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A Safe Operating Space for Humanity [1]

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

Commentary [2]
Full Text [3]

A sample of the international media coverage of this study:
TIME Magazine [4]: How much human activity can Earth handle?
BBC News [5] (UK): Humanity needs to take 'giant leap'
Sydney Morning Herald [6] (Australia): Planetary boundaries overstepped
Discover Magazine [7]: 9 Eco Rules Humans Shouldn't Break If We Want to Survive
Miller-McCune [8]: Planetary Boundaries? Go Ask the Romans
Scientific American [9]: Setting boundaries: 10 guidelines to save Earth
Scientific American podcast [10]: Are we pushing Earth's environmental tipping points?
Wired [11]: 9 Environmental Boundaries We Don't Want to Cross
Spike TV [12]: Planetary Boundaries

Descriptions of the associated research project [13]

More information [14] about the research participants and other publications

 

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[1] http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/news/2009/rockstrom
[2] http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/files/news/comment.pdf
[3] http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v461/n7263/full/461472a.html
[4] http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1925718,00.html
[5] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8854653.stm
[6] http://www.smh.com.au/environment/planetary-boundaries-overstepped-20090923-g2q1.html
[7] http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/09/24/9-eco-rules-humans-shouldnt-break-if-we-want-to-survive/
[8] http://www.psmag.com/science-environment/planetary-boundaries-go-ask-the-romans-3437/
[9] http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=setting-boundaries
[10] http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=are-we-pushing-the-earths-environme-10-03-19
[11] http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/earth-users-guide/
[12] http://www.spike.com/video-clips/3a3e4e/planetary-boundaries
[13] http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/featured/costanza
[14] http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/projects/12259