General
| Name of initiative
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Interfaith Rainforest Initiative
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| LPAA initiative
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No
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| NAZCA Initiative
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No
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| Website address
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interfaithrainforest.org
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| Related initiatives
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| Starting year
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2017
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| End year
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| Secretariat
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Joseph Corcoran, joseph.corcoran@unep.org
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| Organisational structure
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| Geographical coverage
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Global, Latin America and The Caribbean, Africa, South East Asia
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| Name of lead organisation
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Interfaith Rainforest Initiative
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| Type of lead organisation
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United Nations or Specialised agency, Network/Consortium/Partnership
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| Location/Nationality of lead organisation
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United States of America
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Description
| Description
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The Interfaith Rainforest Initiative was launched at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway, on 19 June 2017. In a first-of-its-kind summit, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu and Taoist religious leaders joined forces with indigenous peoples from Brazil, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Meso-America and Peru to make the protection of rainforests an ethical priority for the world’s faith communities.
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| Objectives
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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. The Interfaith Rainforest Initiative is a platform for religious leaders and faith-based communities to work hand-in-hand with indigenous peoples, governments, civil society and businesses on actions that protect rainforests and safeguard those that serve as their guardians.
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| Activities
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The Interfaith Rainforest Initiative works globally and in major rainforest countries on the mobilization of faith- based leadership, advocacy and on-the-ground action to protect rainforests. We currently work in Brazil, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia and Peru, which together contain more than 70% of the world’s remaining tropical forests. Our work in each country is focused on education and training, program development, communications and public outreach, faith-based mobilization, political advocacy and connecting religious leaders with allies from across sectors to multiply their collective impact.
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| One or two success stories achieved
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Monitoring and Impacts
Sustainable Development Impact:
| Function of initiative
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Political dialogue, Capacity building
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| Activity of initiative
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Advocacy, Awareness raising and outreach, Training and education, Policy planning and recommendations
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| Indicators
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| Goals
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| Comments on indicators and goals
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| How will goals be achieved
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| Have you changed or strenghtened your goals
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| Progress towards the goals
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| How are you tracking progress of your initiative
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| Available reporting
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Participants
| Participants
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Number
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Names
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| Members
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8
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| Companies
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0
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| Business organisations
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0
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| Research and educational organisations
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0
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| Non-governmental organisations
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8
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Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative - NICFI (Norway), Rainforest Foundation Norway (Norway), United Nations Environment Programme - UNEP (Kenya), Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale University (United Kingdom), GreenFaith (USA), Parliament of the World’s Religions (USA), Religions for Peace (USA), World Council of Churches (Switzerland).
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| National states
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0
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| Governmental actors
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0
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| Regional / state / county actors
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0
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| City / municipal actors
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0
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| Intergovernmental organisations
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0
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| Financial Institutions
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0
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| Faith based organisations
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0
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| Other members
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0
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| Supporting partners
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0
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| Number of members in the years
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| Have only national states as participators
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No
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Theme
| Transport
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Agriculture
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Forestry
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Business
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Financial institutions
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Buildings
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Industry
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Waste
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Cities and subnational governments
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Short Term Pollutants
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International maritime transport
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Energy Supply
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Fluorinated gases
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Energy efficiency
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Renewable energy
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Supply chain emission reductions
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Adaptation
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Other
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Resilience
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Innovation
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Energy Access and Efficiency
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Private Finance
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| No
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No
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Yes
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Last update: 4 August 2020 12:22:23
Not only have national states as participators
