The Interfaith Rainforest Initiative (IRI) in Brazil, Colombia and Peru have jointly issued a call for an ethical, fair, and action-oriented COP30, urging governments to use the conference in Belem as a moment to adopt, fulfill and expand upon commitments to end deforestation and protect the Amazon
We address you, heads of state, presidents, world leaders… not with empty requests, but with a demand born of solidarity and hope… make a true, courageous commitment that does not give in to this climate crisis that is taking our breath away and threatening our existence.
We can no longer accept that the Amazon is treated as anything but sacred.
COP30 must be the birthplace of a new global ethical pact, where the faith that moves us, the science that guides us, and the politics that organise us walk hand in hand toward the only goal that matters: preserving life.
Now is the moment for genuine environmental transformation and bold leadership for our forests, our climate and our people.
We urge COP30 to make commitments that restore our hope… listen to and respect the sacred limits of nature, halting projects that bring irreversible social and environmental pain.
We support with hope the creation of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF)… (and) urge political leaders to ensure that this fund will be a channel for delivering resources quickly and transparently.
Faith, when united with science and filled with solidarity, is a powerful force capable of transforming the world.
We are ready to walk hand in hand with governments, communities, authorities, and civil society organisations in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. Together, we will sow and reap public policies as solid as the trees of the rainforest itself.