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IRI DRC meets with Director General of Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation
The National Facilitator of IRI DRC held a working session with the Director General of the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation to present IRI DRC,
IRI Colombia publishes two opinion columns in a major national newspaper
IRI Colombia published two opinion columns in a major national newspaper, El Espectador. The columns addressed the seriousness of the fire season that affected the
IRI Brazil state chapter in Acre meets to set actions for the year
The IRI Acre chapter met with the IRI Brazil national team on February 3rd to initiate planning of activities for the year. Two priorities were
IRI Marañón provides input into Local Environmental Commission, forest protection measures
The Environmental Commission of the district of Imaza sent a Draft Municipal Ordinance for the Environmental Management of the district to the IRI Marañón for
IRI Indonesia delivers webinar, “Rainforest Guardians”
IRI Indonesia led a webinar on February 28th titled “Rainforest Guardians” that facilitated collaboration between religious leaders, environmental activists, and academics to safeguard tropical forests
IRI DRC participates in convening of national consultation for Institute of the New Climate Economy for the Congo Basin, advances work to secure forest commitment
On February 1st, IRI DRC took part in a national consultation in Kinshasa at the Palace of the Nation on a new Institute of the
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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