Better scientific understanding of planetary boundaries help scientists determine the health of ecosystems because it is aimed to define environmental limits within which humanity can operate safely.
The research on the planetary boundaries was led by Rockström and a group of 28 internationally renowned scientists. It was first published in 2009
The scientists have proposed a quantitative planetary boundaries within which humanity can continue to develop for generations to come. Crossing these boundaries can increases the risk of generating large-scale irreversible environmental changes.
Planetary boundaries is a concept that mainly highlights human-caused perturbations of Earth systems.
Four planetary boundaries are: climate change, loss of biosphere integrity, land-system change and altered biogeochemical cycles.
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