The article "Biodiversity monitoring for a just planetary future" by Chapman et al. highlights the critical role of biodiversity data in guiding global conservation efforts and investments. It emphasizes that these data reflect historical and contemporary social and political inequities, which can lead to biased decision-making in biodiversity policy and management. The authors argue that while more data and better statistical methods can help address some biases, they are not sufficient to eliminate systemic inequalities. They advocate for interdisciplinary collaboration and inclusive, bottom-up processes to ensure that biodiversity data align with equity goals. The article also discusses the limitations of current data collection methods, such as the overrepresentation of certain regions and the impact of social and political factors on data availability. Finally, it suggests that community-based monitoring and information systems (CBMIS) can play a crucial role in addressing these issues by incorporating local context and social infrastructures into biodiversity monitoring and decision-making.The article "Biodiversity monitoring for a just planetary future" by Chapman et al. highlights the critical role of biodiversity data in guiding global conservation efforts and investments. It emphasizes that these data reflect historical and contemporary social and political inequities, which can lead to biased decision-making in biodiversity policy and management. The authors argue that while more data and better statistical methods can help address some biases, they are not sufficient to eliminate systemic inequalities. They advocate for interdisciplinary collaboration and inclusive, bottom-up processes to ensure that biodiversity data align with equity goals. The article also discusses the limitations of current data collection methods, such as the overrepresentation of certain regions and the impact of social and political factors on data availability. Finally, it suggests that community-based monitoring and information systems (CBMIS) can play a crucial role in addressing these issues by incorporating local context and social infrastructures into biodiversity monitoring and decision-making.