Today, is General Election day. John Powell considers a dilemma that could be facing Paddington Bear and others like him.
A snapshot of rural issues across northern New England
Fishing with Loons in Maine
At Walden Pond

The colours of the trees are vibrant in the strong sunlight, set off against a deep blue sky on a clear October day. Walden Pond is where Henry David Thoreau built a cabin in the woods ‘by his own hand’ in order to get closer to nature. The site he chose is a flat spot in a dip just above the pond, sheltered on three sides by slightly higher land. The site is marked with a set of granite pillars indicating the outline of the cabin, and through the trees you can get a view of the water. The peace
Commons conference opening session – and the ‘cocktail squeeze’
A Multi-stakeholder Dialogue on Commons Conflicts
Paddington – why he wears a duffle coat – a cultural anthropology-based theory
Looking for the Lomas
Commons at the continental edge

Former IASC president, John Powell is currently in Lima, Peru at the XVII Biennial IASC Conference, entitled ‘In Defense of the Commons: Challenges, Innovation, and Action’. As is the case, John will be blogging during the event, and here is his first installment – where he reflects on his first visit to the capital of Peru.
Connecting commons – practice and governance in England and Norway

Chris Short and John Powell from CCRI visited the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks last week for a study tour and workshop to explore similarities and differences in upland commons governance and practice between the two countries as part of the ‘FUTGRAZE’ project. John has written a short blog about the trip.