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Trajedy of the Commons? Not here!

‘Celebration of the Commons’ is more like it at the Common Ground Country Fair in Maine, USA

The Common Ground Fair has been in existence since 1977.  Founded by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) which is also …

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Nepal: Challenging the Food Deficit with Local Seeds

seeding-the-futureThis article discusses Nepal’s fight to find where local varieties of food exist, where it can be promoted and shared with other farmers, and how it can become a viable solution to Nepal’s food shortages and challenge the global agricultural …

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Zumbara: Giving Time Not Money

Zumbara is an internet community time-banking system.  In this system no money is exchanged, only talents and experiences are shared in return for time.

This is only one such time banking system currently happening all over the world with local …

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Decentralised renewable energy projects in India

Taking Charge is a selection of case studies of small-scale, decentralised renewable energy systems in India in 2010. The strength of these stories lies in their diversity. One is a diversity of the context in which they are based, including

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Decentralising food procurement in Odisha

Following the Rs. 700 crore pulses scam in Odisha in January 2011, the State government decided to decentralise the procurement of all the items in the supplementary nutrition programme (SNP) under the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) and the Mid …

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Germany in transition

From an economy addicted to coal and nuclear energy, Germany is fast transforming into one driven by renewables. Its aim is to demonstrate to the world that growth and decarbonisation can go hand in hand. People in Germany are pooling …

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