New research prompts initiative to accelerate diversity of environmental sector

Data released by, SOS-UK and its partners, The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), has revealed that just 4.8% of environment professionals identify as black, asian or minority ethnic, compared with a 12.6% average across all professions.  Despite the efforts of a range of recent initiatives, people of colour remain significantly underrepresented across the environmental sector, according to the new research. Some areas within the environmental sector, such as ‘conservation professionals’ are classified as being 100% white in their makeup, based on the…

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