@article{fdi:010091978, title = {{E}thnobiology's contributions to sustainability science}, author = {{A}rrivabene, {A}. and {L}asic, {L}. and {B}lanco, {J}ulien and {C}arri{\`e}re, {S}t{\'e}phanie {M}. and {L}adio, {A}. and {C}aillon, {S}. and {P}orcher, {V}. and {T}eixidor-{T}oneu, {I}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{P}rogress toward the achievement of the {S}ustainable {D}evelopment {G}oals ({SDG}s) is insufficient at a global scale. {A} thorough and interdisciplinary understanding of barriers and levers to sustainability, including synergies and trade-offs between {SDG}s, is utterly important but still limited. {E}thnobiology is often advocated as a key discipline to address this research gap. {W}e conducted a systematic literature review to explore (i) the visibility of ethnobiology within sustainability science, (ii) how ethnobiology understands the notion of sustainability, (iii) if ethnobiology literature on sustainability issues engages differently with nonacademic knowledge and people compared to other types of ethnobiology research, and (iv) which {SDG}s are addressed (explicitly or implicitly) by ethnobiology. {O}ur study reveals a minimal overlap between sustainability science and ethnobiology literature. {T}he articles reviewed never mention the {SDG}s explicitly, but often address them implicitly. {R}eviewed ethnobiological articles addressed themes of relevance to almost all {SDG}s, especially the linkages between {SDG}s 1-3 and 15, but always implicitly. {B}iodiversity's understanding ({SDG} 15) provides the basis for culture and {I}ndigenous and local knowledge and ensures communities' food security ({SDG} 2), health and well-being ({SDG} 3), and prosperity ({SDG} 1). {W}e found that ethnobiology does not examine sustainability through the lens of the global sustainability agenda, and that knowledge coproduction processes are rarely reported. {W}hile ethnobiology demonstrates its relevance to address {SDG}s and contribute to transformative change, this potential is not fully realized because of a persisting decoupling between place-based research and global sustainability frameworks.}, keywords = {sustainable development goals ; transdisciplinary approaches ; nexus ; biocultural paradigm ; social-ecological systems ; human-nature relationships ; {MONDE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {E}thnobiology}, volume = {44}, numero = {3}, pages = {207--220}, ISSN = {0278-0771}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.1177/02780771241261221}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010091978}, }