The environmental movement is very white. These leaders want to change that.

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Jason Ward helps children identify birds during a bird walk at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Georgia.
Jason Ward, the host of popular web series “Birds of North America,” helps children identify birds during a bird walk at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Georgia. Controversy erupted after Rolling Stone aired its own show, “Birding with Charles,” in late June, which seemed to mock Ward’s series. MELISSA GOLDEN, REDUX

People of color have long been excluded from environmental policy and conservation—creating blind spots that perpetuate inequality. As the world grapples with an unprecedented public health crisis that is disproportionately affecting people of color, many observers say that excluding them from leadership is a recipe for failure

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