Includes bibliographical references and index.

Intitutions for global governance / Klaus Bosselmann -- A covenant of covenants: A federal vision of global governance for the twenty-first century / J. Ronald Engel -- Market society and ecological integrity: Theory and practice / Richard Westra -- A full spectrum integrity index of nations / Helmut Burkhardt -- Linkages among globalization, human rights, and health / Maud Huynen and Pim Martens -- Toward sustainability with justice: Are human nature and history on side? / William E. Rees -- Protecting society from itself: Reconnecting ecology and economy / James R. Karr -- Strong sustainability and environmental policy: Justification and implementation / Konrad Ott and Raf Doring -- Evolution of the ecological integrity debate / David Manuel-Navarrete, James J. Kay and Dan Dolderman -- Collective decision-making bridging public health, sustainability governance, and environmental management / Valerie Brown -- Toward sustainable environmental governance in South Africa: cooperative environmental governance and integrated environmental management as possible solutions to fragmentation / Louis J. Kotze -- A sense of possibility: What does governance for health and ecological sustainability look like? / Daniel Rainham, Ian McDowell, and Daniel Krewski -- The Earth Charter, ethics , and global governance / Brendan Mackey.

The Copenhagen consensus: A global public-good perspective comparing the Earth Charter wtih other recent declarations / Philippe Crabbe -- Intergenerational sustainability and traditional knowledge in Africa: The natural resource management perspective / Yemi Oke -- The ominous rise of ideological think tanks in environmental policy-making / Donald A. Brown -- Cutting CO₂ emissions in the atmosphere: A realistic goal or a mere Utopian ideal? / Giulio De Leo and Marino Gatto -- Ecological governance at work: A community challenge to genetically modified organisms / Prue E. Taylor -- The future: world population and food security / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel -- Refining international water law / Joseph W. Dellapenna -- Water as a human right: The Sri Lankan experience / Ruana Rajepakse -- Cooperation in promoting ecological integrity and socioeconomic justice in marine fisheries: European community-West African relations / Emma Witbooi -- The institutionalized use of force in economic development: With special reference to the World Bank / Robert Goodland -- Globalization and the degradation of rural livelihoods: A comparative study of Mexico and Vietnam under trade liberalization / Jack P. Manno and Thanh Vo -- A toolkit for ecoepidemiological enquiry under global ecological change / Brian D. Ladd and Colin L. Soskolne -- The culture environment: Implications for public health, human rights, and ecological sustainability / Rose A. Dyson -- The child's rights to health and the role of the World Health Organization / Laura Westra.