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Planetary Boundaries: A Safe Operating Space for Humanity is presented in the prestigious scientific journal Nature on September 24th.


A group of 28 internationally renowned scientists propose that global biophysical boundaries, identified on the basis of the scientific understanding of the Earth System, can define a ‘safe planetary operating space´ that will allow humanity to continue to develop and thrive for generations to come.

This new approach to sustainable development is conveyed in the coming issue of Nature where the scientists, including Tällberg Foundation board member Johan Rockström, have made a first attempt to identify and quantify a set of nine planetary boundaries.

During the 2008 Tällberg Forum, three internationally prominent Sweden-based organizations,the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University, the Stockholm Environment Institute and the Tällberg Foundation, gathered a group of eminent natural and socialscientists to evaluate the latest research on Earth system dynamics and to determine if they could quantify the safe biophysical boundaries outside of which, they believe, the Earth System cannot function in a stable, Holocenelike state - the state in which human civilizations have thrived.

The scientific team’s work has now resulted in a groundbreaking article, Planetary Boundaries: A Safe Operating Space for Humanity,which is presented in the prestigious scientific journal Nature on September 24th.

On Thursday October 15th the Tällberg Foundation will host a conversation called Planetary Boundaries: A Safe Operating Space for Humanity based on the Nature article, to engage with the scientists who developed this novel new framework and with an experienced panel who will help us explore its implications for policy and practice. Look for more information shortly on our website under "Tällberg Initiatives."


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