Researchers should work to better coordinate and plan CBA research in advance to avoid duplication and build on existing work. There are often divergent perspectives between and among researchers and communities about the aims, objectives, and outcomes of CBA. Promoting transparency and accountability, supporting communities to help identify and characterize the potential benefits and tensions the work may bring, and flexibility and openness in design and approach are essential for projects to evolve positively and productively. The use of memorandums of understanding (MOUs) or partnership agreements have been advocated by some indigenous organizations and researchers in this context to minimize the potential for future conflict by formalizing expectations, decision‐making processes, and responsibilities among partners.87, 118 Equally, some communities view such formalized agreements as unnecessary or find formalization of arrangements inconsistent with local values for relational and reciprocal ethics.