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          Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

          Diversity, equity, and inclusion the building blocks of a long-lasting, sustainable urban forest.
          11 Articles in this category

            Racial Equity Toolkit to Assess Policies, Initiatives, Programs, and Budget Issues

            The Racial Equity Toolkit is a 7-page, graphics-heavy, user-friendly, interactive workbook that lays out a process and set of questions to guide the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies, initiatives, programs, and budget issues to...

            Urban Tree Canopy Cover and Environmental Justice

            This study examines the distributional equity of urban tree canopy (UTC) cover for Baltimore, MD, Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, Philadelphia, PA, Raleigh, NC, Sacramento, CA, and Washington, D.C. using high spatial resolution land cover data and ce...

            Conceptualizing social-ecological drivers of change in urban forest patches

            This paper introduces a conceptual model of how social and ecological factors contribute to the formation, development, and management of urban forested natural areas. The authors present and explain a series of factors at multiple scales, from the ...

            Guide to Inclusive Outreach and Public Engagement

            This guide to inclusive outreach and public engagement was authored by the Seattle Race and Social Justice Initiative for use by city employees. It contains useful references, such as six essential strategies for inclusive engagement, a public eng...

            Use and perceptions of New York City’s forests, wetlands, and landscaped park areas

            In this study, randomized field interviews with 955 New York City park users explore differences in park use and motivations for park visitation according to site type and gender of respondents. We find that natural areas offer different experiences...

            Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Toolkit for Internal Organizational Practices

            This toolkit, authored by the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed, provides resources that empower users to take mindful action to break down the barriers that hinder participation. It focuses on diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEI...

            The Human Ecosystem

            This article explores the "human ecosystem" as an inclusive approach to ecosystem organization and management. Unlike a traditional ecosystem model, which tends to place humans on the "outside" of the ecosystem, the proposed human ecosystem model cr...

            Anti-racism in the Outdoors Resource Guide

            The history and impact of racial disparities in parks and greenspaces has typically received little attention in American public life. This resource guide is for faculty, staff, students, extension educators, outdoor advocates, volunteers and commun...

            Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Toolkit for External Engagement Practices

            This toolkit, authored by the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed, provides resources that empower users to take mindful action to break down the barriers that hinder participation. It focuses on diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEI...

            Not by trees alone: Centering community in urban forestry

            This paper provides a review review of literature that seeks to address dimensions of equity in urban greening. It then offers three themes and related guiding questions that can help advance that work:  1. Supporting human capacity and care (inves...

            Inclusive Community Engagement and "Cradle to Career" Strategies for Urban Forest Management

            In the United States, the conservation movement's problematic historical relationship with racism, settler colonialism, and land use discrimination has led to distrust and apprehension towards environmental management and leadership. With its histor...
            The Forests in Cities Network is a national network dedicated to promoting and advancing healthy forested natural areas in cities across America through science, management, partnerships, and communications. The Forests in Cities Network was created in 2019 by the Natural Areas Conservancy.
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