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  • Biopiracy

    Biopiracy is a situation in which indigenous knowledge of nature, originating with indigenous peoples, is used by others for profit, without permission from and with little or no compensation or recognition …

  • Governing the commons

    In economic literature the term commons (resources used by many individuals in common in an agreed way) was used for decades in a context of Tragedy of the Commons. In …

  • Commons

    Commons are resources used by many individuals in a commonly agreed way. In general the concept covers different issues such as natural resources (e.g. the air) or intellectual resources (e.g. …

  • Cap and trade systems

    A cap and trade system is a policy instrument developed in order to put a limit on resource use and enhance the redistribution of equal shares of resources through the …