WHAT IS COMMON TO US ALL?

Whoever we are, wherever we are, we all share something in common: the interconnected natural systems that maintain a stable and resilient planet – and keep us alive. The global commons are our shared inheritance and our shared responsibility.

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What we do

The Global Commons Alliance is mobilizing citizens, companies, cities and countries to accelerate systems change, and become better guardians of the global commons.

Pressure for action

From the public, NGOs, the finance community and others, informed by up-to-date information.

LATEST CONTENT

News and insights from across the Alliance: from science to targets to systems mapping and beyond.

GCA at COP16

Join us in Cali, Colombia, for the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) from October 21 to November 1.

Path to Prosperity

The Earth Commission’s 2nd flagship study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, quantifies the Safe & Just Space and pathways to get there.

Climate Week NYC + UN Summit of the Future

View our calendar of events for Climate Week NYC and the UN Summit of the Future, 20-29 September 2024. Together and alongside GCA partners, we will accelerate the system shift toward a safe and just future for all.

See what happened at COP28

The Global Commons Alliance, many of our partners, and our core components attended COP28. We hosted a Global Commons Pavilion to provide space to collaborate for systems wide action to repair, regenerate and restore the global commons.

Our reports

EXPLORE OUR IMPACT REPORT AND STRATEGY FOR 2025-2030

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Who we are

WE ARE AN ALLIANCE OF OVER 100 PARTNERS

How We Work

Our Partners

Race to Zero

Rallying leadership and support for a healthy, resilient, zero carbon recovery.

Race to Resilience

Catalysing a step-change in global ambition for climate resilience.

Business for Nature

Driving credible business action and policy ambition to achieve a nature-positive economy for all by 2030.

Nature 4 Climate

Raising the profile of nature as a solution for a more sustainable, equitable and nature-positive future.

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