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Public Land

GreenLatinos’ fight for la liberación ambiental includes conserving 30% of public lands in their natural state to address our disproportionate needs. Latino/a/e and Hispanic communities have deep-rooted connections to public land that define our cultures and affirm our rootedness in the past, present, and future of the United States and Territories.

How We Can Help

Fight for equitable heritage representation: GreenLatinos is on the frontlines of the movement for inclusive cultural interpretation at conservation areas such as Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Castner Range National Monument, and National Park Service-managed areas across the country. Public lands should equitably reflect the histories, futures, and contributions of everyone.

Wield conservation to meet national climate goals: We resist generations of public health violations like urban heat, pollution, barriers to healthy food, and the effects of other extreme weather events by advancing nature’s power to address climate change.

Defend biodiversity and habitat: By protecting more-than-human species, water, and soil health, we protect our identities. GreenLatinos is here to ensure that these unique cultural assets to the Latino/a/x communities across the nation are properly protected by conserving and restoring federal, state and municipal conservation areas across our country.

Eradicate the nature gap: It is a right for everyone to receive the healing powers of nature, not a privilege. Our vision for environmental liberation includes equitable and carbon neutral access to nature for all.

Demand justice in public process: We urgently call on agencies and decision makers to ensure that decision making processes for public land are available in languages other than English, starting with Spanish. We center and value the diversity of our community members, particularly those that are undocumented or have non-citizen status.

Protect conservation champions on the frontlines: Nobody’s life should be in danger while they fight for 30% of lands and waters conserved in their natural state by 2030. We demand justice for those who have been murdered, disappeared or threatened when they stand up against the desecration of la tierra madre.

Join our community: GreenLatinos cultivates deep, authentic relationships between Hispanic and Latino leaders and allies committed to addressing public lands and ocean conservation issues at the Public Land and Ocean Collective.

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The Public Land and Ocean Colectivo (PLOC) is a place to deepen relationships, coordinate advocacy, and grow power with fellow public land and ocean leaders. Whether you are a conservation professional in a community-based organization, academia, government, business, a volunteer, an activist, or are simply curious about nuestra cultura de conservación the PLOC is for you.

As a member of the PLOC, you are part of a community that organizes with each other so we are resourced to win our battles hacia la liberación ambiental. 

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