Thirty years of commons governance research has not yet curbed global commons destruction.

Evidence

Viewed in aggregate, then, we can point to an impressive accumulation of theoretical insights and empirical understandings regarding the kinds of organizational processes and structures that support the emergence of cooperation (Weber & Messick, 2004). However, more research clearly remains to be done. As Meadows, Randers, and Meadows (2004) document in their 30-year assessment of progress on limiting the devastation of the global commons, we have miles to go before we can sleep. — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 2010