CROSCOG  -  Cross Sectoral Commons Governance in Southern Africa
 

Supported by the Commission of the European Communities, Sixth Framework Programme

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CROSCOG

Cross Sectoral Commons Governance in Southern Africa

Many southern African natural resources are legally recognized as commons.The objective of this project is to share existing research and experiences in the governance of large scale natural resource commons across different ecosystem types in southern Africa: including marine and other large water body coastal zones; arid and semi-arid grasslands, savannas and forest patches; and floodplain ecosystems.

The project builds on existing research on commons governance done by institutions specializing in particular resource management problems. It takes as its starting point the insight that addressing natural resource degradation in Africa means finding ways to identify reproduce and encourage existing positive practices of commons management across wide scales.

The dual challenge of governance is to meet large scale problems with large scale solutions that are rooted in local practices and to use an ecosystem approach to integrate the management of different types of commons, each of which may play a role in the household survival strategies of vulnerable populations.

See more about the project on our workplan page.

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