A global biodiversity use data infrastructure acknowledging indigenous and local knowledge

Cristiane Julião Pankararu; Irene Teixidor-Toneu; Guillaume Odonne; Frederick Asante; Salomão O. Bandeira; Ángela Marcela Barrera-Bello; Francisco Javier Benitez-Capistros; Farid Dahdouh-Guebas; Eduardo Dalcin; Zoë Honoria Dennehy-Carr; Khady Diallo; Huran Tonalli Drouet-Cruz; Viviane Stern Fonseca-Kruel; Sandrine Gallois; Setondé Constant Gnansounou; Amina Juma Hamza; Jean Hugé; Fiona M. Jordan; Raivo Kalle; Nabiul Islam Khan; Inge Kuijper; Carolina Levis; Adriana S. Lima; Giulia Mattalia; William Milliken; Cosmas N. Munga; Nemer E. Narchi; Magdalene N. Ngeve; Samuel Appiah Ofori; Shyam S. Phartyal; Nivaldo Peroni; Samuel Pironon; Jaime Polanía; Julia Prakofjewa; Marciano Toledo Silva; Renata Sõukand; Michael B. Thomas; Tiziana Ulian; Yadav Uprety; Ina Vandebroek; Arimatéa C. Ximenes; Sofia Zank; Natalia Hanazaki

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A global biodiversity use data infrastructure acknowledging indigenous and local knowledge

Cristiane Julião Pankararu, Irene Teixidor-Toneu, Guillaume Odonne, Frederick Asante, Salomão O. Bandeira, Ángela Marcela Barrera-Bello, Francisco Javier Benitez-Capistros, Farid Dahdouh-Guebas, Eduardo Dalcin, Zoë Honoria Dennehy-Carr, Khady Diallo, Huran Tonalli Drouet-Cruz, Viviane Stern Fonseca-Kruel, Sandrine Gallois, Setondé Constant Gnansounou, Amina Juma Hamza, Jean Hugé, Fiona M. Jordan, Raivo Kalle, Nabiul Islam KhanInge Kuijper, Carolina Levis, Adriana S. Lima, Giulia Mattalia, William Milliken, Cosmas N. Munga, Nemer E. Narchi, Magdalene N. Ngeve, Samuel Appiah Ofori, Shyam S. Phartyal, Nivaldo Peroni, Samuel Pironon, Jaime Polanía, Julia Prakofjewa, Marciano Toledo Silva, Renata Sõukand, Michael B. Thomas, Tiziana Ulian, Yadav Uprety, Ina Vandebroek, Arimatéa C. Ximenes, Sofia Zank, Natalia Hanazaki^*

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Abstract

Many global biodiversity datasets overlook or misrepresent the knowledge of Indigenous Peoples, Local Communities, and Afro-Descendants (IPLCAD). We propose minimum data and metadata standards for a global data infrastructure on biodiversity knowledge and use, co-designed with IPLCAD, including information on language, community attribution and consent, to ensure data traceability and ethical use. This initiative integrates ancestral and academic sciences to advance inclusive biodiversity governance, addressing historical inequities for global sustainability.

Original language	English
Article number	7
Number of pages	8
Journal	NPJ Biodiversity
Volume	5
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s44185-026-00121-0
Publication status	Published - 25 Feb 2026

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Pankararu, C. J., Teixidor-Toneu, I., Odonne, G., Asante, F., Bandeira, S. O., Barrera-Bello, Á. M., Benitez-Capistros, F. J., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., Dalcin, E., Dennehy-Carr, Z. H., Diallo, K., Drouet-Cruz, H. T., Fonseca-Kruel, V. S., Gallois, S., Gnansounou, S. C., Hamza, A. J., Hugé, J., Jordan, F. M., Kalle, R., ... Hanazaki, N. (2026). A global biodiversity use data infrastructure acknowledging indigenous and local knowledge. NPJ Biodiversity, 5(1), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44185-026-00121-0

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