Question
What are ‘global commons’ ? Why is it said that international cooperation over the global commons is not easy ?
Solution
Global commons are the resources which are not owned by any one country but rather owned by international community such as earth’s atmosphere, Antarctica, the ocean floor and the outer space.
The reasons:
i. It is difficult to achieve consensus on common environmental agenda. History of outer space as a global common shows that the management of these areas is influenced by North East inequalities.
ii. The benefits of exploitative activities in outer space are far from being equal either for the present or the future.
