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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 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.

Earth systems science

Earth systems science

Underpinning a new understanding of what’s needed for a safe and just future.

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Pathways for systems transformation

Pathways for systems transformation

With clarity on priorities for achieving a safe and just future.

An enabling environment

An enabling environment

Through increased capacity and activity of the accountability community

Targets for cities and companies

Targets for cities and companies

Enabling them to contribute to staying within safe and just boundaries.

Pressure for action

Pressure for action

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

Demonstration and learning

Demonstration and learning

Of GCA’s added value by road-testing all the above in a city and landscape.

Latest Content

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

UN Ocean Conference 2025

The Global Commons Alliance Earth Commission and the SBTN will be at the UN Ocean Conference from June 9-13 in Nice, France, to accelerate action to conserve and sustainably use the ocean.
UN Ocean Conference 2025

London Climate Action Week 2025

The Global Commons Alliance, the Accountability Accelerator, Earth HQ and the Science Based Targets Network will be at London Climate Action Week from June 21-29, for a series of events on driving nature and climate action.
London Climate Action Week 2025

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Who we are

The Global Commons Alliance is an alliance of over 100 partners accelerating systems change to safeguard the global commons.

Much of the work is delivered through a constellation of collaborative efforts hosted by the Earth Commission, Systems Change Lab, the Accountability Accelerator, the Science Based Targets Network and Earth HQ.

Global Commons Alliance Partners

Our partners

We work with a wide range of brilliant partners on collective action to safeguard the global commons. Here we highlight a small handful of those 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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