In this episode, host Adriane Alicea sits down with Jerry Otero, the Policy Director at the Grand Canyon Trust and Co-Lead for Priorities, Projects, and Campaigns Workgroup at the America the Beautiful for All Coalition. They discuss how the coalition aims to achieve ambitious conservation goals that protect our lands and oceans including 30x30, what it means to build consensus, and how we can work together through environmental challenges.

Tune in to learn how the coalition fosters strategic solutions and people-centered policies through participation and true consensus.

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Host: Adriane Alicea

Guest: Jerry Otero

America the Beautiful for All Coalition

30x30

Justice 40

With a vast number of organizations focused on environmental justice, building a strong network to connect advocates and organizations is essential for reaching environmental goals. Grantmakers can facilitate this by creating equitable practices, sharing resources, and connecting the dots across the sector.

In this episode, host Adriane Alicea talks with Eva Hernandez, the Executive Director of Mosaic, about how grantmakers can lead meaningful and equitable connections within the environmental sector.

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Host: Adriane Alicea

Guest: Eva Hernandez

Communities of color have historically been left out of environmental policymaking. It has been a long and continuous journey for communities to be heard on decisions that impact their health, livelihoods, and future. Congresswoman Summer Lee is an attorney, an organizer, and most importantly someone who brings her lived experience and her community into policymaking with her. She works to bring those “closest to the pain closer to the power,” so that power is shared.

Host Adriane Alicea speaks with Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) about centering impacted communities in environmental policy-making.

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Host: Adriane Alicea

Guest: Congresswoman Summer Lee

U.S. territories are on the frontlines of climate change. In Puerto Rico climate change and policies that prioritize tourists over local communities are driving economic and social inequity. Combined with the lasting impact and ever-present threat of natural disasters, it’s clear that a new approach to climate solutions is needed, one that involves working closely with local communities to understand their needs and create more resilient environments.

Host Adriane Alicea speaks with Cynthia Burgos López, the Executive Director of La Maraña, about how the organization is building a movement to support food sovereignty and climate resilience in Puerto Rico.

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Host: Adriane Alicea

Guest: Cynthia Burgos López

La Maraña

Seguridad Alimentaria En Puerto Rico

Una Isla Que Solo Produce El 20% De Lo Que Come: El Gran Problema De Puerto Rico Con Los Alimentos

Acta Jones, Carta Orgánica De 1917 De Puerto Rico

The Jones Act (English)

Recently, Green 2.0 hosted a networking mixer for interns and fellows of color in the D.C. area to connect and build community. We brought The Green 2.0 Movement podcast to the event to learn more about the experiences of young environmentalists of color first-hand.

Green 2.0 Fellow Stephanie Stair and Program and Operations Manager Juliana Ojeda host a discussion on navigating the environmental sector featuring reflections from event attendees Lulu August, Anika Agarwal, Victoria Stewart, and Emily Y. Chang.

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Host: Stephanie Stair

Host: Juliana Ojeda

Featuring: Lulu August

Featuring: Anika Agarwal

Featuring: Victoria Stewart

Featuring: Emily Y. Chang

Interns and Fellows of Color Networking Mixer

The U.S. has a problem providing paid time off for caretakers, especially when it comes to parents. Since paid parental leave is left to employers, many parents aren’t guaranteed adequate time off to care for their families. In the environmental sector, organizations provide on average only 8 weeks of paid parental leave, while some offer none at all.

Green 2.0's Managing Director Adriane Alicea sits down with Niria Alicia Garcia, Mamá, Community Organizer, Rematriation Developer, and Green 2.0 Board Member, to discuss how environmental organizations can create workplaces that support parents and families.

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Host: Adriane Alicea

Guest: Niria Alicia

McKinsey Report

The glass cliff is a phenomenon where women and people of color are promoted to leadership positions, often during times of crisis, without the resources they need to succeed. It allows organizations to appear more diverse without making institutional and cultural changes truly needed.

Adriane sits down with LaTresse Snead, Founder of Bonsai Leadership Group, to examine the challenges facing environmental leaders who find themselves on the glass cliff and explore strategies for providing more effective support.

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Host: Adriane Alicea

Guest: LaTresse Snead

LaTresse Snead’s book, “When Black Women Rise,”

Bonsai Leadership Group

Nonprofit Quarterly: Spring 2024 Issue

Funders can play a key role in the advancement of justice by facilitating a more equitable distribution of resources. It is essential for philanthropy to be intentional about where their funding is deployed.

Tamara Toles O’Laughlin, President and CEO of the Environmental Grantmakers Association and Founder of Climate Critical, speaks on what it will take to usher the just transition and encourages individual donors to ask questions about the outcomes of their support.

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Host: Adriane Alicea

Guest: Tamara Toles O’Laughlin

Environmental Grantmakers Association

Climate Critical

Climate Critical: The Climate Burnout Report