Global Health

To save the planet, we need to listen to the Earth’s natural systems

Late summer plankton blooms across much of Lake Ontario, one of North America's Great Lakes, in this photograph taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station courtesy of NASA. Microscopic cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, can reach such large concentrations and color the water to such an extent that the change is visible from orbit.  REUTERS/NASA/Handout  (CANADA - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT) THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - GM1E98V0C7802

While few dispute the need to combat climate change, the Earth’s biodiversity, soil, air, oceans, and freshwater systems are also increasingly threatened. Image: REUTERS/NASA

Johan Rockström
Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Joyeeta Gupta
Professor of Environment and Development in the Global South at the University of Amsterdam and, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Dahe Qin
Director , Academic Committee of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
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