Global Commons: Issues, Concerns and Strategies presents a comprehensive international perspective on the global commons—natural resource domains that are not subject to national jurisdictions and are accessible to all nations. These include the oceans, atmosphere and outer space, and specific locations such as Antarctica. Due to their critical importance in maintaining human lives and livelihoods, and their vulnerability to depletion, the collaborative preservation of the global commons is of great relevance to all human communities. Leading world powers, such as France, are increasingly adopting environmental policies as key to their functioning as democracies. After the Paris Climate Conference, there has been a spurt in cooperation between major nations, such as France and India, in the fight against climate change. This book provides exhaustive coverage of all the major facets of preservation of the global commons. It will, therefore, prove indispensable to all stakeholders in a new, just and sustainable world order. Contents: Introduction PART I. Theoretical Considerations Bindu Balagopal and P. Chacko Jose From the Tragedy of the Commons to Sustainable Commons: A Survey of the Theoretical Developments on CPR Julien Cazala What International Law Can Teach Us about the Commons Didier Guével The Precautionary Principle: An Instrument at the Service of Sustainable Development PART II. Climate Change and Governance Anju Lis Kurian and C. Vinodan The Global Commons and the Climate Governance Regime: Effectiveness and Challenges Sisira K. G., Govind. N and Mohanan Bhaskaran Pillai Polycentric Approach in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Programme: Effectiveness and Challenges S. Chemmalar International Legal Challenges of Climate Refugees Catherine Colard-Fabregoule Maritime Spatial Planning: A Means of Organizing Maritime Activities Measured in Terms of Sustainable Development Goals PART III. Environmental Hazards Jean-Jacques Menuret Views on Environmental Democracy in France Binu Joseph and Mohanan Bhaskaran Pillai The Cyberspace as a Distinct Domain of the Global Commons: An Analysis of Cyberspace Governance Kaushik Dowarah and Suja P. Devipriya The Massive Problem of Microplastics in the Global Commons: An Overview PARTIV. Poverty, Alienation and Social Exclusion Anusha Sooriyan, Namita Sharma and Mohanan Bhaskaran Pillai The Indian Ocean Garbage: Rethinking the Narrative on South Asian Waters K. R. Sreelekha Expanding Indian Nuclear Industry and Environmental Hazards: A Special Reference to the Establishment and Development of Nuclear Reactors in the Post-2005 Era Arsha V. Sathyan Civil Society: Positing the Role of NGOs in Depoliticizing Political Action Devjit Nandi and Debashis Sarkar Sustainable Management Practices of the Traditional Society in Contested Landscapes Geetha Ganapathy-Doré The Causes for the Despair of Farmers in France and India: A Literature-based Study S. Ashok Conclusion: Imagining Multiple Worlds Index