Intellectual diversity, which is often assessed through social diversity proxies, such as race, ethnicity, and gender, is essential to innovation in ecology. There are many diverse ways of knowing, valuing, and discerning alternatives within ecology and as it is applied to solve global-change issues. However, science is a cultural activity, one that is affected by colonialism, racism, and White supremacy and, like other fields of science, the pursuit of ecological careers has historically been a space of limited opportunities for participation for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)—narrowing the diverse ways of knowing, valuing, and engaging in ecological work. We seek to debunk the view that such limited participation is a result of BIPOC lacking interest in or proficiency in science, and instead offer that BIPOC communities are places of deep scientific understanding, sociocultural resilience, and cultural wealth. Scientists must broaden their consideration of the ecological sciences and work with BIPOC to establish community-based scientific partnerships that will foster increased ecological career pathways for BIPOC youth.

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多样化的价值观、哲学和思想为生态和我们的世界带来了创新和复原力

智力多样性通常通过种族、民族和性别等社会多样性指标进行评估，对于生态创新至关重要。生态学中有许多不同的方式来了解、评估和辨别替代方案，因为它被应用于解决全球变化问题。然而，科学是一种文化活动，受殖民主义、种族主义和白人至上主义的影响，与其他科学领域一样，追求生态职业在历史上一直是黑人、土著和人民参与机会有限的空间有色人种 (BIPOC)——缩小认识、评价和参与生态工作的各种方式。我们试图驳斥这样一种观点，即这种有限的参与是由于 BIPOC 缺乏对科学的兴趣或熟练程度，取而代之的是，BIOC 社区是具有深刻科学理解、社会文化适应力和文化财富的地方。科学家们必须扩大对生态科学的考虑，并与 BIPOC 合作建立以社区为基础的科学伙伴关系，这将促进 BIPOC 青年的生态职业道路。