Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Common pool resource (CPR) governance in Northeast India has shown the persistence of customary systems that secure collective rights over forests, pastures, and water bodies, while linking CPR management with cultural identity.Despite constitutional protections in states such as Nagaland and Mizoram and the customary institutions in other regions of NER, these systems increasingly operate within contested legal grounds shaped by statutory law and development policies.The resulting friction exposes a fundamental contradiction between the cultural legitimacy of customary governance and the state's sovereignty claims, often driving economic growth and regulatory control over community rights.Reconciling this divide requires institutional pluralism that legally recognises customary institutions, embeds co-management mechanisms and fosters participatory platforms.Such integration would enable CPRs' governance frameworks that sustain balance while safeguarding community autonomy and cultural heritage.
Authors: Snehal Athawale,, Ram Singh,, Gelung Pertin
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7119884897