by Mei Wang, Director, Planetary Boundaries Initiative “I hope they do better than present or earlier generations” was the message from Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway to the children and youth of today at the Future We…
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Under a Brazilian Coconut Tree, Thoughts from Rio de Janeiro
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At the alternative event to the formal UNCED Rio+20 Convention, the directors of the Planetary Boundaries Initiative took the Draft Declaration on Planetary Boundaries to the masses at the People’s Summit or Cupolas dos Povos in Rio de Janeiro. They…
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A New Framing for Sustainability
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Principle 4 of of the Draft Declaration on Planetary Boundaries provides for governments to be responsible for earth system processes. RESPONSIBILITY means Establishing over-arching legal principles and duties to recognise and respect planetary boundaries Ensuring people have the right to…
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Sustainable boundaries – a missed opportunity?
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Note from P.B.I. Director Deborah Tripley on Rio+20 The Planetary Boundaries Initiative (P.B.I.) has called for sustainable boundaries to be part of the final Outcome Document presented to Heads of government at the Rio+20 conference which starts this week. We…
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Planetary Boundaries Initiative Briefing on Amendments to 22 May Zero Draft
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On 29 May 2012 the Planetary Boundaries Initiative published its amendments to the Zero Draft of 22 May 2012. Concerned at the lack of recognition in the Zero Draft for planetary boundaries or earth system processes, P.B.I. calls for changes…
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Economics & Planetary Boundaries
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by Victor Anderson, Senior Policy Officer, Green Economy, WWF-UK “Planetary boundaries” analysis originated in the science community, but it is such a powerful picture that it is rapidly drawing interest from people involved in politics, campaigning, law, and business. But…