Conservation and Cooperation

Governing the Commons

Elinor Ostrom's Governing the Commons explores how communities manage shared resources sustainably through collective action and self-governance.

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Cooperate to save a changing planet

This study underscores the global value of Indigenous and local knowledge in biodiversity conservation.

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The Promise of Collective Action for Large-Scale Commons Dilemmas

Reflections on Common-Pool-Resource Theory

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Roadmap for Collective Action: Inspiring Change for People and Nature

This roadmap outlines strategies for collective action to address environmental challenges through community engagement and behavior change initiatives.

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Dynamics of collective action to conserve a large common-pool resource

The study explores how polarisation in collective action on large-scale common-pool resources can be overcome through cooperation, network connectivity, and external influences for effective conservation.

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Credit: Photos - Arundhati Saikia (cover), Getty Images, Kalyan Varma

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