Breaching planetary boundaries: Over half of global land area suffers critical losses in functional biosphere integrity

Over half of Earth’s land surface has transgressed critical ecological thresholds, signaling a breach of the planetary boundary for functional biosphere integrity. By combining indicators of human pressure and ecosystem disruption, this study reveals locations and points in time that indicate ecological degradation. The findings stress the urgent need to safeguard ecosystems as a foundation for a stable and resilient planet.