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IRI Brazil partners with Federal Supreme Court to screen Amazônia Viva
In celebration of World Environment Day, IRI Brazil and the Federal Supreme Court (STF) signed a partnership agreement to launch the 4-D version of the Amazônia Viva film in Brazil,and to
IRI Brazil participates in Vocare Congress 2024
During the Vocare Congress 2024, IRI Brazil held a screening of the Amazônia Viva film to 240 young Evangelical leaders. IRI Brazil also conducted a workshop on
IRI Peru facilitates meeting between congresswoman and indigenous community threatened by highway
Indigenous peoples of the Maijuna living in Loreto, Putumayo, are being threatened by a highway project that is being built and that will cross their
IRI Colombia convenes Advisory Council
On 28 May, IRI Colombia held a meeting of its Advisory Council. During the meeting, IRI Colombia presented its achievements and key lessons, reflected on
IRI Brazil participates in the meeting of the Climate Observatory Network
During a meeting of the Climate Observatory Network (OC), IRI Brazil held a screening of the Amazônia Viva film for over 100 socio-environmental organizations. At the end of
IRI DRC participates in meeting of experts on agriculture
On 8 May, IRI DRC participated in a meeting of experts on agricultural reform, which aimed to present recent achievements on agricultural reform and to
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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