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Planetary Boundaries
Planetary Boundaries Climate Change Fresh Water Depletion Humanity has already transgressed three planetary boundaries: for climate change, rate of biodiversity loss and changes to the global nitrogen cycle. Ozone and Aerosol Ocean Acidification Nitrogen & Phosphorus Cycles Chemical Pollution Biodiversity Loss O.......... Land System Change .....
Planetary Boundaries
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Although humanity is dependent on healthy ecosystems, there is limited public awareness of Earth systems science and ecological boundaries. There is an urgent need to communicate thresholds which have...
already been crossed and specific ecological boundaries as a means of facilitating practical policy initiatives and public support for protecting ecological systems. Lack of awareness has led to a failure to design devolopment models that reflect ecological boundaries. This project introduces the ‘Planetary Boundaries’ concept developed by the Stockholm Resilience Centre.
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