A coalition of 23 organizations has joined together to develop the Latino Climate Justice Framework (LCJF). The new entity announced a push to build on the work of climate and environmental justice leaders, and highlight the impacts that the climate crisis has on Latino communities across America.
The organizations include Farmworker Justice, GreenLatinos, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting, and the Outdoors; the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), The National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators, and the UnidosUS Action Fund.
“Farmworkers, who are predominantly Latino, are already bearing some of the most devastating impacts of the climate crisis,” said Bruce Goldstein, executive director of Farmworker Justice. “We cannot adequately respond to this threat without addressing the longstanding, structural issues affecting these workers and their families.”
Camilla Simon, executive director of Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting, and the Outdoors (HECHO), said: “Hispanic and Latinx people are among the most active guardians of nature and consistently rank climate change and other environmental threats as top concerns in their communities across the country. Yet our voices are often excluded from conservation policy discourse that directly impacts our communities and way of life. The Latino Climate Justice Framework Project ensures that our communities’ priorities are represented and protected so that we can create long-term, effective solutions that will focus on the intersection of climate and social justice. Within the framework, recommendations such as access to broadband, investment in green spaces, and expanded access to decision-making processes are deeply personal to HECHO, and we have long advocated for measures such as the Land and Water Conservation Fund, expanded access to broadband, and NEPA for communities to identify equitable solutions to the climate crises.”
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