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