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A safe operating space for humanity

Nature · 2009 · Vol. 461(7263) · pp. 472–475

Johan Rockström✉(Stockholm University)Will Steffen(Australian National University)Kevin J. Noone(Stockholm University)Åsa Persson(Stockholm Resilience Centre)F. Stuart Chapin(University of Alaska Fairbanks)Éric F. Lambin(UCLouvain)Timothy M. Lenton(University of East Anglia)Marten Scheffer(Wageningen University & Research)Carl Folke(Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences)Hans Joachim Schellnhuber(Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research)Björn Nykvist(Stockholm University)Cynthia A. de Wit(Stockholm University)Terry P. Hughes(James Cook University)Sander van der Leeuw(Arizona State University)Henning Rodhe(Stockholm University)Sverker Sörlin(Stockholm University)P. K. Snyder(University of Minnesota)Robert Costanza(University of Vermont)Uno Svedin(Stockholm University)Malin Falkenmark(Stockholm International Water Institute)Louise Karlberg(Stockholm University)Robert W. CorellVictoria J. Fabry(California State University, San Marcos)James E. Hansen(Goddard Institute for Space Studies)Brian Walker(Stockholm Resilience Centre)Diana Liverman(University of Oxford)Katherine RichardsonPaul J. Crutzen(Max Planck Institute for Chemistry)Jonathan A. Foley(University of Minnesota)

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Ecosystem dynamics and resilience Global Energy and Sustainability Research Space Science and Extraterrestrial LifeHumanityPlanetary boundariesEnvironmental ethicsSpace (punctuation)PhilosophyComputer sciencePolitical scienceBiologyEcologyLaw

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AnimalsCivilizationConservation of Natural ResourcesEcologyFossilsHumansHuman ActivitiesNitrogenPhosphorusGreenhouse EffectEcosystemEarth, PlanetBiodiversityHistory, 20th CenturyHistory, 21st Century

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