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1. The tragedy of the commons refers to the tendency to overuse common resources without controls or regulations.
2. The tragedy of the commons was described in terms of herders sharing a common parcel of land (Hardin, 1968).
3. Although the tragedy of the commons is an old concept, it remains a serious problem in the world.
4. Most of the present environment and natural resource issues can be tied to this concept.
5. Today this concept is applied to "global" commons such as transboundary pollution, tropical deforestation, and climate change.
6. According to Dietz, Ostrom, & Stern (2007), environmental resources should be governed to protect the commons.
7. Sustained research on both domestic and international policies (Dietz et aI., 2007) is also necessary to determine the appropriate regulatory policies.