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Planetary Health Check 2024
A Scientific Assessment of the State of the Planet
This inaugural annual report represents a crucial step in monitoring and safeguarding Earth's stability, resilience, and life-support functions — what we refer to as "Planetary Health".
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Planetary Health Check 2025
A Scientific Assessment of the State of the Planet
The latest assessment of Planetary Boundaries science is contained in the second Planetary Health Check report, developed by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.
Planetary Health Check 2026
A Scientific Assessment of the State of the Planet
The latest assessment of Planetary Boundaries science is contained in the second Planetary Health Check report, developed by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.
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FIGURE 45 – From conception to contamination: The rise of novel entities
FIGURE 44 – Global map of recent ozone layer changes
FIGURE 43 – Ozone layer revival: A success story
FIGURE 42 – Bridging the divide: Declining interhemispheric difference in Aerosol Loading
FIGURE 41 – Effective radiative forcing (W m⁻²) of sulfur dioxide and black carbon, averaged annually over 2010–2020
FIGURE 40 – Global aerosol emissions, averaged annually over 2010–2020
FIGURE 39 – Ocean Acidification has transgressed its Planetary Boundary
FIGURE 38 – Global map of Ocean Acidification, as indicated by aragonite saturation state
FIGURE 37 – Nitrogen inputs to agriculture
FIGURE 36 – Global risk map for the transgression of the Modification of Biogeochemical Flows boundary – Nitrogen cycle
FIGURE 35 – Phosphorus inputs to global cropland
FIGURE 34 – Global risk map for the transgression of the Modification of Biogeochemical Flows boundary – Phosphorus cycle
FIGURE 33 – Disturbance of Earth’s freshwater systems (II) – Green water
FIGURE 32 – Global risk map of Earth’s freshwater systems (II) – Green water
FIGURE 31 – Disturbance of Earth’s freshwater systems (I) – Blue water
FIGURE 30 – Global risk map of Earth’s freshwater systems (I) – Blue water
FIGURE 29 – Global map of recent forest cover changes
FIGURE 28 – Global recent forest decline
