The planetary boundaries concept presents a set of nine planetary boundaries within which humanity can continue to develop and thrive for generations to come
In September 2023, a team of scientists quantified, for the first time, all nine processes that regulate the stability and resilience of the Earth system.1
The 2023 update to the Planetary boundaries. Credit: Azote for Stockholm Resilience Centre, based on analysis in Richardson et al 2023.) Attribution: CC BY-NC-ND 3.01