The importance of respecting and incorporating local knowledge. Recognise the different forms of expertise, consider the impact our work has on local communities, seek informed consent and respect local culture abiding by local written and unwritten rules. Establish collaborations that are synergistic and do not fall into “helicopter science”, incorporating capacity building components into projects.

Further reading

• Ten simple rules for Global North researchers to stop perpetuating helicopter research in the Global South. Haelewaters, Hofmann, Romero-Olivares. (2021) PLOS Comp Bio, DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009277
• Ethical guidelines for statistical practice, AmStat, Link
• Guidelines for healthy global scientific collaborations. Armenteras (2021). Nature Eco & Evo, DOI 10.1038/s41559-021-01496-y
• Decoloniality and anti-oppressive practices for a more ethical ecology. Trisos, Auerbach & Katti (2021) Nature Ecol & Evol, DOI 10.1038/s41559-021-01460-w

See also

• Diverse community
• Equity of access
• Historical context
• Recognising privilege
• Removing barriers