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When science touches consciousness: an immersion in the Colombian Amazon
By: Blanca Lucía Echeverry, director of IRI Colombia. Between November 20 and 22, in San José del Guaviare—the gateway to the Colombian Amazon and a

Scientific Immersion Day in the Amazon: science, territory, and public decision-making to protect Colombia’s most strategic biome
With unprecedented participation from congressmen, magistrates, national and regional government authorities, multilateral organizations, scientific institutions, strategic allies, religious leaders, and regional, national, and international media

IRI-Colombia training process in Villagarzón: a first step toward strengthening indigenous territorial organization in the municipality
On November 13, the Interreligious Initiative for Tropical Forests held a new training session in Villagarzón (Putumayo), aimed at members of its local chapters in

IRI Brazil premieres the virtual reality film Amazônia Forever at COP30 in Belém
On November 17th, IRI Brazil premiered the film Amazônia Forever as part of the program “Religious Leaders in Defense of Forests and Sustainable Development.”, in


IRI-Colombia held a new training session for the local chapters IRI-Puerto Asís, IRI-Piñuña Blanco, and IRI-El Águila.
IRI-Colombia is moving forward with the second training cycle of 2025, which focused on the department of Putumayo during the month of October. On October