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This ethnographic study was designed to investigate Mexicans\u2019 access to and engagement with natural environments over the course of international migration from Mexico to southern Arizona to help fill important gaps in our understanding of the intersectional nature barriers faced in this population.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We conducted interviews with stakeholders and historical experts (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f9) and first- generation Mexican immigrants working in land-based careers (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f10) to explore nature barriers in a current and historical context. Analysis was conducted utilizing a One Health adaptation of the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities research framework.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our analysis revealed barriers across all six levels of influence (planetary, interspecies, society, community, interpersonal, and individual) and multiple domains, including aridification of land, international migration, disruption to interspecies\u2019 relationships, discrimination, lack of time and energy, and emotional distress tied to immigration status.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This article confirms multilevel barriers identified in the literature as well as highlights additional barriers not previously recorded. This suggests the need for further research and especially health interventions geared to increase immigrants\u2019 access to nature to improve their health and heighten their ability to serve as effective advocates and stewards of the natural world.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2025.1654101","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,14]],"date-time":"2025-11-14T14:03:22Z","timestamp":1763129002000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["No hay paso: barriers to nature access faced by Mexicans in southern Arizona"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Rebecca M.","family":"Crocker","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Josselyne Diomara","family":"S\u00e1nchez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gabriel Alvin","family":"Cruz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"69","DOI":"10.1007\/s11111-017-0276-0","article-title":"Emerging issues in urban ecology: implications for research, social justice, human health, and well-being","volume":"39","author":"Jennings","year":"2017","journal-title":"Popul Environ"},{"key":"ref2","first-page":"37","article-title":"Latino park access: examining environmental equity in a new destination county in the south","volume":"29","author":"Johnson-Gaither","year":"2011","journal-title":"J Park Recreat Adm"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"513","DOI":"10.1080\/02614367.2011.623241","article-title":"In search of belonging: immigrant experiences of outdoor nature-based settings in New Zealand","volume":"30","author":"Lovelock","year":"2011","journal-title":"Leis Stud"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"143","DOI":"10.1080\/00222216.2006.11950073","article-title":"Transnationalism and leisure: Mexican temporary migrants in the U.S.","volume":"38","author":"Stodolska","year":"2017","journal-title":"J Leis Res"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"661","DOI":"10.1177\/1363461520938286","article-title":"My own corner of loneliness: Social isolation and place among Mexican immigrants in Arizona and Turkana pastoralists of Kenya","volume":"57","author":"Pike","year":"2020","journal-title":"Transcultural psychiatry"},{"key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"281","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1467-9663.2006.00520.x","article-title":"Novelty and nostalgia in urban greenspace: refugee perspectives","volume":"97","author":"Rishbeth","year":"2006","journal-title":"Tijdschr Econ Soc Geogr"},{"key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e718","DOI":"10.1016\/S2542-5196(21)00229-1","article-title":"Green space and mortality in European cities: a health impact assessment study","volume":"5","author":"Barboza","year":"2021","journal-title":"Lancet Planet Health"},{"key":"ref8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"157521","DOI":"10.1016\/j.scitotenv.2022.157521","article-title":"Green space and loneliness: a systematic review with theoretical and methodological guidance for future research","volume":"847","author":"Astell-Burt","year":"2022","journal-title":"Sci Total Environ"},{"key":"ref9","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.4324\/9781315180144","volume-title":"Physical activity in natural settings: Green and blue exercise","author":"Donnelly","year":"2019"},{"key":"ref10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"145","DOI":"10.1123\/jsep.2016-0220","article-title":"Let\u2019s walk outdoors! 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