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 ...

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.

Another is ocean acidification, also caused by burning fossil fuels. In 2023, researchers determined that six of these boundaries had already been crossed. The new research adds a worrying seventh.

Earth-system boundaries define a safe operating space for humanity. Accounting for the planet’s most vulnerable people provides a stark warning of the work still to be done.' ...

Earth Is on the Brink of Breaching a Seventh of Nine ‘Planetary Boundaries’ That Support Life A new “health check” for our planet sounds an alarm bell on rising ocean acidification, which ...

More than a decade ago, scientists defined a set of biophysical global limits, known as planetary boundaries, within which humanity can operate ‘safely’. These span nine areas — climate ...

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).

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 ...

Researchers have now published the first estimates of antibiotic and pesticide 'planetary boundaries' in the journal Nature Sustainability. The researchers suggest that if resistance to ...

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.

The Planetary Health Check is the first in a series of annual reports led by PIK and organized by the Planetary Boundaries Science initiative. It builds on years of research to inform solutions on ...