From the first appearance of the term in law in the Clean Water Act of 1972 (US), ecological integrity has been debated by a wide range of researchers whose joint interest was the study and understanding of ecological/biological integrity from various standpoints and disciplines. This volume discusses the need for ecological integrity as a major guiding principle in a variety of policy areas, to counter the present ecological and economic crises with their multiple effects on human rights.

Foreword Peter Brown Introduction Part 1: The Role and History of Integrity (From Grave Problems to Possible Reversals) 1. Why the Global Ecological Integrity Group? The Rise, Decline and Rediscovery of a Radical Concept 2. Environmental Norms in the Courtroom: The Case of Ecological Integrity in Canadäs National Parks 3. The Future of the Common Heritage of Mankind: Intersections with the Public Trust Doctrine 4. The Exploitation of Genetic Resources in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction 5. Ecological Integrity in European Law? Part 2: Ecological Integrity and Basic Rights: The Interface 6. Lessons Learned From the Climate Change Disinformation Campaign About Responsible Scientific Skepticism 7. Granting Development consent by specific legislative act: Choice to circumvent public participation and judicial control? The European Perspective 8. The Principles of Integration and Interrelationships in International Law related to Sustainable Development: Sobering Lessons from EU Law 9. Thinking about the Future of Global Water Governance 10. How the UN Agencies contribute to the needs of the world. Focus on Gender Part 3: From Disintegrity to Ethical Concern: Cases and Issues 11. Key actors of the red sludge disaster in Hungary 12. Dollars and Dreams: Legal Aspirations and Report Cards in the Murray Darling Basin of Australia Part 4: Integrity and the Economy 13. How Regulation of Finance Got it Wrong and How it Still Does 14. Enhancing Global Regulation: Exploring Alternative Financial Machinery 15. Moving Forward with Planetary Boundaries and Degrowth 16. The virtuous circle of Degrowth and Ecological Debt: a new paradigm for Public International Law? 17. Tobacco Wars, Analogies and Standards of Review in International Investment Arbitration Part 5: Moving Forward: New Approaches & Concluding Thoughts Introduction Beyond Collapse: Claiming the Holistic Integrity of Planet Earth 18. The Project of Earth Democracy 19. Dreaming the Universe: Contending Stories of Our Place in the Cosmos 20. Occupy Wall Street: The History and Potential of a Movement to Make a New World Possible 21. Confronting Ecological and Economic Collapse: Ecological Integrity for Law, Policy and Human Rights: The Legacy of Rio+20; Saving the Commons from the Market 22. Confronting Collapse: Human Cognition and the Challenge for Economics Index