Describing the importance of the territories of commons in Europe (customary and contemporary).

1. TERRITORIES OF
COMMONS
Food, heritage, nature,
climate mitigation,
democracy
European Commons Assembly
Building a platform for regenerating the Commons
15-17 November 2016, Brussels

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

3. 3
Universita Agraria
Medieval institution to govern
collective lands (Sacrofano, Italy)

4. 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/

5. Croft lands
Customary land management, agro-
ecology, food production, nature
stewardship (Scotland, UK)
http://www.crofting.org/aboutus

6. Baldios
Communal forest, pasturelands,
water reservoirs, cultural heritage
(Portugal)
http://municipio.mondimdebasto.pt

7. Montes Veciñais
en man común
Intergenerational 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

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

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

10. 10
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

11. 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

12. Agro-ecology
Climate Cooling
Socially resilient
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13. 13
2014: CAP (40% of EU
Budget) 52 Billion EUR
2013 CAP Reform: No single
mention to commons (water,
territories, land, seeds, food,
knowledge)

14. Proposals to
support
Territories of
Commons
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15. Communication by EP
considering Nature and
natural resources as
Commons
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16. Territories of Commons as
legitimate alternatives:
- Collective property
(common lands) as
recognized legal category
- Commoning as valid
governing mechanism
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17. Mapping Customary (ICCA
initiative) & Contemporary
Commons (citizen science,
open platforms)
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18. EU funds from CAP,
Nature protection &
Climate Change
Mitigation-Adaptation to
be channeled to
“Territories of
Commons”
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19. Special chapter on
Food-producing
“Territories of
Commons” in next
CAP reforms
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20. •Commons
are the
transition
pathway
out of the
crisis
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