Conservation Done Right

Program Description

This certification program is about conservation with a Black Liberation and Just Transition focus. It will provide individuals and communities, particularly environmental justice communities, which often face disproportionate environmental burdens and have historically been marginalized in decision-making processes related to natural resource management, with valuable tools to effectively develop and initiate an inclusive conservation plan. Through this training, environmental justice communities will gain skills that would enable them to actively participate in creating healthier, more sustainable environments where their voices are heard, and their rights are respected. It fosters resilience, economic opportunities, and improved quality of life while promoting environmental justice and equity.

Program Objectives

The objectives below outline the core knowledge, skills, and capacities participants will build through this program. At the conclusion of the certification program participants will be able to:

• Differentiate between different types of conservation.
• Explain the role of ‘isms’ in the conservation movement.
• Understand the historic relationship between Black communities and conservation.
• Identify Black conservationists.
• Define justice-centered conservation.
• Define the relationship between people and the planet.