This research note reflects on the methods (as distinct from methodology) used in a five-year interdisciplinary and multi-site research project in global environmental law, and their links to questions of research ethics. We highlight the iterative processes that proved necessary to compare five case studies on local communities engaged in varied discussions on fair and equitable benefit sharing in different regions of the world and their implications for international environmental law. The note recommends explicit reflection on research methods and ethics to acknowledge and address power relationships in global environmental law research.

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研究笔记：全球环境法跨学科研究项目方法的思考

本研究报告反映了全球环境法中为期五年的跨学科和多地点研究项目中使用的方法（不同于方法论），以及它们与研究伦理问题的联系。我们强调了迭代过程，这些过程被证明是必要的，以比较五个当地社区的案例研究，这些案例研究就世界不同地区的公平和公正的利益分享及其对国际环境法的影响进行了各种讨论。该说明建议对研究方法和伦理进行明确反思，以承认和解决全球环境法研究中的权力关系。