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Assess your commons governance quality against Elinor Ostrom's 8 design principles for sustainable common-pool resource management.
Are the boundaries of the resource and the group of users clearly defined?
Resource boundaries are formally documented and understood by all users
Group membership criteria are explicit and consistently applied
Outsiders are distinguishable from legitimate users
Do appropriation and provision rules match local social and ecological conditions?
Rules account for local environmental or social conditions
Contribution requirements are proportional to benefits received
Rules have been adapted based on practical experience
Can most individuals affected by rules participate in modifying them?
Users can participate in creating and modifying rules
Decision-making processes are transparent and accessible
Minority voices have formal channels for input
Are monitors accountable to users and actively auditing conditions?
Regular monitoring of resource conditions occurs
Monitors are accountable to the user community
Monitoring data is shared transparently with users
Do rule violators receive graduated sanctions depending on severity?
Minor violations receive proportional, non-punitive responses
Repeated violations escalate in severity appropriately
Sanctioning processes are perceived as fair by the community
Are there rapid, low-cost local arenas for resolving disputes?
Disputes can be resolved quickly through local mechanisms
Conflict resolution is affordable and accessible to all users
Mediation or arbitration processes exist for complex disputes
Are the rights of users to devise their own institutions recognized by external authorities?
External authorities recognize the community governance rights
Self-governance is not undermined by external regulation
The community can enforce its own rules without external override
Are governance activities organized in multiple nested layers?
Governance occurs at multiple scales appropriate to the resource
Local units have autonomy within broader governance frameworks
Cross-level coordination mechanisms exist and function well