The following resources have been compiled to empower land management professionals to understand and integrate principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice into their climate change adaptation planning and actions. This page is intended to serve as a living library and will continue to undergo continuous updates with time.
Introduction to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice
- Alliance for Chesapeake Bay - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Terminology Guide
- Principles of Environmental Justice - First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit
- Ecological Society of America - Guide to Allyship
- The White House - Environmental Justice
Toolkits and Resource Collections
- Land Trust Alliance DEI Framework and Resources for Change
- American Society of Adaptation Professionals - DEIJ Resource Library
- Climate Science Alliance - Building Authentic Relationships with Tribal Communities
- Long Term Ecological Research Network - DEIJ Resources
Education & Training Guides
- American Forests Community Action Guide
- Anchor-Community Engagement Workbook
- The Wilderness Society - Public Lands Curriculum
- The Greenlining Institute - Making Equity Real in Climate Adaptation and Community Resilience
- A Seat at the Table: Training for Whole-Community Climate Resilience Planning
Data & Analysis
- American Forests Tree Equity Score Analyzer
- Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool
- EPA Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool
Government Resources
- USDA Forest Service Climate Adaptation Plan - 'Deliver Environmental Justice Through Adaptation Actions' (pg. 49-55)
- FEMA & NOAA - Building Alliances for Equitable Resilience
- EPA - Superfund Community Involvement Handbook
- EPA (video) - Identifying Communities with Environmental Justice Concerns
Research Articles and Case Studies
- Beretta, I. (2012). Some highlights on the concept of environmental justice and its use. e-cadernos CES, (17).
- Pelling, M., & Garschagen, M. (2019). Put equity first in climate adaptation. Nature, 569(7756), 327-329.
- Breyer, B., & Mohr, H. (2023). Right tree, right place for whom? Environmental justice and practices of urban forest assessment. Local Environment, 1-15.
- Winning on Climate: Case Studies of Cities Centering Economic Inclusion
- Williams, S. A., Eden, S., Megdal, S. B., & Joe‐Gaddy, V. (2023). Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice in Water Dialogues: A Review and Conceptualization. Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education, 177(1), 113-139.
DEIJ-Focused Organizations, Networks, and Conferences
- New Horizons in Conservation Conference
- National Environmental Justice Conference and Training
- NDN Collective
- Intersectional Environmentalist
- World Forum on Urban Forests