Institutional Solutions
Institutions shape development patterns and natural resource management across geographic regions. Policies created and enforced by institutions promote global commerce and drive growth. Increased and more efficient economic activity, however, leads to well-established negative side-effects such as resource degradation, greenhouse gas pollution, and marginalization of communities. Consequently, dealing with institutions, the policies they create, and the governance structures under which they operate, is an integral part of solving environmental and social problems. blue moon supports groups that work with institutions to develop sustainable solutions to issues which include climate change, global trade in commodities, and land use decisions.