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According to Raquibul Amin, country representative of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Bangladesh, benefit sharing can provide a solution to conserve water resources and ensure integrated and cooperative management of the Meghna River Basin. “Negotiations on benefit sharing are based on the principles of the International Water Law, such as reasonable and equitable utilisation of the shared water resources, not inflicting harm, and achieving win-win outcomes for multiple stakeholders,” Amin told IPS, adding that governance based on benefit s...

Marni Jameson When I was a kid, my mom would often dispatch me to a neighbor’s house to borrow an egg, or a cup of sugar. My dad regularly loaned out his tools or lawnmower. That’s just how it was. But as a (one might argue) grown-up, I can’t remember ever asking to borrow anything from a neighbor. If we’re out of eggs, or need a new rake, we run to the store. The Buy Nothing Project, a local effort started by two friends that has gone global (the social movement now has over 4 million participants in 44 countries), is working to make the world a little more li...

The female founders of the Buy Nothing Project share examples of free items posted in Facebook groups.

When I was a kid, my mom often would dispatch me to a neighbor’s house to borrow an egg or a cup of sugar. My dad regularly loaned out his tools or lawnmower. That’s just how it was. But as an adult, I can’t remember asking to borrow anything from a neighbor. If we’re out of eggs or need a new rake, we go to the store. The Buy Nothing Project — an initiative started by two friends that has gone global (the social movement now has more than 4 million participants in 44 countries) — is working to make the world a little more like it used to be. Last week, I wrote a...

AT HOME WITH MARNI JAMESON: Buy Nothing Part 2: Got stuff? Give stuff Marni Jameson When I was a kid, my mom would often dispatch me to a neighbor’s house to borrow an egg, or a cup of sugar. My dad regularly loaned out his tools or lawnmower. That’s just how it was. But as a (one might argue) grown-up, I can’t remember ever asking to borrow anything from a neighbor. If we’re out of eggs, or need a new rake, we run to the store. The Buy Nothing Project, a local effort started by two friends that has gone global (the social movement now has over 4 million participants in 44 countries),...