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What is common to us all?

Whoever we are, wherever we are, we all share something in common.

Earth’s interconnected systems—like the ocean, climate, rainforests, freshwater, and nutrient cycles—keep the planet stable and make a just world possible.

The global commons are our shared inheritance and responsibility.

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What we do

Guided by science, the membership of the Global Commons Alliance accelerates systemic transformation across culture, governance and the economy:

Culture

We build cultures across societies that value stewardship for a just world on a safe planet.

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Governance

We support integration of Earth system justice into new governance, policy & legal frameworks.

Economy

We work to align economic & financial systems with safeguarding of the global commons.

Translating Safe and Just Science

All of our work is guided by science. We translate and operationalize Safe and Just boundaries and related scientific concepts for lay audiences and build ‘ commons literacy ’ among key stakeholders so they understand and apply Earth system boundaries, Earth system justice, and related concepts in different contexts.

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Explore news, events and resources from across the Alliance.

Systems Change Explained: What It Is and How It Works

What does systems change actually mean? Watch the fourth video in our global commons explainer series, to find out what systems change means, why it’s urgent, and how it actually happens in practice.
Systems Change Explained: What It Is and How It Works

Climate Week NYC 2026

The Global Commons Alliance Secretariat, partners and members, will join business, political and civil society leaders from around the world in New York for Climate Week NYC, September 20-27, 2026.
Climate Week NYC 2026

Solutions and Strategies for bigger than silo impact

As part of London Climate Action Week 2026, Global Commons Alliance and Sharing Strategies brought scientists, philanthropists, economists and city leaders together for ‘Bigger Than [Silo] Strategies’ to ask how we move beyond siloed thinking, to drive systems change for a safe and just society.
Solutions and Strategies for bigger than silo impact

Join us

To drive systems change for a just world on a safe planet, we need collective stewardship and coordinated action. Join the Alliance to play your part.

About the Alliance

The Global Commons Alliance is a network of organizations working towards a shared mission — to safeguard and restore Earth’s life-support systems, equitably, now. We convene a diverse set of actors to translate science into systemic change in governance, finance, the economy, and culture.

Annual Report

Explore our latest Annual Report to see the contributions of the Global Commons Alliance toward building a just world on a safe planet, thanks to the wider ecosystem of actors we’re proud to work with.

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Your donation to the Global Commons Alliance contributes to mobilizing a vibrant ecosystem of civil society, researchers, business coalitions, and philanthropy to safeguard and restore our planet’s vital life-support systems—for all people, now.