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The co-production of knowledge for climate science

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Indigenous and Western knowledge ethically combined is uniquely suited to address ongoing climate challenges. To build an environment where Western and Indigenous knowledge systems thrive, funding institutions must value co-production of knowledge and be available to Indigenous experts.

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A portion of this work was carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (80NM0018D0004). JPL is within the unceded land of the people known as the Tongva (Gabrielieño) in the Kizh Nation. We also express gratitude to the lineage of Alaska Native knowledge systems and resilience.

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  1. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA

    Kimberley Miner, Kelly Luis & David Schimel

  2. POLARCTIC LLC, Lorton, VA, USA

    Leslie Canavera

  3. Yukon University, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

    Jared Gonet & Paul McCarney

  4. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    Jared Gonet & Paul McCarney

  5. Polar Institute, Wilson Center, Washington, DC, USA

    Marisol Maddox

  6. Forestry Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Gwen Bridge

  7. Climate Partnerships, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA

    James Rattlingleaf

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Miner, K., Canavera, L., Gonet, J. et al. The co-production of knowledge for climate science. Nat. Clim. Chang. 13, 307–308 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01633-4

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