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Ethical voting trainings help citizes prepara for election
From 24 to 27 February, IRI Peru held four training workshops titled Ethical Criteria for Choosing in Quillabamba, Cusco, and Checacupe, along with one virtual session for
IRI Peru ‘No Forests, No Life’ campaing launches across multiple Amazon front lines
IRI Peru launched “Sin bosques, no hay vida” (“No Forests, No Life”) in Iquitos as an interfaith and civic call to confront accelerating deforestation and
Building broader momentum for the indigenous peoples bill
On 18 February in Bogor, IRI Indonesia joined a coalition coordination meeting on the Indigenous Peoples Bill alongside Kaoem Telapak, AMAN, Sawit Watch, Kemitraan, BPAN,
New campaign materials support “Grade your candidate”
RI Peru developed a new set of audio, video, web, and print materials to support its “Grade Your Candidate” campaign under the broader No Forests, No
A high-level faith conversation on Laudato Si’
On 13 February, IRI Peru organized the conference Challenges for Faith Communities in Light of Laudato Si’ in Lima, featuring Cardinal Michael Czerny, Prefect of the Vatican
A just energy transition must also protect indigenous territories
On 2 February in Jakarta, IRI Indonesia joined a workshop on the Just Energy Transition organized by AMAN and Indigenous Peoples Rights International. The gathering
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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