The purpose of this briefing note is to clarify what the LSRI means by ‘integral ecology’. Given the various interpretations surrounding this term, even after Pope Francis laid out the context for its use in his encyclical Laudato Si’, this briefing note seeks to overcome some of the confusion and ambiguities.
The aim is not to provide a canonical definition of integral ecology, but rather to unpack its meaning and implications as a paradigmatic framework for  interdisciplinary research.