commons

COMMONS

Blog
September 4, 2021
Communal land tenure, where state’s interventions meet farmer’s agency
While communal land systems are often imagined as existing and evolving separately from the state and wider influences, the reality is more complex.
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Events
July 6, 2021
Promise of the Commons for Sustainable and Equitable Food Systems
This UNFSS Science Days side event will present evidence from a new study of the value of ecosystem services from the commons in India, as well as how strengthening governance of the commons can support equitable food systems.
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Events
May 10, 2021
Virtual conference: Water Commons
PIM Flagship 5 (Governance of Natural Resources) colleagues will participate in the virtual conference on Water Commons on May 19-21, 2021
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Blog
April 21, 2020
Tenure and governance for restoring landscapes: Intangible bases for tangible progress
On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we highlight the case of Kacholiya to reinstate the “power of people” helping the “power of nature to heal itself” and celebrate commons as a promising solution to address climate change, for both global and local well-being.
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Publications
December 12, 2019
Off the press: Governance of natural resources
Select 2019 journal articles from PIM and partners on natural resource governance.
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Events
November 14, 2019
Webinar: The role of land certification in securing women’s land rights on collective lands
This webinar by Land Portal aims to explore under what conditions formalization of collective tenure might improve women’s tenure security.
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Events
October 1, 2019
The IASC 2019 World Commons Week Keynote Webinars: Latin America
Webinar "How tenure reform processes can lead to improved governance of indigenous commons: Experiences from Latin America" with Iliana Monterroso (CIFOR) on October 11.
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Events
October 1, 2019
The IASC 2019 World Commons Week Keynote Webinars: Africa
Join the webinar on "Securing the Commons: Tenure and Governance" with Ruth Meinzen-Dick (IFPRI) on October 7, 2019.
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Publications
March 5, 2019
A guide to investing in collectively held resources
The guide is designed to help investors better understand the challenges and opportunities of investing in resources managed collectively by a community and draws on lessons learned from Guatemala, Mexico, Namibia, and Nepal.
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