Research | Planetary boundaries: Exploring the safe operating space for humanity

Planetary boundaries: Exploring the safe operating space for humanity
31 December 2009
The nine planetary boundaries offer an approach to global sustainability where humanity can safely operate and avoid major human-induced environmental change on a global scale. The article argues that three of the planetary boundaries are already transgressed, including: climate change, biodiversity loss and the global nitrogen cycle.
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