This article identifies, and offers several ways to address, a serious, persistent issue in conservation: low levels of diversity in thought and action. We first describe the lack of diversity and highlight the continued separation of the environmental conservation and environmental justice movements. We then offer—based on previous research and our collective experience—two suggestions for how to increase inclusivity (a step farther than increasing diversity) in holistic ways. We suggest that embracing narrative, including historical narrative that can be profound and painful, may be essential to addressing this deeply rooted issue. We also suggest the need to redefine “environment” to more closely align with the diversity of perspectives that different people and disciplines bring to the topic. We support our suggestions with selected data from empirical research and provide examples of initiatives that embody them.

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抓住机遇，实现保护多样化

本文确定了并提出了解决这一长期存在的严重保护问题的几种方法：思想和行动的多样性低。我们首先描述缺乏多样性，并强调环境保护与环境正义运动的持续分离。然后，基于先前的研究和我们的集体经验，我们提供了两个有关如何以整体方式提高包容性（比增加多样性更远）的建议。我们建议接受叙事，包括可能深刻而痛苦的历史叙事，对于解决这个根深蒂固的问题可能是必不可少的。我们还建议有必要重新定义“环境”，以更紧密地与不同人员和学科带给该主题的观点的多样性保持一致。