The World, Explained · 45 sec
Global commons
A small piece of context that makes the wider world easier to read.
The useful idea
- The useful idea
Global commons is a concept to describe international, supranational, and global resource domains in which common-pool resources are found.
- How it works
They are "areas that lie outside of the political reach of any one nation State".
- Why it matters
Global commons include the earth's shared natural resources, such as the high seas (international waters), the atmosphere and outer space and the Antarctic in particular.
Why this matters
Use Global commons as context when interpreting events and claims about the world.
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Use Global commons as context when interpreting events and claims about the world.
Test your recall
Which idea belongs to the explanation of Global commons?
- Why it matters
- How it works
- The useful idea — correct
Global commons is a concept to describe international, supranational, and global resource domains in which common-pool resources are found.