Global commons is defined as, according to the LMBSO, areas and resources not under national sovereignty that belong to no single country and are the responsibility of the entire world. The oceans, beyond the two-hundred-mile limit, outer space, and Antarctica are global commons areas. Despite efforts by governments or individuals to establish property rights or other forms of control over most natural resources, the global commons have remained an exception, which is why they are so difficult to protect.
Global commons are very difficult to protect because they aren't owned by any one country or individual. According to, "The Tragedy of the Commons," the biggest issue we have is people who privately own land go somewhere else, a common area, to get their natural resources they need instead of using their own land. For example if four fisherman each individually own a lake, they will take the bare minimal amount of fish needed to keep them alive and healthy out of their own lake. When they want more fish they will go to the common lake that is opened to the public and fish until their heart is content. The problem with that is eventually the common lake will have no more fish and will become depleted and unusable. The fisherman who own the private lakes will not be as affected, and in their opinion if they don't deplete the lake someone else will. So with no one willing to accept responsibility or planning to stop there are a few options available we could use to protect against the lake becoming depleted. One thing that can be done is to have the government take over the land and sell permits for people to purchase and use. That way the government could use the money it makes and it can replenish the natural resources, like replacing the fish in the example I used earlier. Another option that is pointed out in, "Reader," is the use of international treaties and agreements.
What is globalization? ... Globalization is an undeniably capitalist process. ... When did globalizations begin? ... How does globalization affect culture? ... Indeed, new global media, such as the Internet, have proven a powerful means of projecting traditional culture (and the culture of radical opponents of globalization). ...
The Oceans are included in a group of shared international and global resources, universally known as the global commons. In order to be considered part of the global commons, four criteria must be met. There must be a resource (replenishable or depletable) people who share the commons (users), rules to govern access to and benefit from the commons, and it must hold some value for being preserved and protected2. ... Healthy marine habitats help protect these tourist areas from complete destruction due to heavy storms. ... Both of these systems work together in hopes to protect the oceans, howe...
However, in today's global environment, environmental ethics have become a required practice for everyone in the world. Creating effective strategies for protecting the environment often brings ethical issues to the forefront. ... There are no global laws protecting the environment and that is why everyone should practice good ethics when it comes to environmental issues. ... The Sierra Club defends the environment and upholds a global environmental ethic on many issues; such as global warming, air pollution, water pollution, cleaner energy, land population, and human rights. ... The ...
Although the article may be taken as offensive, Hardin is simply trying to provide a solution to our global problem of overpopulation. ... Hardin first defines the tragedy of the commons as "if people do not manage their desire for needs and nobody controls it, resources that remain will be eventually destroyed." He explains that more and more people want to get more from their environment, but the number of people who want to protect these resources is decreasing. ... Hardin advises people not to be selfish and take more resources than they need when he talks about "the tragedy of the commons...
Common property resources occur at different scales, from global or international to local. Global property regimes include those resources which are owned internationally, such as Antarctica, where entry is only for those states that have treaty rights. ... "Free riding" is the basis of the tragedy of the commons, that is, individuals failing to contribute to the management of a collective good because they expect that others will do so. While the tragedy of the commons seems to be unavoidable in the case of open access resources, common property resources, under some circumstances, lead to ...
From a realist perspective the United States has taken action to protect our national security by declaring war on Iraq. ... The United States took action to protect not only its national interests, but security on a global scale. ... The realist perspective shines light on how the pluralist perspective has not stopped Iraq's threat to global security. ... However upon exam, the United Nations has not maintained security for one nation, let alone all the nations it's "protecting." ... Thought this is an example of how the United Nations took responsibility in protecting global se...
This effect is the current view adopted by the global community of ecological scientists. ... Therefore, we should adopt stricter standards to protect the environment and its natural resources, but we most not forget to also adopt systems of population control. ... However we can protect the remaining fragile stability. ... The first necessary condition for acceptable behavior is to avoid the tragedy of the commons." ... As a result the thesis stands as one begging for new standards to be implemented among society to protect the environment or "nature" as we know it....
If a written constitution had not protected a number of other countries from tyrannical governments, then why would it protect Britain, perhaps the lack of a written constitution provides a better a more organic approach to the evolution of checks and balances between the three arms of government. ... Comparison between the present process of globalization and the international political economy created by Great Britain in the late 19th century sheds light on the relationship between states and markets and between public and private players. ... Capital flowed to areas where the empire's...
Domestic violence is a global problem that affects men, women and children and is the aggressive or controlling behavior of an individual often involving a spouse or partner. There are many organizations that have been created to help protect and care for people that experience domestic violence as it is a very serious on-going problem. ... (House of commons 2014) Standing together conducts research that indicates domestic violence affects one in four women, and one in six men in their lifetime; regardless of age, social class, race, disability or lifestyle. ... There are legislations in plac...
