Land, water, knowledge, and even the atmosphere should belong to all, not be enclosed by private interests. This policy restores public and communal access to essential resources
Land, water, knowledge, and even the atmosphere should belong to all, not be enclosed by private interests. This policy restores public and communal access to essential resources.
Governance & Geopolitics Policy Instruments 👇
Remember: Policy instruments are the means by which governments can achieve the degrowth goals/objectives we urgently need!
1 - Local initiatives – reclaiming the commons from the bottom up 🌱
💡 Translation: Strengthen grassroots efforts to manage shared resources.
🏡 Promote community land trusts, cooperative ownership, and self-help groups.
🔧 Expand tool libraries, repair cafés, and barter networks.
🌱 Protect open spaces, urban gardens, public parks, and community-supported agriculture.
🚶 Defend the right to roam and resist enclosure of public land.
2 - Regional strategies – expanding democratic commons management 🌳
💡 (Translation: Protect large-scale ecosystems through collective governance.)
🌍 Establish regional conservation corridors to protect biodiversity.
🌿 Ensure indigenous and local communities control their own natural resources.
🏞 Stop corporate land grabs that displace people and destroy ecosystems.
3 - Global actions – protecting the planetary commons 🌏
💡 (Translation: International governance should protect, not privatise, shared resources.)
🌊 Advocate for global agreements to protect oceans, forests, wetlands, and the atmosphere.
💰 Establish a Global Climate Trust to distribute environmental resources equitably.
🔓 Incentivise free and open-source knowledge, tools, and technologies.
💥 Commons should be protected, expanded, and managed by communities—not sold off to the highest bidder."