New Horizons in Conservation Conference Highlights Progress, Challenges in Environmental Justice

Monday, May 22, 2023
Dr. Dorceta Taylor ’85 MFS, ’91 PhD, JEDSI director and YSE professor of environmental justice

Dr. Dorceta Taylor ’85 MFS, ’91 PhD, JEDSI director and YSE professor of environmental justice

From the practical implications and implementation of the Biden Administration’s Justice40 initiative to inequities in grant funding and salaries at environmental organizations, to equal access to the outdoors and green spaces, the 2023 New Horizons in Conservation Conference was both a barometer of the progress achieved and of the still-significant challenges facing communities of color, and all underrepresented communities, in the environmental space.

External Link

https://environment.yale.edu/news/article/new-horizons-conservation-conference-highlights-substantive-progress-challenges