Ecological research and practice are crucial to understanding and guiding more positive relationships between people and ecosystems. However, ecology as a discipline and the diversity of those who call themselves ecologists have also been shaped and held back by often exclusionary Western approaches to knowing and doing ecology. To overcome these historical constraints and to make ecology inclusive of the diverse peoples inhabiting Earth’s varied ecosystems, ecologists must expand their knowledge, both in theory and practice, to incorporate varied perspectives, approaches and interpretations from, with and within the natural environment and across global systems. We outline five shifts that could help to transform academic ecological practice: decolonize your mind; know your histories; decolonize access; decolonize expertise; and practise ethical ecology in inclusive teams. We challenge the discipline to become more inclusive, creative and ethical at a moment when the perils of entrenched thinking have never been clearer.

生态研究和实践对于理解和指导人与生态系统之间更积极的关系至关重要。然而，作为一门学科的生态学和那些自称生态学家的人的多样性也受到西方通常排他性的了解和开展生态学的方法的影响和阻碍。为了克服这些历史限制并使生态学包容居住在地球不同生态系统中的不同民族，生态学家必须在理论和实践上扩展他们的知识，以纳入来自自然环境、与自然环境以及在自然环境内部和全球范围内的不同观点、方法和解释系统。我们概述了有助于转变学术生态实践的五个转变：去殖民化你的思想；了解你的历史；非殖民化访问；去殖民化专业知识；在包容性团队中实践道德生态学。在根深蒂固的思想的危险从未如此清晰的时刻，我们挑战学科变得更具包容性、创造性和道德性。