Colombia: Religious and Indigenous Leaders Join Forces on Initiative to End Tropical Deforestation in Colombia

Nov 23, 2018 | UN Environment
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In an unprecedented and historic show of unity, leaders from every major faith tradition today joined indigenous peoples, Afro-Colombian communities, climate scientists, and NGOs in pledging to defend the Amazon and end deforestation. The Interfaith Rainforest Initiative in Colombia was launched today at an event in Bogota convened by UN Environment and a coalition of Colombian and global multi-faith partners. Through the initiative, religious leaders from diverse spiritual traditions come together to express the urgent moral responsibility they share to put an end to the destruction of Colombia's forests and protect indigenous peoples forest guardians.