Commons

Commons or Common Ownership is a system of property advocated by left-libertarians.
== Examples ==
=== Communal Grasslands in Mongolia ===
According to a Wikipedia article on the subject:Based on a research project by the Environmental and Cultural Conservation in Inner Asia (ECCIA) from 1992 to 1995, satellite images were used to compare the amount of land degradation due to livestock grazing in the regions of Mongolia, Russia, and China. In Mongolia, where shepherds were permitted to move collectively between seasonal grazing pastures, degradation remained relatively low at approximately 9%. Comparatively, Russia and China, which mandated 
state-owned pastures involving immobile settlements and in some cases privatization by household, had much higher degradation, at around 75% and 33% respectively. A collaborative effort on the part of Mongolians proved much more efficient in preserving grazing land.The system of common ownership has thus been far superior at preserving the environment than state ownership or private ownership.
=== Community Forests in Nepal ===
According to a Wikipedia article on the subject:In the late 1980s, Nepal chose to decentralize government control over forests. Community forest programs work by giving local areas a financial stake in nearby woodlands, and thereby increasing the incentive to protect them from overuse. Local institutions regulate harvesting and selling of timber and land, and must use any profit towards community development and preservation of the forests. In twenty years, locals have noticed a visible increase in the number of trees. Community forestry may also contribute to community development in rural areas – for instance school construction, irrigation and drinking water channel construction, and road construction. Community forestry has proven conducive to democratic practices at grass roots level.Trupti Parekh Mehta "Community Forestry in India and Nepal"The system of common ownership was thus highly successful at promoting democracy, sustainability and economic growth in a non-market way.
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