This volume addresses the role of pluralism in ecosystem governance, broadly defined as the intentional effort to bring diverse views and values int decision-making. Contributed chapters discuss theory, case studies, and lessons learned in a variety of global contexts. Section I: Spotlight on Indigenous and local knowledge focuses on incorporating different ways of thinking and being into stewarding protected areas and agricultural landscapes. Section II: Amplifying muted voices uses ethnography and in-depth interviews to foreground the experience of individuals, pressing us to rethink the roles and identities of marginalized actors in dominant ecosystem conservation and management paradigms. Section III: Methods and approaches to foster pluralism in translational ecology highlights new ways of co-producing knowledge and approaching collaboration. From the peri-urban forest of Bengaluru, India to the wetlands of Valle del Cauca, Colombia to the Canadian Arctic, these studies illustrate with vivid examples how pluralism can enrich, complexify and improve ecosystem governance. Book jacket.