A new assessment of Earth’s life-support systems shows that six out of nine of these crucial processes have crossed their ...

The researchers reviewed 350 scientific papers and data sources to assess how land use change and land degradation impacts and interacts with seven “land-based” planetary boundaries.

The fires in Los Angeles represent a catastrophic failure to anticipate and respond to environmental threats. In the ...

A comprehensive new review by leading experts in the sustainability science field, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, is challenging the long-held assumption that economic growth is necessary ...

A newly published report explores a framework for global climate risk management, includes contributions from an actuary at ...

From natural science to social science, from risks to solutions, from identifying Planetary Boundaries to managing Global Commons: PIK is advancing the frontier of integrated research for global ...

Most of these systems have crossed crucial “planetary boundaries,” indicating risks to both human society and the environment. Aerosols as the Only System Within Limits Among the systems ...