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Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Sustainability Initiative (JEDSI)

Examining the relationship between social inequalities, lived experiences, and environmental outcomes, JEDSI focuses research, teaching, and practice on our environmental history, diverse voices in the environmental movement, and better pathways forward.

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    The Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Sustainability Initiative website

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    Related Learning Community

    The People, Equity, and the Environment learning community is closely associated with JEDSI.

    Explore People, Equity, and the Environment

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    The Forests Dialogue (TFD)

    The Forests Dialogue provides a platform for ongoing, multi-stakeholder conversations focused on collaborative solutions to challenges in achieving sustainable forest management and forest conservation.

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    Environmental Leadership Training Initiative (ELTI)

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