"All Our Shades of Green: Discovering Northwest Environmentalists- of Color "

This Colors NW Magazine cover story focuses on environmentalists of color who are making a difference in their communities and the environmental movement in the Pacific Northwest. Click here for more

"Changing the White Face of the Green Movement"

This Time Magazine article focuses on Sanjayan, the Nature Conservancy's Sri Lankan-born lead scientist, and his push for racial diversity in the conservation movement. Click here for more

"In Oregon and U.S., Green Groups are Mostly White"

In the mainstream green movement, being any color but white can be a little lonely. Take it from Marcelo Bonta, who's half Filipino. He got a job with the Portland office of a wildlife nonprofit, then began going to national environmental conferences. "I'd see only one or two or three people of color out of 100 to 200 people in the room," he says. "I felt like I'd stepped back a few decades, if not more, in terms of race and ethnicity... Click here for more

"Genessee County Conservation Leadership Council to Draw Diverse Groups into Conservation Efforts"

Genessee Township, Michigan -- Not long ago, community leaders turned out in droves to hear about the need to bring more people of color into Flint's environmental movement. It turns out they were actually listening... Click here for more

Diversity and the Future of the U.S. Environmental Movement (Click here to order or download for free)

In this groundbreaking environmental book dedicated to diversity issues, over 15 environmental leaders representing various disciplines share their thoughts about why diversity and inclusivity is important to the movement.

"How to Diversify Environmentalism? The Movement's Greatest Challenge is Its Own Lack of Diversity"

Published in Grist Magazine, the Center for Diversity & the Environment's Founder, Marcelo Bonta, describes a comprehensive strategy that emphasizes cultural change and action oriented solutions.

Black Family Land Trust

Anorganization working to ensure, protect, and preserve the natural, historic, environmental, and community resources of African Americans in the United States of America through land ownership.