Global commons is that which no one person or state may own or control and which is central to life. A Global Common contains an infinite potential with regard to the understanding and advancement of the biology and society of all life. e.g. forests, oceans, land mass and cultural identity and hence requires absolute protection. In old English law, the common (or commons) was a tract of ground shared by residents of a village, but belonging to no-one.

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  • Global commons is that which no one person or state may own or control and which is central to life. A Global Common contains an infinite potential with regard to the understanding and advancement of the biology and society of all life. e.g. forests, oceans, land mass and cultural identity and hence requires absolute protection. In old English law, the common (or commons) was a tract of ground shared by residents of a village, but belonging to no-one. It might be grazing grounds, or the village square, but it was property held in common for the good of all. According to the World Conservation Strategy, a report on conservation published in 1980 by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) in collaboration with UNESCO and with the support of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), "A commons is a tract of land or water owned or used jointly by the members of a community. The global commons includes those parts of the earth's surface beyond national jurisdictions - notably the open ocean and the living resources found there - or held in common - notably the atmosphere. The only landmass that may be regarded as part of the global commons is Antarctica ...".
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  • Global commons is that which no one person or state may own or control and which is central to life. A Global Common contains an infinite potential with regard to the understanding and advancement of the biology and society of all life. e.g. forests, oceans, land mass and cultural identity and hence requires absolute protection. In old English law, the common (or commons) was a tract of ground shared by residents of a village, but belonging to no-one.
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  • Global commons
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