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Johan Rockström

Researcher at Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Publications -  265
Citations -  74951

Johan Rockström is an academic researcher from Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Agriculture & Water resources. The author has an hindex of 85, co-authored 236 publications receiving 57842 citations. Previous affiliations of Johan Rockström include CGIAR & University of Zimbabwe.

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A safe operating space for humanity

TL;DR: Identifying and quantifying planetary boundaries that must not be transgressed could help prevent human activities from causing unacceptable environmental change, argue Johan Rockstrom and colleagues.
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Solutions for a cultivated planet

TL;DR: It is shown that tremendous progress could be made by halting agricultural expansion, closing ‘yield gaps’ on underperforming lands, increasing cropping efficiency, shifting diets and reducing waste, which could double food production while greatly reducing the environmental impacts of agriculture.
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Planetary boundaries: Exploring the safe operating space for humanity

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a new approach to global sustainability in which they define planetary boundaries within which they expect that humanity can operate safely. But the proposed concept of "planetary boundaries" lays the groundwork for shifting our approach to governance and management, away from the essentially sectoral analyses of limits to growth aimed at minimizing negative externalities, toward the estimation of the safe space for human development.
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Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems

TL;DR: Food in the Anthropocene : the EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems focuses on meat, fish, vegetables and fruit as sources of protein.