Governança dos Comuns e o Direito Ambiental: reflexões à luz do Pantanal Sul-Mato-Grossense

Abstract

This article analyzes the paradigm of the commons as a political principle and revisits various theoretical perspectives: from post-structuralist political economy to Elinor Ostrom's Institutional Analysis. In particular, the text examines how governance arrangements based on the institution of the commons can contribute to the environmental protection of biomes, with a focus on the Pantanal of Mato Grosso do Sul. The research adopts the deductive method and conducts a bibliographic and documentary analysis to theorize the governance of the commons and its connections with environmental law, articulated within the Pantanal territory. The results suggest that commons governance - as a participatory institutional arrangement for public policy definition - can contribute to the establishment of legal frameworks for the protection of natural and cultural resources in response to the intensification of socio-environmental crises in preservation areas, further promoting an integrated environmental protection agenda that benefits traditional communities, territories, and their territorialities.