Katia Pilar Carranza is a sustainability organizer and researcher focused on improving the reciprocal interconnections between people and nature while increasing equity for underserved and Indigenous people. Sustainability became her passion fifteen years ago when she learned that climate change is threatening the health of our people and environment. Since then, Katia became impassioned  to take action, and she has directed transdisciplinary initiatives focused on advancing the environmental and social vision of her communities. Katia has advanced equity and sustainability through her career and community organizing.  Her commitment to equitable sustainability has led her to serve as a UN Global Goals Ambassador for the SDG 15: Life on Land and to advocate for sustainable land management that benefits social and ecological resilience as well as the North America Young Professional Focal Point for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature to advance equitable engagement of diverse people in international conservation. Katia is now pursuing a Master of Science in Natural Resource Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and she is collaboration with Indigenous leaders to advance research that supports the social-ecological resilience of Indigenous people. She is also serving supporting the Indigenous Kinship Circle in implementing equitable engagement across North America. Katia is committed to  continue collaborating with her underserved, migrant, and Indigenous communities to advance their vision for equitable sustainability that heals our social and environmental relationships.