Nine rules to sustain human life.
PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
Nine rules to sustain human life.
Winner of the 2024 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
Congratulations to Johan Rockström
Johan is recognized for his groundbreaking contributions to sustainability and earth science, particularly the Planetary Boundaries framework.
WHAT ARE THE 'PLANETARY BOUNDARIES'?
Imagine a game of Jenga.
As we pull out more of the bricks, we destabilize the Jenga tower. We're never sure exactly when the tower will fall - but we know if we keep removing bricks, it will eventually reach a 'tipping point'.
Unfortunately, we are treating our planet like a game of Jenga, pulling out the foundations of a strong, stable planet. The actions we take in the next few years will determine if it is 'game over'.
THE NINE PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
Habitat Loss
Habitat Loss
Habitat Loss
Imagine you had to live off the land. You sow your fields but forget to leave land for your animals to graze. With nowhere to eat or sleep, they die. Without them, your homestead won’t function optimally. The same is true of the Earth.
Biodiversity
Habitat Loss
Habitat Loss
Biodiversity is all the different kinds of life on Earth. Imagine if your entire music playlist had only one song. It would be boring, right? Similarly, losing different forms of life makes the planet less healthy.
New Toxins
Habitat Loss
Climate Change
We don't pour harmful chemicals down the sink because it can poison the water. On Earth, we need to prevent dangerous or unknown chemicals from polluting our environment.
Climate Change
Climate Change
Climate Change
We have to keep the Earth's temperature just right, not letting it get too hot from too much carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in our atmosphere.
Air Pollution
Climate Change
Air Pollution
This one is about tiny particles in the air, like dust or smoke. Too many of these can cause problems like making the air dirty and affecting weather patterns.
Fresh Water
Climate Change
Air Pollution
We need fresh water to drink, and to grow all our food. We must use Earth's freshwater wisely and not take more than what is sustainable.
Nitrogen & Phosphorus
Nitrogen & Phosphorus
Nitrogen & Phosphorus
Nitrogen and Phosphorus are nutrients that plants need, like fertilizer. But too much of these nutrients can damage the environment, especially water bodies like lakes and rivers.
Ozone Layer
Nitrogen & Phosphorus
Nitrogen & Phosphorus
Think of this as Earth's sunscreen, protecting us from harmful sun rays. We need to make sure this protective layer isn't damaged by chemicals we release into the air.
Ocean Acidification
Nitrogen & Phosphorus
Ocean Acidification
In your fish tank at home, if the water gets too acidic, the fish get sick. The same happens in the ocean, harming corals, fish, and all sea life.
In the Media
Pathfinder Initiative
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
Johan Rockström, member of the Lancet Pathfinder Commission, has been awarded the 2024 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
Johan Rockström Wins ‘Environmental Nobel Prize’ for Identifying the Boundaries of Earth’s Life-Support
Mongabay
The Wall Street Journal
Down to Earth (India)
The 2024 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement will go to Johan Rockström who led the team of international researchers who originated the planetary boundary framework in 2009. The theory defines a scientifically based “safe operating space for humanity” to safeguard stable Earth conditions established in the Holocene when civilization arose, with the intention of preventing dangerous tipping points in the Anthropocene — a new era in which humanity has the capacity to wreak havoc on Earth systems.
Down to Earth (India)
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Austria)
Down to Earth (India)
The 2024 Tyler Prize for environmental achievement will be awarded to Johan Rockstrom for his groundbreaking contributions and pioneering work to the development of the Planetary Boundaries framework, the science for defining the safe operating space for humanity on Earth.
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Austria)
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Austria)
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Austria)
Rockström will receive the award for his work in sustainable development and the influential Planetary Boundaries framework, which he continues to develop with colleagues from around the world, including several IIASA researchers.
Mirage News
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Austria)
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Austria)
"This recognition bestowed upon Johan Rockström is well-deserved. His tireless efforts have been pivotal to illuminating the sobering reality that we have already transgressed six of the nine Planetary Boundaries, underscoring the pressing need for immediate corrective action. We congratulate him on receiving this prestigious prize and look forward to continued collaboration on this and other important topics in the future," notes IIASA Director General John Schellnhuber.
Leopoldina
Future Earth
Leopoldina
Johan Rockström, Director at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and internationally recognized for his work on global sustainability issues, will be awarded the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement 2024.
EAT Forum
Future Earth
Leopoldina
Johan Rockström, director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and EAT co-founder, was today announced as the winner of the 2024 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for his pioneering work on the “Planetary Boundaries” framework, a scientific guide to help keep the planet in a safe operating space.
Future Earth
Future Earth
Global Challenge Foundation
Earth Commission Co-chair Johan Rockström Wins 2024 Tyler Prize for leading the development of the “Planetary Boundaries Framework,” a scientific guide to help keep the planet in a safe operating space.
Global Challenge Foundation
Global Challenge Foundation
Global Challenge Foundation
Johan Rockström wins the 2024 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for leading the development of the “Planetary Boundaries Framework”, a scientific guide to help keep the planet in a safe operating space. Planetary Boundaries: Exploring the Safe Operating Space for Humanity, published in 2009, first started the concept. The article determines the limits in which humanity can safely operate within planetary boundaries.
Stockholm Resilience Center
Global Challenge Foundation
Stockholm Resilience Center
Johan Rockström, professor and former director at Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University, now leading the University of Potsdam Institute for Climate Research, has received the world's top environmental prize.
Stockholm University
Global Challenge Foundation
Stockholm Resilience Center
Johan Rockström, director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Research in Germany and professor at Stockholm University and former director of the Stockholm Resilience Center, is awarded the world's top environmental prize.
Conservation International
Conservation International
Conservation International
A pioneer in the field of sustainability has earned a major honor. Johan Rockström is this year’s winner of the Tyler Prize, known colloquially as the “Nobel Prize for the environment.” Rockström, the director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and chief scientist for Conservation International, was recognized for his work developing the planetary boundaries framework, which gauges Earth’s ability to sustain humanity.
News Paper Today
Conservation International
Conservation International
Johan Rockström, an expert in the field of sustainability, has earned a major honour. Johan Rockström is this year’s winner of the Tyler Prize, colloquially known as the “Nobel Prize for the Environment.”
The Earth League
Conservation International
The Earth League
Earth League co-chair and Director at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Johan Rockström, has won the 2024 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. The Tyler Prize recognizes Rockström’s research work on the “Planetary Boundaries” framework to help keep the planet in a safe operating space.
USC Dornsife
LEIBNIZ-GEMEINSCHAFT (Germany)
The Earth League
Johan Rockström joins the ranks of environmental visionaries honored by the Tyler Prize, administered by USC Dornsife, for his pioneering work on the “Planetary Boundaries” framework.
Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity
LEIBNIZ-GEMEINSCHAFT (Germany)
LEIBNIZ-GEMEINSCHAFT (Germany)
Scientist Johan Rockström, and Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity Jury member, has been announced as this year’s Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement –considered the ‘Nobel Prize for Environment'.
LEIBNIZ-GEMEINSCHAFT (Germany)
LEIBNIZ-GEMEINSCHAFT (Germany)
LEIBNIZ-GEMEINSCHAFT (Germany)
Johan Rockström wird mit dem Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement 2024 ausgezeichnet, einem renommierten Preis für wissenschaftliche Leistungen, der oft als "Nobelpreis für Umwelt" bezeichnet wird.
Klimatgranskaren (Sweden)
Klimatgranskaren (Sweden)
Klimatgranskaren (Sweden)
Den svenske forskaren Johan Rockström har vunnit Tylerpriset, ett av världens mest prestigefyllda priser för miljöforskare, ofta kallat ”nobelpriset i miljö”.
Life PR (Germany)
Klimatgranskaren (Sweden)
Klimatgranskaren (Sweden)
Johan Rockström wird mit dem Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement 2024 ausgezeichnet, einem renommierten Preis für wissenschaftliche Leistungen, der oft als "Nobelpreis für Umwelt" bezeichnet wird.
Analytik News (Germany)
Klimatgranskaren (Sweden)
Analytik News (Germany)
Johan Rockström wird mit dem Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement 2024 ausgezeichnet, einem renommierten Preis für wissenschaftliche Leistungen, der oft als "Nobelpreis für Umwelt" bezeichnet wird.
About the Tyler Prize
For Brilliance in Environmental Science
Founded in 1973 by John and Alice Tyler, the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement is awarded for environmental science, health and energy conferring great benefit upon humanity.
Recipients of the Tyler Prize are honored in an illustrious ceremony, presented with the Tyler Prize medallion and awarded US$250,000.
Administered by the University of Southern California.