Essays, Research & Academic

Earth Charter Bibliography

This carefully revised document serves as a "Bibliography of Books, Essays and Papers Related to the Earth Charter". It represents the rich diversity of literature produced on the Earth Charter. It was originally put together in 2009 and is updated…

The art of articulating shared vision and global collaboration. A model of a 21st Century leader

Maurice Strong and the Earth Charter

Current Dialogue on Earth Charter Relevance to contemporary issues

To help stimulate dialogue around the relevance of the Earth Charter to contemporary issues, ECI executive director, Mirian Vilela, invited Prof Brendan Mackey* in 2017 to write an essay as a personal reflection on the Earth Charter’s current relevance and…

The Earth Charter and Regional Treaties of Principle 10 Rio Declaration

This article provides an analysis of the implementation of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration from different perspectives. First, from the perspective of the Earth Charter as a comprehensive ethical framework of global governance based on the principles of sustainability.…

The Global Pact for the Environment and the Earth Charter

The article: "The Global Pact for the Environment as a Next Step on the Way Forward for the Earth Charter"assesses the possible contribution of the Global Pact for the Environment that is being promoted as a new legally binding instrument…

The Philosophy of Reverence for Life and the Earth Charter

Voices of the Earth Charter Initiative Responding to Laudato Si

This publication aims to identify linkages and contribute to the understanding of the Encyclical Laudato Si and the Earth Charter. To achieve this, a series of articles written by renowned writers and global leaders have been compiled.

Guía de Gestión Ambiental Urbana

Esta guía fue elaborada por el Grupo de Investigación Vida Urbana y Ambiente de la Universidad Simón Bolívar de Venezuela, en conjunto con la Comisión de Ambiente de la Academia Nacional  de Ingeniería y Hábitat, El Grupo Orinoco y la…

Deconstructing the neoliberal ‘‘Entrepreneurial Self’’: A critical perspective derived from a global ‘‘biophilic consciousness’’

Deconstructing the neoliberal ‘‘Entrepreneurial Self’’: A critical perspective derived from a global ‘‘biophilic consciousness’’ Article written by Alfonso Fernández-Herrería, and Francisco Miguel Martínez-Rodríguez from the Department of Pedagogy, University of Granada, Spain. (Article available in English and Spanish)