A Safe Operating Space for Humanity

Johan Rockström et al.
Nature 461, pp. 472-475  

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A sample of the international media coverage of this study:
TIME Magazine: How much human activity can Earth handle?
BBC News (UK): Humanity needs to take 'giant leap'
Sydney Morning Herald (Australia): Planetary boundaries overstepped
Discover Magazine: 9 Eco Rules Humans Shouldn't Break If We Want to Survive
Miller-McCune: Planetary Boundaries? Go Ask the Romans
Scientific American: Setting boundaries: 10 guidelines to save Earth
Scientific American podcast: Are we pushing Earth's environmental tipping points?
Wired: 9 Environmental Boundaries We Don't Want to Cross
Spike TV: Planetary Boundaries

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