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Leaders in Solano strengthen their commitment to protecting Amazonian forests and water
On October 9, the municipality of Solano, in Caquetá, hosted a new IRI-Colombia training session, where the protagonists were members of the local chapters IRI-Solano,
IRI-Colombia celebrates the 25th anniversary of the La Perla Amazónica Peasant Reserve Zone
The Interfaith Initiative for Tropical Forests joined in the commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the La Perla Amazónica Peasant Reserve Zone (ZRCPA), held on
IRI-Colombia participates in RFN strategic workshops
IRI-Colombia participated in a series of three workshops organized by Rainforest Foundation Norway with the aim of planning strategic actions for 2026. The first workshop
IRI-Colombia and UNEP strengthen partnerships for the protection of tropical forests
The director of IRI-Colombia, Blanca Lucía Echeverry, met with the representative in Colombia and focal point for the Andean Countries of the United Nations Environment
IRI-Colombia trained 131 leaders in La Arenosa
In partnership with the Reformed University Corporation, the Interreligious Initiative for Tropical Forests in Colombia conducted a training program for environmental engineering and theology students.
Peace requires climate justice
On October 2, the Interreligious Initiative for Tropical Forests participated in the “Dialogue between church actors and the Special Jurisdiction for Peace on restorative sentences
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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