NEWS

Specialists help shape strategy for the new congress
IRI Peru convened allied specialists to analyze the Amazon protection agenda under the newly elected Congress. Participants included representatives of Colectivo PAS, which focuses on

Amazon environmental crime project opens space for religious education
IRI Brazil participated in the Manaus launch of INPOED, the project “Promoting Information, Policies and Education to Address Environmental Crime in the Legal Amazon.” Led

Eye health partnership supports indigenous Amazon communities
IRI Brazil advanced a new partnership and advocacy agenda to expand access to eye health care in Indigenous Peoples’ communities in the Amazon. On 8

Brahma Kumaris partnership expands faith-based climate awareness
IRI Brazil advanced a new collaboration with the Brahma Kumaris religious community in São Paulo, joining a gathering of around 30 leaders working on spirituality,

Church leadership engagement raises the moral voice of the Amazon in public debate
IRI Peru deepened engagement with senior Church leadership in March through a private audience with the Apostolic Nuncio to Peru and a major national media

Indigenous mobilization at “Acampamento Terra Livre” gains faith-based support
IRI Brazil participated in Acampamento Terra Livre in Brasília, Brazil’s largest Indigenous Peoples mobilization, which brought together around 7,000 Indigenous people from more than 200