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 …

Executive summary From the short-term and long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic to
the health insecurities brought about by climate change, health futures are unfolding in an …

The Anthropocene signifies the start of a no-analogue trajectory of the Earth system that is
fundamentally different from the Holocene. This new trajectory is characterized by rising …

Automated decision making and predictive analytics through artificial intelligence, in
combination with rapid progress in technologies such as sensor technology and robotics are …

We explore the risk that self-reinforcing feedbacks could push the Earth System toward a
planetary threshold that, if crossed, could prevent stabilization of the climate at intermediate …

The Politics of the Anthropocene is a sophisticated yet accessible treatment of how human
institutions, practices, and principles need to be re-thought in response to the challenges of …

Highlights•Goal-setting is a novel global governance strategy.•'Governance through goals' is
best exemplified by the Sustainable Development Goals.•Unique features of the Sustainable …

Human pressures have pushed the Earth system deep into the Anthropocene, threatening
its stability, resilience and functioning. The Planetary Boundaries (PB) framework emerged …

Resilience thinking in relation to the environment has emerged as a lens of inquiry that
serves a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration. Resilience is about …

Humanity has emerged as a major force in the operation of the biosphere. The focus is
shifting from the environment as externality to the biosphere as precondition for social …