To enable Self-Governance of The Commons, a strong social contract must be in place that guides the usage and management of the resource.
Incorporating the wisdom and guidance from Indigenous communities will reshape social contracts.
In current anthropocentric social contracts, natural resources are viewed to be used exclusively by humans, to serve the needs of humanity and the needs of our current economic systems with a singular focus on economic growth. Source
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Ecocultures Criticism of Market Societies