Isias Hernandez aims to improve environmental literacy through content creation, storytelling, and public engagement.
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The emerging field of queer ecology shows how animal behaviors and LGBTQ+ experiences illuminate the ways humans interact with the environment and confront environmental injustice.
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Isaias Hernandez is an environmentalist and creative dedicated to improving environmental literacy through content creation, storytelling, and public engagement. He is better known by his moniker Queer Brown Vegan, the name of the independent media platform he founded to bring intersectional environmental education to all. His work deconstructs complex issues while centering diversity and authenticity, resonating with audiences worldwide.
He collaborates with leaders in the private and public sectors to produce stories of change through his web series, “Teaching Climate Together.” His debut book, Dear Environmentalist, by Hachette Book Group’s Timber Press imprint.
Hernandez has been featured in Vogue, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Guardian, and Yale Climate Communications. His social media advocacy earned him recognition as a top climate creator by Harvard C-CHANGE. As a public speaker, he has presented for the New York Times, Nike, Environmental Media Association, Billie Eilish’s Overheated Summit, Harvard University, Deloitte, and more. Based in Los Angeles, he works full-time as a content creator, public speaker, and writer.External
Symbiocene
Beyond the Anthropocene
Queer Brown Vegan | October | 2023
Dr Glenn Albrecht, an environmental philosopher, proposes a hopeful idea called the “Symbiocene,” a future where humans live in balance with nature. He argues this future is inevitable because today’s systems for food, water, and energy cannot last. Climate change is already causing serious harm worldwide, often hitting marginalized communities hardest. A small group controls most resources, creating pollution and inequality. To survive future warming, humans must change their systems to work with Earth, not against it.
Queer Brown Vegan | September | 2020
Environmental racism examines how pollution and environmental harm unfairly affect Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. These communities are often exposed to dirty air, unsafe water, and toxic waste, which can slowly damage health over time. Learning about environmental racism helps explain how environmental problems are connected to inequality and justice. This list shares ten recommended books that explore these issues. They are personal favorites, but readers are encouraged to keep learning beyond this list.
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Feature | 2023
The “Teaching Climate Together” web series aims to make climate education inspiring, inclusive, and easy to understand. It brings together science, culture, and personal stories to help people learn about the climate crisis and its impacts.
The series highlights voices from climate education, research, and communication, especially as most people learn about climate change. Research shows education leads to action. Led by environmental educator Isaias Hernandez, the series uses social media and real-life experiences to reach a wide global audience.
