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E.4. Common Property Resources
- According to its ownership can broadly be classified under two broad heads – private land and common property resources (CPRs)
- CPRs provide fodder for the livestock and fuel for the households along with other minor forest products like fruits, nuts, fibre, medicinal plants, etc.
- CPRs also are important for women as most of the fodder and fuel collection is done by them in rural areas
- CPRs can be defined as community’s natural resource, where every member has the right of access and usage with specified obligations, without anybody having property rights over them.
- Community forests, pasture lands, village water bodies and other public spaces where a group larger than a household or family unit exercises rights of use and carries responsibility of management are examples of CPRs.