In Common

145: Property rights, Parks, and the Point Reyes National Seashore with Laura Alice Watt

Point Reyes National Seashore sits on a foggy peninsula about an hour north of San Francisco. It is a place of trails, wildlife, and dramatic coastal scenery. What many v

IASC # 2: Forests, livelihoods, and tenure

In this episode, the second in our series previewing the themes of the upcoming IASC conference, Michael sits down with the co-leaders of the Forests, Livelihoods, and Te

144: The Cumulation Problem with Michael Rose, Jens Newig, and Sina Leipold

Scholars publish more papers every year, but does that output actually add up to knowledge? In this episode, Michael sat down with three scholars who have been asking exa

IASC 2027 #1: Centering the Commons: Resilience, Resistance, and Collective Action

In this episode, Michael interviews organizers of the upcoming IASC 2027 conference: Yanti Kusumanto, Nurhady Sirimorok, and Micah Fisher. Together they discuss the confe

143: Games, commons, and self-governance with Thomas Falk

In this episode, Michael speaks with Thomas Falk, a researcher at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), part of the Consultative Group on Internationa

142: Poverty-Biodiversity Loss Association and Connected Conservation

In this episode Divya speaks with Rachel Carmenta, Associate Professor of Climate Change and International Development at the University of East Anglia. They discuss Rach

141: Poaching, Policy, and Participation: The Fight to Govern Wildlife Trade with Duan Biggs

In this episode Michael speaks with Duan Biggs, Associate Professor and Olajos Goslow Chair at Northern Arizona University. They discuss Duan’s extensive work and engagem

140: Forests, Stories, and the People Behind Reforestation with Lauren E. Oakes

What does it take to grow more forests and ensure they last? In this episode, Michael Cox speaks with conservation scientist and award-winning science writer Lauren E. Oa

139: Climate Misinformation & Disinformation with Pallavi Sethi

In this episode, Divya chats with Pallavi Sethi, a Policy Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment at the London School of Economics,

138: Families, forests and carbon with Nathan Truitt

In this episode, Michael speaks with Nathan Truitt, Executive Vice President of Climate Funding for the American Forest Foundation. Nathan works in support of AFF's Famil

137: Governing for transformation towards sustainable small-scale fisheries with Fikret Berkes and Nicole Franz

In this episode, Xavier Basurto, a former guest of the show, joins Michael to interview Fikret Berkes and Nicole Franz. Fikret is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the

136: Urbanization and Inequality with Sean Fox and Gregory Randolph

In this episode, Divya speaks with Sean Fox and Gregory Randolph about urbanization and how it is unfolding amid global shocks and affecting inequality. Sean Fox is a Pr

135: Relational values with Rachelle Gould

In this episode, Michael speaks with Rachelle Gould, Associate Professor at the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources and an Environmental Fellow at the

134: Politics of Development in South Asia with Saad Gulzar

In this episode, Divya speaks with Saad Gulzar, Associate Professor of Political Science and Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. At the time of recording of t

133: Collaborative Watershed Management with Scott Hardy

In this episode, Divya speaks with Scott Hardy. Scott is an Extension Educator with the Ohio Sea Grant College Program, where he leads research and runs education and out

132: Fire and social cohesion with Nate Dominy

In this episode, Michael speaks with Nate Dominy, the Charles Hansen Professor of Anthropology at Dartmouth College. Nate is a biological anthropologist and an evolutiona

131: Green Capitalism in the Amazon with Maron Greenleaf

In this episode, Michael speaks with Maron Greenleaf, assistant professor of anthropology at Dartmouth College. They discuss Maron’s recently published book, Forest Lost:

130: Sustainable tourism with Jake Kheel

In this episode, Michael speaks with Jake Kheel, Vice President of Sustainability at the Grupo Puntacana Foundation, a non-profit organization located in the Dominican Re

129: Tree Plantations in Pakistan with Usman Ashraf

In this episode, Divya interviews Usman Ashraf, a PhD student at the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Sciences at the University of Helsinki. His research focuses on

FFM #6: The future of fisheries management with Christine McDaniel and Ilia Murtazashvili

In this final episode in our series on the future of fisheries management, Michael speaks with two of the co-organizers of the initial meeting that led to this series. Il