1. On this #EarthDay let's talk about how race shapes the #conservation, #environmental and outdoors recreation sectors. #DiversifyOutdoors #BIPOC #PoliticalEcology #NationalParks

2. Why do #NationalParks evict the #indigenous people who have always lived on that land? The parks use a white colonial model and cultural lens where nature is seen as pristine and free of humans. #conservation #EarthDay #PoliticalEcology #BIPOC

3. The colonial model of #NationalParks is now universal. In India the #Adivasi are evicted from their forests, in Kenya it's the #Massai, in Australia it's the #Aboriginals, and in Canada and USA it's the #Indigenous. #EarthDay #PoliticalEcology #hike

4. The #conservation, #environmental and outdoors recreation fields are dominated by white people. Why do they find it so hard to talk about how their race, and the lack of diversity affects the fields? #EarthDay #BIPOC #DiversityOutdoors #PoliticalEcology

5. Who's the ideal visitors to #NationalParks? In Africa it's the tourists who are mainly white; India it's the same, plus those nostalgic for the #Raj; Canada it's the same. Don't believe me? Check the social media photos in #conservation + #environmental agencies. #EarthDay