The Charter of the Forest - doesn't that sound wonderful, even just the name of the thing? It's a historic charter (800 years old) that is all about protecting people's access to resources - making sure that the poor could gather wood from the forest, use the commons, etc.
Here is a fantastic article about it:
Why you've never heard of a Charter that's as important as the Magna Carta
@mirabilis I remember hearing about that Charter years and years ago but never knew what exactly it was. Thanks for sharing!