Climate Change
This planetary boundary is mainly exceeded by the burning of fossil fuels
Climate Change
This is a measure of the variety of species, ecosystems, and genetic differences within a species
Biodiversity
This term describes the movement of nitrogen through the environment, greatly impacted by agriculture.
Nitrogen Cycle
The deforestation of the Amazon is a major driver of exceeding this planetary boundary.
Land-system change
This Boundary relates to the sustainable management of water resources.
Freshwater use
This event is accelerating due to greenhouse gas emissions and can cause sea level rise.
Melting of Polar Ice Caps
This international framework is aimed at protecting biodiversity globally
Convention on Biological Diversity
The boundaries for nitrogen and phosphorus cycles fall under what category?
Biogeochemical flows
This human activity, essential for food production, is one of the largest causes of land-system change.
Agriculture
Over-extraction of freshwater resources can lead to...
Water scarcity
Primary Greenhouse gas responsible for climate change.
Carbon Dioxide
Rapid decline of species populations is known as...
biodiversity loss
This boundary is affected by the excessive use of phosphorus in agriculture.
Phosphorus loading
Large-scale conversion of forests to croplands falls under this category.
Land-system change
This term refers to water that is lost due to industrial use and evaporation.
Blue water
This concept describes the Earth's climate system tipping into a much warmer state.
Climate tipping point
Human activity has increased the rate of extinction by ____
100 - 1,000 times
This boundary has seen one of the greatest human-caused disruptions, particularly in the agricultural sector
Nitrogen cycle
This region's forest loss is critical for maintaining planetary boundaries related to land-system change.
Amazon Rainforest
Freshwater use is critical to maintaining ecosystems like these, which are home to unique biodiversity
Wetlands
The boundary for this factor is set by the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere
350ppm
This planetary boundary was exceeded when species loss rates skyrocketed due to human activity
Genetic Diversity
Excess nitrogen and phosphorus from fertilizers lead to these in water bodies
Dead zones or algal blooms
The planetary boundary for land-system change is defined by the proportion of Earth's land surface that remains covered by...
Forest cover
This region's freshwater resources are heavily strained, threatening this pkanetary boundary.
Middle East or the Aral Sea Region