Earth system scientists developed the planetary boundaries framework for measuring and tracking the stability and resilience ...

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 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 Planetary Boundaries framework is a pivotal tool for tackling the climate crisis and safeguarding humanity’s future on Earth. For the first time, the full story of the Planetary Boundaries ...

On another worrying note, scientists found the planet is close to breaching a seventh planetary boundary: ocean acidification. In its first edition, a report from the Potsdam Institute for Climate ...

The Planetary Health Check, launched by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research on Sept. 24, fulfills this role by monitoring all nine planetary boundary processes and providing decision ...

I got certified for SCUBA in 1992. Back then, Cozumel was a diving Mecca due to the easy access to the live coral reef. Back then, the corals came in all colors of pastel with thousands of fish ...

A new study delivers a stark warning that Central Asia has overshot its environmental safety limits concerning land footprint ...

Although the paper cites recent writing that questions economic orthodoxy, the founder of planetary boundaries research, Johan Rockström, says the world “cannot wait for a completely new ...

Planetary boundaries outline how far past pre-industrial conditions Earth can get before anthropogenic activity has detrimental effects on the environment. While we have been dangerously close to ...

Scientists have warned that the planet crossed the global boundary for ocean acidification around the year 2020, according to a new study.