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IRI Colombia holds working meetings with political, religious leaders
May 2022 IRI Colombia held a working meeting with Alexander Bermúdez, representative to the Chamber of Deputies for the department of Guaviare. The representative was
IRI Colombia refines its roadmap for advocacy around legislative agenda, Escazú Agreement
May 2022 IRI Colombia has developed an update on the legislative agenda in the country, examining the development of bills that are of interest to
IRI Peru plans dialogue on legislative priorities for sustainable forests
May 2022 IRI Peru held coordination meetings with the office of Congresswoman Ruth Luque and the Peruvian Society of Environmental Law to plan for a
IRI Peru holds dialogue on the elections with the President of the National Jury of Elections and progress on a cooperation agreement
May 2022 IRI Peru held a dialogue with the President of the National Jury of Elections (JNE) to carry out informed discussions within the framework
IRI Peru national coordination meeting with local chapter leaders
April 2022 IRI Peru convened its first national coordination meeting of its local chapters to strengthen the action plans and intervention strategies for the year.
Capacity building workshops delivered for several local chapters
April 2022 Training and capacity building workshops were delivered to IRI Colombia local chapters in San José del Guaviare, El Retorno, Calamar and Miraflores (department
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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