Global Commons
- Created by: Amy_Hut
- Created on: 23-03-21 13:20
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- Global Commons
- What is the global commons?
- Resource domains or areas that lie outside of the political reach of any one nation state
- Supra-national spaces which common shared resources are found
- The high seas, the atmosphere, outer space and Antarctica are the main global commons
- Cyberspace has emerged as a potential new one
- Tragedy of the commons
- Concept explains why shared resources are likely to be over-exploited
- E.g. The global fish stocks
- Individuals act independently and to their own self-interest
- This means that the shared resource will become depleted
- Concept explains why shared resources are likely to be over-exploited
- Legal issues & international frameworks
- High seas = UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
- Atmosphere = United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC(
- Also Montreal Protocol and Kyoto Protocol
- Antarctica = ATS
- Outer space = 1979 Moon Treaty and the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space
- What is the global commons?
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