PREreview of Bridging Knowledge Systems to Guide Natural Resource Decision-Making

This manuscript examines challenges associated with “bridging knowledge systems” (i.e., incorporating Indigenous (IK), local (LK), and scientific knowledge into natural resource decision-making) and introduces knowledge co-assessment as a potential alternative to co-production. Drawing on existing Arctic governance practices, the authors describe how knowledge from multiple systems may be jointly considered and outline a set of practical approaches intended to support more inclusive governance. Overall, this work offers a useful starting point for researchers and practitioners interested in inclusive decision-making processes.

Major issues

• The manuscript’s scope was clearly defined, and the arguments are generally well supported by the examples provided.

Minor issues

• Figure 1 is clear and useful, but readers would benefit from a slightly more explicit walkthrough in the text. It may also be helpful to include an associated checklist/protocol.

Competing interests

The author declares that they have no competing interests.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The author declares that they did not use generative AI to come up with new ideas for their review.