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Click on image to downlload illustration. Credit: J. Lokrantz/Azote. Citation: Steffen et al. 2015. Planetary Boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet. Science Vol. 347 no. 6223
Illustration: Steffen et al. 2015
About the research
Since the planetary boundaries were first presented in 2009, researchers from around the world have sought to advance the concept
We are developing a knowledge platform to support these international research collaborations. The Planetary Boundaries research initiative is hosted at the Stockholm Resilience Centre.
It is a joint activity with the Australian National University and the University of Copenhagen.
Our goal is to advance scientific understanding about planetary boundaries and their implications for global sustainability.
This requires transdisciplinary research. It draws on diverse theoretical framings including Earth systems analysis, resilience research, governance and policy studies, ecological economics, and environmental history. The research activities also contribute to debates on global scientific responsibility and sustainability.
Discussions of the Planetary Boundaries concept:
Johan Rockström: addressing some key misconceptions
LATEST NEWS
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Research news | 2019-08-12
What’s law got to do with it?
Quite a lot if you ask Jonas Ebbesson, professor of environmental law and member of Stockholm Resilience Centre’s International Science Advisory Board
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Research news | 2019-08-07
How much is optimal?
Optimal antimicrobial use in animal farming must be analysed as a sustainability issue under a social-ecological perspective
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Research news | 2019-08-06
Nurturing nature
New research explores how environmental stewardship attitudes are influenced by the benefits humans receive from their environment
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Research news | 2019-08-06
What a difference a label makes
Are certification schemes contributing to better environmental performance or is it just a way for corporations to get an in with conscious consumers?
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Research news | 2019-08-06
Adding realism to risks
New application adds realism to economic model that take into account probability of environmental risks
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Research news | 2019-07-28
Falling off the radar
Sophisticated risk frameworks operated by many international organizations, companies and governments ignore rapidly evolving global risks driven by environmental change
Stockholm Resilience Centre is a collaboration between Stockholm University and the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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