reports provided by the Ministry of Environment and the Ombudsman’s office warning of the implications that the road could have on critical forests and indigenous peoples’ territories. In response, IRI Peru […]
IRI Indonesia meets with Muhammadiyah’s TV network to amplify its messaging on forests
IRI Indonesia, the Muhammadiyah Environment Council and the Muhammadiyah online TV network (TVMU) met recently to discuss IRI Indonesia’s upcoming activities and programs and how to collaborate on expanding the reach and impact of messaging on the moral imperative of protecting the country’s forests and defending the rights of indigenous peoples. IRI Indonesia presented their program, […]
Cardinal Pedro Barreto publishes editorial on the moral responsibility to protect indigenous peoples and forest communities in Peru
Cardinal Pedro Barreto, S.J., Archbishop of Huancayo and President of the Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network, published an opinion column in the newspaper El Comercio entitled “Peace and dignity for the Amazon” in support of IRI Peru advocacy around the rights and protections for indigenous peoples and environmental defenders in the country. Cardinal Barreto, one of the most […]
