Conservation Voters New Mexico is a statewide, nonpartisan nonprofit committed to connecting the people of New Mexico to their political power to protect our air, land and water for a healthy Land of Enchantment. We do this by mobilizing voters, winning elections, holding elected officials accountable and advancing responsible public policies.

Our vision is for New Mexicans to thrive in just, resilient communities where our conservation and cultural values guide our decision-makers and public policies.

CVNM is committed to identifying, exploring, and challenging factors of inequity and racism and their impacts on our organization, our systems, our staff, and the communities we serve. We are dedicated to examining ourselves and the systems in which we operate. In doing so, we work to dismantle inequity and embed diversity into everything we do. If you’d like to learn more about our commitment to equity, click here.

As New Mexicans, our lives are inextricably linked to the air, land and water in our Land of Enchantment – and how we treat these resources directly impacts our health and livelihood. 

We value responsible stewardship of our water, our land and our natural resources. We believe that ecological health and social equity among New Mexico’s diverse and culturally rich communities protects our cherished quality of life. We are dedicated to ensuring democratic accountability and access for all New Mexicans to participate in the political process. We support policies and lawmakers that promote long-term ecological and economic sustainability. This is our responsibility to future generations.

Our democracy is strongest when all voices are engaged in the process

For too long, the communities that have historically borne the brunt of extractive industry, pollution, and climate change have been excluded from the policy process. Whether trying to exercise the right to vote, running for office, shaping policy, advocating for change, or other forms of civic engagement, environmental racism and systemic oppression have pushed low income and Black, Indigenous, Latine and other communities of color out of decision-making spaces. This has resulted in devastating policy decisions that have historically favored big polluters over people, and deeply harmed underrepresented communities. 

CVNM believes that our democracy and environmental policy are strongest when all voices – especially those most impacted by policy and rulemaking – are engaged in the process. CVNM is viewed as the political arm of the environmental movement in New Mexico, and because the primary outcomes of our work result in policy change, it is essential that we engage the public, especially low-income and people of color communities, in the policymaking process.

Advocating for ecological health and social equity.

The CVNM Family of Organizations works together to achieve our collective vision: for New Mexicans to thrive in just, resilient communities where our conservation and cultural values guide our decision-makers and public policies.