Sustainable development is almost impossible without proper attention to the conservation of common property resources. Given the market pressures and increasing individualism, it is not easy to manufacture collective consent for such purposes. Examples given here illustrate cases where people have come together to conserve nature and manage resources. The kind of rules that people have evolve vary from village to village. Generally, fuzzy boundaries and long term perspective has helped many of these institutions to survive.
- Root Bridges
- Institutional Norms and Informal Rules relating to Mahua tress on Common Property land
- Water Management through alignment of Long Channel
- Grazing Land
- Privately owned trees on a common land: Institutional Innovation for protecting Pastures
- Chabutras
- Clay Nests for sparrows