According to the University of California-San Diego, "the planetary boundaries concept, first published in 2009, identifies nine global priorities relating to human-induced changes to the environment.

One of the guiding principles for the SBTN is the nine planetary boundaries, a concept developed by 28 international researchers, including Johan Rockström of the Stockholm Resilience Centre and ...

Crossing planetary boundaries does not mean the world has reached a disastrous tipping point. Hitting one does not mean “falling off a cliff,” Richardson said. But it is a clear warning signal.

More information: Johan Rockström et al, Planetary Boundaries guide humanity's future on Earth, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s43017-024-00597-z ...

The planetary boundaries framework defines biophysical and biochemical systems that regulate the stability of the Earth's systems. Boundaries mark points where each system diverges significantly from ...

The new update on the Planetary Boundaries framework shows that six of the nine boundaries are transgressed. Credit: Azote for Stockholm Resilience Centre, based on analysis in Richardson et al 2023.

The new report describes the far-reaching impacts of land use change degradation on multiple planetary boundaries. Image by Mokhamad Edliadi/CIFOR via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

A new study has found that human activities are pushing Earth ever closer to its planetary limits — threatening to destabilize Earth’s safe operating space, and triggering a “wake-up call ...

Earth Has Overshot Key ‘Planetary Boundaries,’ Scientists Warn. Pushing the planet beyond its safe limits erodes food, energy and water security and raises the risk of disease and conflict, ...

Six of the boundaries are found to be transgressed, and transgression is increasing for all boundaries except the degradation of the Earth’s ozone layer. A global focus on climate is not enough.