TERRITORIES OF COMMONS

Food, heritage, nature, climate mitigation,

democracy

European Commons AssemblyBuilding a platform for regenerating the Commons

15-17 November 2016, Brussels

Water Tribunal of Valencia Huertas One of the oldest juridical institutions in Europe (Valencia, Spain)

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Universita Agraria Medieval institution to govern collective lands (Sacrofano, Italy)

Allemansrätten (Everyman’s right)(you can walk, run, hike, camp, swim, pick berries or mushrooms anywhere)Scandinavian countries

Source: https://somethingswedish.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/allemansratten-and-mushroom-picking/

Croft lands Customary land management, agro-ecology, food production, nature stewardship (Scotland, UK)

http://www.crofting.org/aboutus

Baldios Communal forest, pasturelands, water reservoirs, cultural heritage (Portugal)

http://municipio.mondimdebasto.pt

Montes Veciñais en man comúnIntergenerational sustainability, collective values, renewable energy (Galicia, Spain)

http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/carballo/corcubion/2016/04/13/pleitos-montes-comunales-comarca-acumulan-anos-espera/0003_201604C13C1991.htm

Cloughjordan Ecovillage Collective housing, nurturing community, sharing, cooperation(Ireland)

Transition Towns Resilience, cooperation, sustainability, fairness (UK, Europe, USA, Aust)

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Territories of Commons

5% of Europe (12 M Ha of utilised agricultural area)

More in coastal and forested areas

9% France

25% of Galicia is onwed in communal property

Not just private-state duopoly

Territories of Commons

• Climate adapted Food commons

• Stewarding Nature & Biodiversity

• Nurturing community, citizenship & values

• Intergenerational sustainability

• Public goods & services (oxygen, soil, wáter)

• Participatory Governing Systems

• Cultural Heritage & Collective Knowledge

Agro-ecologyClimate Cooling

Socially resilient 12

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2014: CAP (40% of EU Budget) 52 Billion EUR

2013 CAP Reform: No single mention to commons (water, territories, land, seeds, food, knowledge)

Proposals to supportTerritories

of Commons

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Communication by EP considering Nature and

natural resources as Commons

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Territories of Commons as legitimate alternatives: - Collective property

(common lands) as recognized legal

category - Commoning as valid governing mechanism

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Mapping Customary (ICCA initiative) & Contemporary Commons (citizen science, open platforms)

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EU funds from CAP, Nature protection & Climate Change Mitigation-Adaptation to be channeled to “Territories of Commons”

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Special chapter on Food-

producing “Territories of Commons” in

next CAP reforms 19

•Commons are the transition pathway out of the crisis

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