The planetary commons: A new paradigm for safeguarding Earth-regulating systems in the Anthropocene.

ABSTRACT: 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 risks of triggering irreversible and unmanageable shifts in Earth system functioning. We urgently need a new global approach to safeguard critical Earth system regulating functions more effectively and comprehensively. The global commons framework is the closest example of an existing approach with the aim of governing biophysical systems on Earth upon which the world collectively depends. Derived during stable Holocene conditions, the global commons framework must now evolve in the light of new Anthropocene dynamics. This requires a fundamental shift from a focus only on governing shared resources beyond nati

SUBMITTER: Rockstrom J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10835110 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature