James Cook University

Scientists call for humanity to 'set safe boundaries to the damage'

Humanity needs to act now to avoid threats to human well-being caused by irreversible damage to the Earth, its climate, species and life-supporting systems.

Scientists say it has become essential to define what levels of such human-caused change are 'safe' and which are 'unsafe', and to stay within these boundaries.

Man-made crises 'outrunning our ability to deal with them,' scientists warn

The world faces a compounding series of crises driven by human activity, which existing governments and institutions are increasingly powerless to cope with, a group of eminent environmental scientists and economists has warned.

Humans 'damaging the oceans'

Mounting evidence that human activity is changing the world's oceans in profound and damaging ways is outlined in a new scientific discussion paper released today.