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IRI Peru organizes a webinar to raise awareness about tropical forests
On June 23rd, IRI Peru held a webinar to reflect on the value of forests to the country, the need to keep them healthy, and the
On World Rainforest Day, religious leaders representing the world’s major faith traditions issue a declaration in support of indigenous peoples in the Amazon basin
Attacks against the lives and rights of indigenous peoples have increased significantly over the past decade, constituting a human rights emergency. Following several complaints lodged
IRI launches new issue primer on forest restoration as contribution to UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
The IRI partnership has launched a new issue primer for religious leaders and faith communities called, Forest Restoration: Healing Tropical Forests for Spiritual Renewal. The new IRI
IRI Bellavista organizes a reforestation event for World Environment day
On World Environment Day, IRI Bellavista organized a reforestation day to plant trees around the new MINSA hospital in Bellavista. Participants included students from IESTP
IRI Colombia’s forest restoration campaign inspires faith communities to hold events for World Environment Day
From June 2-5, several IRI Colombia local chapters carried out activities to commemorate World Environment Day and join the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Religious
IRI Colombia launches campaign to promote UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
On the eve of World Environment Day, June 4th, IRI Colombia launched a country-wide campaign as a contribution to the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
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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