IRI Brazil holds scientific immersion for Evangelical leaders, IRI country program leadership teams
From 24-25 April, IRI Brazil held its tenth scientific immersion at the CEMADEN and INPE, which focused on climate change and the importance of the Amazon rainforest. The tenth immersion brought together 21 Evangelical leaders from the field of education (theologians, authors, bloggers, journalists, representatives of Evangelical student movements, seminary professors, artists, and digital influencers), […]
IRI Peru holds meeting with the President of Congress
On 30 April, IRI Peru met with the Alejandro Soto, President of Congress, to express their concern about the increased violence brought about by illegal mining, and its implications on the Amazon rainforest and Indigenous Peoples. IRI Peru was accompanied by Bishops Miguel Angel Cadenas, Apostolic Vicariate of Iquitos; Msgr. Alfredo Vizcarra, Vicariate of Jaén; […]
IRI Indonesia launches monthly webinar series on importance of respecting and preserving the environment
On 29 April, IRI Indonesia, in collaboration with the Supreme Council for Confucian Religion in Indonesia (MATAKIN) and AMAN, launched the monthly webinar series, Respecting the Balance of Nature, Ethics in Conservation, and Preserving the Tropical Forest Environment. Mr. Ws. Mulyadi Liang, S. Pd. Ing., M. Ag., Deputy Secretary of MATAKIN’s Spiritual Council, served as […]
IRI DRC secures declaration of commitment by religious leaders to work collaboratively in the promotion of sustainable development
With the aim of raising awareness among religious leaders and faith communities in the DRC who are members of the Conseil National des Religions pour la Paix (CNRP) and the Commission d’Intégrité et Médiation Electorale (CIME) of the seriousness of deforestation and the urgent need to halt deforestation, IRI DRC hosted a high-level briefing on: […]
IRI Colombia participates in Custodians of the Amazon program
IRI Colombia participated in the third workshop of the Custodians of the Amazon programme, convened by Alisos and the British Embassy in Colombia. The programme aims to identify the role of civil society organisations in addressing environmental crimes, with the objective of presenting some recommendations to the national government. During the meeting, Alisos presented the […]
IRI Brazil holds scientific immersion for interfaith leaders
From 10-11 April, IRI Brazil held its ninth scientific immersion at the National Center for Monitoring Natural Disasters and Alerts (CEMADEN) and the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), which focused on climate change and the importance of the Amazon rainforest. The immersion brought together 32 religious and faith leaders from different religious and faith […]