Joseph Bonasia

Joseph Bonasia has served as Chair of Florida Rights of Nature Network and Operations and Communications Director for Florida Right to Clean Water, which, respectively, worked on local and state levels to advance Rights of Nature Laws in Florida cities and counties, and at the state level to amend the Florida Constitution to give all Floridians a fundamental right to clean and healthy waters.

He also served as Citizens’ Climate Lobby’s volunteer legislative liaison to Senator Rick Scott’s office, advocating for a carbon fee and dividend program as the best means to reduce greenhouse gases at the scale and speed needed.

He is a founding board member of the SWFL RESET Center and an original organizer of ProtectOurWetlandsInCapeCoral.org.

Joe writes about environmental matters. Find many of his articles at The Invading Sea.