...Ana-Maria Gătejel; Antonella Maiello From seeds to land and knowledge, protecting the commons and participating in commoning practices are considered essential for the realization of food sovereignty (FS). Nonetheless, the relationship between land-based institutions, and existing commoning...

.... This article applies a commons framing to contextualize these conflicts and attempts to resolve them. Drawing from the concepts of commons and commoning, I argue that nectar and pollen are common-pool resources for pollinators, beekeepers, and land managers, currently managed through varied access arrangements...

...Kristin Babson Dobbin Despite the commons being a long-standing site of conflict, the role of social movements in common-pool resource management has been underaddressed. By exploring the role of environmental justice organizing in the San Joaquin Valley during California’s landmark groundwater...

... agricultural research can contribute to transforming seed systems from privatized enclosures to a “seed commons,” a set of collectively managed resources governed by a set of rules enabling protection and regeneration of a particular set of resources ( Ostrom, 1990 ). In this case, we view a revitalized seed...