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Connecting Diverse Knowledge Systems for Enhanced Ecosystem Governance: The Multiple Evidence Base Approach
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Indigenous and local knowledge systems as well as practitioners' knowledge can provide valid and useful knowledge to enhance our understanding of governance of biodiversity and ecosystems for human well-being. There is, therefore, a great need within emerging global assessment programs, such as the IPBES and other international efforts, to develop functioning mechanisms for legitimate, transparent, and constructive ways of creating synergies across knowledge systems. We present the multiple evidence base (MEB) as an approach that proposes parallels whereby indigenous, local and scientific knowledge systems are viewed to generate different manifestations of knowledge, which can generate new insights and innovations through complementarities. MEB emphasizes that evaluation of knowledge occurs primarily within rather than across knowledge systems. MEB on a particular issue creates an enriched picture of understanding, for triangulation and joint assessment of knowledge, and a starting point for further knowledge generation.
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“In their formative writing on multiple evidence base (MEB) approaches, Tengö et al. (2014) identify a need for new tools and approaches for co-developing questions, documenting and mobilizing knowledge, and co-producing insights and decisions-all under the guiding principle of valuing diversity in knowledge systems.”
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“In their view, “a MEB approach emphasizes the complementarity of knowledge systems and the values of letting each knowledge system speak for itself, within its own context, without assigning one dominant knowledge system with the role of external validator” (Tengö et al., 2014).”
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“MEB approaches seek to connect distinct knowledge systems (Alexander et al., 2019), often through parallel lines of Indigenous and Western scientific inquiry (Tengö et al., 2014), but mechanisms and successful examples of this or equivalent approaches in practice, especially in an aquatic or fisheries context, have been few and far between (e.g.Cooke et al., 2020;Laidler, 2006;Mackinson, 2001).”
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“This question is not only relevant to the contexts where CMT is present, but also to the rapidly expanding range of localities in both developed and developing nations where the principle of interweaving knowledge types is applied (Tengö et al. 2014).”
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Johansson, E. L., Brogaard, S., & Brodin, L. (2022) · Environmental Science & Policy · doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2022.04.005 · Cited by 23
Robinson, C., Macdonald, J., Perry, J., Nadji, J., Nadji, S., McCartney, S., Taylor, A., Hunter, F., Cooper, D., Moyle, F., et al. (2022) · Ecology and Society · doi:10.5751/es-13747-270436 · Cited by 19
“…of social-ecological systems have seen a diversity of knowledge weaving and coproduction frameworks emerge that draw on Indigenous knowledge and environmental stewardship systems, data analytical tools, and digital visualization platforms (Tengo et al. 2014, Austin et al. 2019, Zurba et al. 2019).”
BackgroundThe Roles of Lifelong Learning and Knowledge Management in Global Higher Education
Kasemsap, K. (2016) · Advances in educational marketing, administration, and leadership book series · doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-9455-2.ch004 · Cited by 19
Upholding Ethical Accountability in Ethnobotany and Ethnobiology Research
Vandebroek, I., Stepp, J. R., Kunwar, R. M., Hilgert, N. I., Silva, M. T. P., Ladio, A. H., Clement, C. R., Júnior, W. S. F., Towns, A., Borokini, I. T., et al. (2025) · Economic Botany · doi:10.1007/s12231-025-09634-4 · Cited by 23
“This approach values traditional knowledge systems alongside academic insights, empowers IPLCs to address local challenges, and generates contextually relevant outcomes for biocultural conservation (Tengö et al. 2014).”
Shemshad, M., Synowiec, A., Kopyra, M., & Benedek, Z. (2025) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su17083452 · Cited by 18
Re-grounding cumulative effects assessments in ecological resilience
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Gerhardinger, L. C., Brodie-Rudolph, T., Gaill, F., Mortyn, G., Littley, E., Vincent, A., Herbst, D. F., Ziveri, P., Jeanneau, L., Laamanen, M., et al. (2023) · Coastal Management · doi:10.1080/08920753.2023.2244082 · Cited by 18
Integrated watershed management solutions for healthy coastal ecosystems and people
Wakwella, A., Wenger, A. S., Jenkins, A., Lamb, J. B., Kuempel, C. D., Claar, D. C., Corbin, C., Falinski, K. A., Rivera, A., Grantham, H. S., et al. (2023) · Cambridge Prisms Coastal Futures · doi:10.1017/cft.2023.15 · Cited by 25
“Care should be taken to incorporate information from multiple knowledge systems in planning and practice to ensure alignment with local values and objectives (Tengö et al., 2014).”
Climate change governance and Indigenous Peoples participation: an analysis from the Chilean case
Carmona, R. (2023) · Environmental Politics · doi:10.1080/09644016.2023.2180911 · Cited by 18
Muhl, E., Armitage, D. R., Silver, J. J., Swerdfager, T., & Thorpe, H. (2022) · Environmental Management · doi:10.1007/s00267-022-01670-3 · Cited by 29
“There is clear evidence, for instance, that centering Indigenous and hereditary forms of knowledge and related processes is linked to improved social and ecological outcomes (Stevenson 2006; Berkes 2009; Tengö et al. 2014; Mistry and Berardi 2016; Ban et al. 2018).”
BackgroundRölfer, L., Elias-Ilosvay, X., Ferse, S., Jung, J., Karcher, D., Kriegl, M., Nijamdeen, T. M., Riechers, M., & Walker, E. (2022) · Frontiers in Marine Science · doi:10.3389/fmars.2022.893489 · Cited by 18
Li, Z., Diao, J.-H., Lu, S.-M., Tao, C., & Krauth, J. (2022) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su14073856 · Cited by 18
“Potential complementarity of knowledge can be generated from the spatial and temporal scales under the MEB method framework [29,63-64].”
MethodInfluentialAgroforestry for mountain development: Prospects, challenges and ways forward in Nepal
Atreya, K., Subedi, B., Ghimire, P., Khanal, S., Charmakar, S., & Adhikari, R. (2021) · Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science · doi:10.26832/24566632.2021.0601012 · Cited by 18
“Traditional knowledge and practices are being recently recognized in the conservation and management of natural resources, governing socio-ecological resilience against the changing climate, and local adaptive management (Berkes et al., 2000; Tengö et al., 2014; MoSTE, 2015).”
BackgroundDo Conceptual Innovations Facilitate Transformative Change? The Case of Biodiversity Governance
Hysing, E., & Lidskog, R. (2021) · Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution · doi:10.3389/fevo.2020.612211 · Cited by 21
van Bavel, B., Berrang‐Ford, L., Harper, S. L., Ford, J. D., Elsey, H., Lwasa, S., & King, R. (2020) · Environmental Research Letters · doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ab875e · Cited by 23
Mellegård, V., & Boonstra, W. (2020) · doi:10.1080/08941920.2020.1729911 · Cited by 18
Nesshöver, C., Livoreil, B., Schindler, S., & Vandewalle, M. (2016) · Biodiversity and Conservation · doi:10.1007/s10531-016-1124-8 · Cited by 18
“A core part of IPBES is the participation of different knowledge holders from different knowledge domains, thus going beyond the contribution from the (natural) sciences alone (Tengö et al. 2014).”
BackgroundOne-Size Does Not Fit All—A Networked Approach to Community-Based Monitoring in Large River Basins
Parlee, B. L., Huntington, H. P., Berkes, F., Lantz, T. C., Andrew, L., Tsannie, J., Reece, C., Porter, C., Nicholson, V., Peter, S., et al. (2021) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su13137400 · Cited by 26
Researching Indigenous Ways of Knowing-and-Being
Romm, N. R. A. (2016) · Advances in knowledge acquisition, transfer, and management book series/Advances in knowledge acquisition, transfer and management book series · doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-0833-5.ch002 · Cited by 22
Natural resources governance and the vulnerability of indigenous communities in Indonesia
Karso, A. J. (2025) · Frontiers in Political Science · doi:10.3389/fpos.2025.1601480 · Cited by 26
Urban resilience through adaptive multifutures and nature-based solutions
Mahajan, S. (2025) · npj Urban Sustainability · doi:10.1038/s42949-025-00222-y · Cited by 17
Opportunities for improved consideration of cultural benefits in environmental decision-Making
Hoelting, K. R., Morse, J. W., Gould, R. K., Martinez, D. E., Hauptfeld, R. S., Cravens, A. E., Breslow, S. J., Bair, L. S., Schuster, R. M., & Gavin, M. C. (2024) · Ecosystem Services · doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2023.101587 · Cited by 23
Otto, J., Borgström, S., Haase, D., & Andersson, E. (2024) · Urban Forestry & Urban Greening · doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128266 · Cited by 17
“Acknowledging local knowledge supports generating suitable and accepted outcomes of environmental management actions (Raymond et al., 2009), coping with changing landscapes and fostering sustainable landscape governance (Teng ¨ o et al., 2014).”
BackgroundBoundaries of the future: A framework for reflexive scenario practice in sustainability science
Lazurko, A., Schweizer, V. J., Pintér, L., & Ferguson, D. (2023) · One Earth · doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2023.10.027 · Cited by 28
Haddaway, N., Smith, A., Taylor, J. J., Andrews, C., Cooke, S. J., Nilsson, A. E., & Lesser, P. (2022) · Environmental Evidence · doi:10.1186/s13750-022-00282-y · Cited by 29
“The broader 3MK project aims to develop a multiple evidence base methodology [46] combining systematic review approaches with documentation of Indigenous and local knowledge and to apply this approach in a study of the impacts of metal mining and impacts of mitigation measures.”
BackgroundThomson, G., Newman, P. W. G., Hes, D., Bennett, J. L., Taylor, M., & Johnstone, R. (2022) · Urban Science · doi:10.3390/urbansci6030047 · Cited by 17
“Disciplinary divides can result in siloed thinking, but transdisciplinary collaboration can generate new knowledge [30].”
BackgroundThe Cod and the Cut: Intra-Active Intuitions
Hertz, T., & García, M. M. (2021) · Frontiers in Sociology · doi:10.3389/fsoc.2021.724751 · Cited by 17
The messiness of co-produced research with gatekeepers of resettled refugee communities
Gibbes, C., & Skop, E. (2020) · doi:10.1080/08873631.2020.1759981 · Cited by 17
Systemic coordination and the problem of seasonal harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie
Berardo, R., Turner, V. K., & Rice, S. (2019) · Ecology and Society · doi:10.5751/es-11046-240324 · Cited by 19
“…leverage local knowledge about resource systems, improve downward flow of information by revealing how local resource users share information, and generally enhance the design and durability of natural resource management through coproduction processes (Tengö et al. 2014, Salpeteur et al. 2017).”
BackgroundSocial–ecological timelines to explore human adaptation to coastal change
Brattland, C., Eythórsson, E., Weines, J., & Sunnanå, K. (2018) · Ambio · doi:10.1007/s13280-018-1129-5 · Cited by 17
Biodiversity knowledge synthesis at the European scale: actors and steps
Livoreil, B., Geijzendorffer, I., Pullin, A., Schindler, S., Vandewalle, M., & Nesshöver, C. (2016) · Biodiversity and Conservation · doi:10.1007/s10531-016-1143-5 · Cited by 17
“This is considered to be of key importance for evaluating risks and feasibility (Tengö et al. 2014; Sutherland et al. 2013).”
BackgroundInfluentialInvestigating the Roles of Neuroscience and Knowledge Management in Higher Education
Kasemsap, K. (2017) · Advances in educational marketing, administration, and leadership book series · doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-0672-0.ch006 · Cited by 17
Recommendations for producing knowledge syntheses to inform climate change assessments
Ford, J. D., Biesbroek, R. G., Berrang‐Ford, L., Creutzig, F., Haddaway, N., Harper, S. L., Minx, J. C., New, M. G., Sietsma, A. J., Zavaleta-Cortijo, C., et al. (2025) · Nature Climate Change · doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02354-6 · Cited by 15
“…in CCAs is an increasing priority and methodologies including knowledge dialogues 48,49 (Box 2), circle of experts 50,51 and the multi-evidence-base approach 44,52 , among others, have been developed to document and synthesize knowledges in a culturally respectful, robust and transparent manner.”
Fa, J. E., & Luiselli, L. M. (2025) · African Journal of Ecology · doi:10.1111/aje.70030 · Cited by 13
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Climate, caribou and human needs linked by analysis of Indigenous and scientific knowledge
Gagnon, C., Hamel, S., Russell, D. E., André, J., Buckle, A., Haogak, D., Pascal, J., Schafer, E., Powell, T., Svoboda, M. Y., et al. (2023) · Nature Sustainability · doi:10.1038/s41893-023-01085-w · Cited by 20
Walker, K. E., Baldwin, C., Conroy, G., Applegate, G., Archer-Lean, C., Arthington, A., Behrendorff, L., Gilby, B. L., Hadwen, W., Henderson, C. J., et al. (2022) · Coasts · doi:10.3390/coasts2030009 · Cited by 16
Exploring Partial Overlaps Between Knowledge Systems in a Brazilian Fishing Community
Renck, V., Ludwig, D., Bollettin, P., & El-Hani, C. N. (2022) · Human Ecology · doi:10.1007/s10745-022-00335-3 · Cited by 28
Dyrset, G., Margaryan, L., & Stensland, S. (2021) · Fisheries Management and Ecology · doi:10.1111/fme.12522 · Cited by 16
Toward actionable, coproduced research on boreal birds focused on building respectful partnerships
Westwood, A., Barker, N., Grant, S., Amos, A. L., Camfield, A., Cooper, K. L., Dénes, F. V., Jean-Gagnon, F., McBlane, L., Schmiegelow, F., et al. (2020) · Avian Conservation and Ecology · doi:10.5751/ace-01589-150126 · Cited by 16
“…many Western-led discussions of bridging knowledge systems or coproducing research between Indigenous and Western researchers (Gadgil et al. 1993, Tengö et al. 2014, Alexander et al. 2019, Institute on Governance 2019, Théberge et al. 2019), many Western conceptions of Indigenous knowledge have…”
BackgroundLarge intact forest landscapes and inclusive conservation: a political ecological perspective
Zanotti, L. C., & Knowles, N. L. B. (2020) · Journal of Political Ecology · doi:10.2458/v27i1.23165 · Cited by 29
“…to IPLCs as key stewards of biodiversity and retention of forest cover, both of which are key to maintaining critical ecosystem services, relational values, and addressing the effects of climate change (Caillon et al. 2017; Chao 2012; Davidson-Hunt 2006; Tengö et al. 2014; Wyborn and Bixler 2013).”
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“…in 2010 (CBD 2010), IPBES strongly acknowledges the importance of cultural ecosystem services through the indigenous and local knowledge and support the role of diversity of knowledge systems in international biodiversity assessments as well as in decision-making (IPBES 2013, Tengö et al. 2014).”
BackgroundAdvancing science on the multiple connections between biodiversity, ecosystems and people
van Oudenhoven, A. P. E., Martín‐López, B., Schröter, M., & de Groot, R. S. (2018) · International Journal of Biodiversity Science Ecosystems Services & Management · doi:10.1080/21513732.2018.1479501 · Cited by 22
“Yet, the consideration of different knowledge systems can be challenging because they ground on different ontologies and epistemologies (Tengö et al. 2014, 2017).”
BackgroundThe Monkeying of the Americas: Primate Biogeography in the Neotropics
Lynch, J. W. (2017) · Annual Review of Anthropology · doi:10.1146/annurev-anthro-102116-041510 · Cited by 19
“People who work toward biodiversity conservation and climate change impact mitigation have recognized the importance of the multiple evidence base approach, which values indigenous and local knowledge on an equal platform with scientific knowledge for informing policy change (Tengö et al. 2014).”
BackgroundA ETNOECOLOGIA EM PERSPECTIVA: ORIGENS, INTERFACES E CORRENTES ATUAIS DE UM CAMPO EM ASCENSÃO
Prado, H. M., & Murrieta, R. S. S. (2015) · doi:10.1590/1809-4422asoc986v1842015 · Cited by 16
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“So, although we know that diverse knowledge greatly supports learning processes and its outcomes (Tengö et al. 2014), the ability to control knowledge use and production, and the level of transparency and plurality around knowledge use largely affect the quality of the social learning process and…”
Metadata
- Authors
- Tengö, M., Brondizio, E. S., Elmqvist, T., Malmer, P., & Spierenburg, M.
- Affiliations
- Stockholm Resilience Centre (SE)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Tengö, Maria
- Venue
- AMBIO
- Published
- 2014-03-22
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 579-591
- ISSN
- 0044-7447 (ISSN-L)
- 1654-7209
- PMC
- PMC4132468
- OpenAlex
- W2122925767
- Cited by
- 1,329
- References
- 88
- Citations by year
- 2026: 163 · 2025: 140 · 2024: 122 · 2023: 140 · 2022: 146 · 2021: 152 · 2020: 124 · 2019: 101 · 2018: 89 · 2017: 61 · 2016: 46 · 2015: 34 · 2014: 11
- FWCI
- 43.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- AMBIO (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- VU Research Portal (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Digital Academic REpository of VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) (submittedVersion)
- Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete
- Stiftelsen för Miljöstrategisk Forskning
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Keywords
- indigenous knowledge, local knowledge, scientific knowledge, knowledge integration, ecosystem governance, biodiversity governance, IPBES, knowledge assessment, human well-being, knowledge synergy
- MeSH terms
- Conservation of Natural Resources, Ecosystem, Biodiversity
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