NEWS

IRI launches new collaboration with the Forestry School at the Yale School of the Environment and the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
On 20 February, IRI featured prominently in the closing session of the International Society of Tropical Foresters Annual Conference, hosted by Yale University. Dr. Charles McNeill,

Pact for the Amazon launched by IRI Peru
On 17 February, IRI Peru launched the Pact for the Amazon, a year-long campaign to raise public awareness about forests and to secure political commitments to

IRI Peru advocacy with interim government
In December, IRI Peru has made connections with interim Ministers of Justice, Agrarian Development, Environment to discuss the protection and restoration of the country’s forests. IRI

IRI Yurimaguas launched in Peru
On Wednesday, January 20, IRI Peru launched its tenth local chapter in Yurimaguas. The event included in-person and virtual participation, with representation from evangelical churches,

IRI Peru briefs the President of the Republic on their work and the moral responsibility to protect rainforests
On January 12, IRI Peru was invited to brief the President of Peru on their work mobilizing religious leaders and faith-based communities to protect forests

IRI Indonesia resource guides and religious teaching books
End of December, IRI Indonesia completed work with all of the Religious Councils in the country on resource guides and religious teaching books on the protection