Environmental Diversity writes about who gets to work in, lead and enjoy environmental work in the United States, and what it takes to widen that circle.
New here? Start with our annotated resources list or the landmark reports, explained in plain language.
People of color in the U.S.: about 4 in 10 residents at the 2020 Census, roughly 140 million people*
The year no single group is projected to be a majority of Americans: about 2045*
People of color on the staffs and boards of the environmental organizations studied in 2014: no more than about 16%, the so-called green ceiling**
Black Americans are about 40% more likely to live where heat deaths are projected to rise most with 2°C of warming***
Communities of color are about three times as likely as white communities to live in nature-deprived places****
* U.S. Census Bureau
** Dorceta Taylor for Green 2.0
*** U.S. EPA, 2021
**** Center for American Progress & Hispanic Access Foundation, 2020
“A movement that asks the whole public for support has to look like the public, listen like it, and be led by it.” ~ the editors
Our sections include:
Our brief on why conservation needs a broader base of support, the barriers that keep it narrow, and a checklist for land trusts and conservation groups that want to change.
Notes on an influential 2007 essay by a land-conservation executive, and what has and hasn’t changed since.
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