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IRI-Colombia strengthens its strategic articulation with UNEP in Colombia
On February 20, IRI-Colombia held a high-level bilateral meeting with Dolores Barrientos Alemán, director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) in Colombia, at the
Coordinates to save the Amazon: an advocacy bet for the presidential elections
The Listen to the Amazon alliance prepared the document “Coordinates to avoid the point of no return in the Colombian Amazon and understand the challenges
The latest IRI bulletin is out now
This first edition of 2026 brings key updates from IRI Brazil, IRI Colombia, IRI Indonesia, IRI Peru, and IRI Democratic Republic of the Congo. These
Media outrach expands the reach of ethical voting and faith-based advocacy
In February, IRI Peru expanded media outreach around its “Grade Your Candidate” campaign and the conference with Cardinal Michael Czerny through interviews and cross-platform broadcasting
IRI Peru civic education with media strengthens understanding of new institutions
With Proética, IRI Peru convened a webinar for 15 Amazon regional media outlets on the powers and limits of Peru’s new bicameral Congress, strengthening reporters’ grasp
IRI Peru policy advocacy targets rollbacks and illegal mining governance
IRI Peru issued a public statement urging Congress to shelve Bill 09653, warning it would weaken environmental protections and undermine climate commitments, and framed forest
They are irreplaceable. Not only do they exhibit creation in its most exquisite beauty, they provide millions of people with food, shelter, livelihoods, medicine and clean water. They are also the best climate solution we have. If protected and restored, rainforests can provide an indispensable contribution to sustainable development. Instead, they are at grave risk.
Extractive industries and land conversion for agricultural products like beef, soy, palm oil, and pulp and paper are driving tropical deforestation. In the last decade alone, an area of forest the size of the United Kingdom, France and Germany combined has been lost forever. This destruction is unnecessary and is undermining efforts by the international community to address climate change, sustainable development and human rights.
A coalition of indigenous peoples, government, business, science, NGO and civil society partners are working to halt deforestation. However, to achieve the speed and scale of change required, we need to bring the moral, ethical and spiritual dimension of humanity to bear more strongly on these efforts.
ABOUT US
The Interfaith Rainforest Initiative is an international, multi-faith alliance that aims to bring moral urgency and faith-based leadership to global efforts to end tropical deforestation. It is a platform for religious leaders to work hand-in-hand with indigenous peoples, governments, civil society and business on actions that protect rainforests and safeguard those that serve as their guardians.
We focus on three main goals:
Raise awareness of the tropical deforestation crisis by equipping religious leaders with the science, information and tools needed to serve as effective advocates for rainforest protection.
WHERE WE WORK
We work globally and in major rainforest countries to support religious leaders and spiritual communities that are mobilizing to protect rainforests.
We currently work in Brazil, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia and Peru, which together contain 70% of the world’s remaining tropical forests.
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