Abstract Integrating local knowledge with scientific knowledge can offer significant benefits to improving environmental decision-making. However, this is especially challenging in environmental conflict situations where advice is lacking, and no single approach can foster conflict transformation. To understand stakeholder knowledge and its integration in a conflict transformation process in Scotland, we brought together diverse stakeholder organisations and encouraged power sharing in the project’s management. Our mixed-methods approach was based on theories of community science, knowledge co-production, knowledge integration and implementation and conflict transformation. We gathered stakeholder perceptions to see where local and scientific knowledge converged and diverged. Stakeholders holding opposing views mutually prioritised knowledge gaps and identified future collaborative actions. Building upon lessons learned, we present a practical framework and associated considerations to realise knowledge integration goals in conservation conflict situations. This framework is widely applicable, especially in situations where disputes over the evidence-base prevent positive outcomes for people and nature.

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整合科学和当地知识以解决保护冲突：基于从苏格兰案例研究中吸取的经验教训的实用框架

摘要 将地方知识与科学知识相结合可以为改善环境决策提供显着的好处。然而，这在缺乏建议的环境冲突情况下尤其具有挑战性，并且没有单一的方法可以促进冲突转化。为了了解利益相关者的知识及其在苏格兰冲突转化过程中的整合，我们将不同的利益相关者组织聚集在一起，并鼓励在项目管理中分享权力。我们的混合方法方法基于社区科学、知识共同生产、知识整合和实施以及冲突转化等理论。我们收集了利益相关者的看法，以了解当地知识和科学知识的融合和分歧之处。持相反观点的利益相关者相互优先考虑知识差距并确定未来的合作行动。在吸取的经验教训的基础上，我们提出了一个实用的框架和相关的考虑因素，以在保护冲突情况下实现知识​​整合目标。该框架具有广泛的适用性，特别是在证据基础上的争议阻碍了人类和自然产生积极成果的情况下。