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16/01/2026
As world leaders gather at the World Economic Forum in Davos, scientists, economists and business executives have signed an open letter calling for a shared prosperity path to replace the outdated model of fossil-fuelled growth, which is accelerating inequality, geopolitical instability, and climate and ecological collapse.
03/12/2025
The Global Commons Alliance is pleased to announce the first tranche of new members which have joined our growing alliance of civil society, philanthropy, business networks and science organizations.
20/11/2025
At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Earth system experts from around the world convened on November 15 for the Official Side Event: ‘Justice and Wellbeing within Planetary Boundaries: Pathways for COP30’, hosted by Earth4All, Earth Commission and Global Commons Alliance.
15/02/2023
Global Commons Alliance appoints Jane Madgwick as Executive Director
19/01/2023
The Earth Commission have devised a set of clear new boundaries – like the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C limit for climate – for several interconnected global commons: Climate, Biosphere (intact nature and managed nature), Freshwater (ground and surface), Fertilizers (phosphorus and nitrogen) and Aerosol Pollutants (air quality).
17/01/2023
Article by Earth Commission Co-Chairs Johan Rockström and Joyeeta Gupta.
16/01/2023
On January 18th 2023, at 2pm CET, Earth Commission co-chairs Johan Rockström and Joyeeta Gupta will present a teaser of the forthcoming safe and just science on the plenary stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
16/12/2022
Research shows that the rapid decline of pollinators – bees, butterflies and other insects that feed on flowers – around the world is causing serious declines in human health.
13/12/2022
Accountability Accelerator launched to support corporate action on nature and close gaps in accountability landscape.
04/11/2022
This COP27, some of the world’s biggest civil society groups are coming together in a global effort to raise the profile of action to protect, manage and restore natural ecosystems for the benefit of the world’s peoples, the climate and biodiversity.
20/09/2022
This first SBTN guidance (download here) defines how companies can assess, prioritize, measure, address and track their impacts and dependencies on nature in line with science.
15/09/2022
Ahead of the first release of science-based targets for nature v1 in early 2023, Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) is seeking public comment on its technical guidance for companies to set science-based targets for nature, with a focus on helping companies assess and prioritize their environmental impacts to then set targets, beginning with freshwater.
30/05/2022
Together we’ll be asking and answering the question: “How can we become planetary stewards?”.