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Articles on Governance
May 24, 2013
Protecting Drinking Water by Preventing Pollution in Upstream Communities
Latin American water leaders discuss commons approach for safe water
April 25, 2013
A Review of Shiney Varghese's "Water Governance for 21st Century"
Lessons from Water Trading in the U.S. and Australia
November 29, 2012
Reclaiming the Great Lakes as a Commons
A new approach to protecting water for everyone--including future generations
October 24, 2012
The Reemergence of Social Charters
Another tool for reclaiming the commons
September 1, 2012
What We Can Do to Protect the Great Lakes
Creating a commons charter to govern management of the lakes will protect the public interest
August 3, 2012
Water Commons. Water Citizenship. Water Security.
Tales of commons management from around the world
May 25, 2012
Waterkeeper Alliance Declares Great Lakes a Shared Commons
A new resolution passed by the international organization founded and chaired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
May 4, 2012
An Introduction to Animating the Commons
Who are commons animateurs--and how do they exercise leadership for social change?
April 3, 2012
Debating the Future of Our World's Water
World Water Forum in Marseille sets the stage for important talks at Rio environment conference
April 1, 2012
Claiming Our Commons
Creating new avenues for genuine citizenship and a revitalized civil society
February 16, 2012
Economic Security Beyond Jobs
Let's pay dividends to everyone from our common wealth
December 3, 2010
Twelve Commons Dispatches for These Times
Drawing from our work with the commons, we offer the following ideas and observations that we believe can help us constructively and creatively make the most out of this movement moment
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