Co-Govern

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What is Co-Govern?

Co-Govern is a network of NGOs, research institutes, activists and civil society groups in Europe and Africa. It aims to facilitate the sharing of experience and ideas on the management of common property resources, and to promote an informed policy debate on these issues at all levels (local, national, regional and global).

Co-govern brings together institutions working on the governance of common property resources (CPRs) in Europe and Africa and has three main objectives:

• To examine the changing status and availability of CPRs in Africa, and to review experience with different forms of institutions for managing these resources.
• To investigate current processes of legislative and policy change affecting land and CPR management in Africa, and to identify how lessons from local practice can inform and influence policy design and implementation.
• To share information, experience and ideas on land matters and CPR anagement across Europe and Africa.

Co-govern pursues these goals by building on the research and networking activities of its partner organisations, by providing opportunities for dialogue and exchange and by supporting the dissemination of knowledge and information