Our future in the Anthropocene biosphere

C Folke, S Polasky, J Rockström, V Galaz, F Westley… - Ambio, 2021 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed an interconnected and tightly coupled globalized
world in rapid change. This article sets the scientific stage for understanding and responding …

Pervasive human-driven decline of life on Earth points to the need for transformative change

S Díaz, J Settele, ES Brondízio, HT Ngo, J Agard… - Science, 2019 - science.org
BACKGROUND Human actions have long been known to drive declines in nature, and there
is growing awareness of how globalization means that these drivers increasingly act at a …

A “Global Safety Net” to reverse biodiversity loss and stabilize Earth's climate

E Dinerstein, AR Joshi, C Vynne, ATL Lee… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Global strategies to halt the dual crises of biodiversity loss and climate change are often
formulated separately, even though they are interdependent and risk failure if pursued in …

A global deal for nature: guiding principles, milestones, and targets

E Dinerstein, C Vynne, E Sala, AR Joshi… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
The Global Deal for Nature (GDN) is a time-bound, science-driven plan to save the diversity
and abundance of life on Earth. Pairing the GDN and the Paris Climate Agreement would …

Levers and leverage points for pathways to sustainability

KMA Chan, DR Boyd, RK Gould, J Jetzkowitz… - People and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Humanity is on a deeply unsustainable trajectory. We are exceeding planetary boundaries
and unlikely to meet many international sustainable development goals and global …

Role of economics in analyzing the environment and sustainable development

S Polasky, CL Kling, SA Levin… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
The environmental sciences have documented large and worrisome changes in earth
systems, from climate change and loss of biodiversity, to changes in hydrological and …

Producing wood at least cost to biodiversity: Integrating T riad and sharing–sparing approaches to inform forest landscape management

MG Betts, BT Phalan, C Wolf, SC Baker… - Biological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Forest loss and degradation are the greatest threats to biodiversity worldwide. Rising global
wood demand threatens further damage to remaining native forests. Contrasting solutions …

[HTML][HTML] Revisiting the relation between economic growth and the environment; a global assessment of deforestation, pollution and carbon emission

BPJ Andrée, A Chamorro, P Spencer, E Koomen… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The UN's Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 aim on one hand at inclusive
growth and eradicating poverty, and on the other at preserving environments. The relation …

Advancing coral reef governance into the Anthropocene

TH Morrison, N Adger, J Barnett, K Brown… - One Earth, 2020 - cell.com
The unprecedented global heatwave of 2014–2017 was a defining event for many
ecosystems. Widespread degradation caused by coral bleaching, for example, highlighted …

The minimum land area requiring conservation attention to safeguard biodiversity

JR Allan, HP Possingham, SC Atkinson, A Waldron… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Ambitious conservation efforts are needed to stop the global biodiversity crisis. In this study,
we estimate the minimum land area to secure important biodiversity areas, ecologically …