Earth Commission - Safe and Just Boundaries (Workstream Support by ZEF)

This project supports the Earth Commission’s Safe and Just Boundaries Workstream, contributing scientific coordination, assessment, and synthesis toward defining and quantifying safe and just Earth system boundaries (ESBs). Under the guidance of Co-lead Dr. Aditi Mukherji and the Earth Commission Science Director, Dr. Albert Nostrom, Prof. Dr. Anindita Sarkar provides conceptual, analytical, and research support as part of the extended Earth Commission Secretariat.

Activities include coordination across all work streams, literature review, data analysis, integration of justice considerations into ESBs, conducting training and workshops, and contributing to scientific publications, as well as creating burning ember diagrams and assessing interactions among boundaries.

Methodology

• Systematic literature review on justice dimensions of ESBs.
• Data collection and preparation for quantification of "just" boundaries and burning ember diagrams.
• Comparative assessment of safe boundaries frameworks (incl. planetary boundaries).
• Expert consultation and synthesis through participation in workstream meetings.
• Qualitative and quantitative analysis on access foundations and their Earth system impacts.
• Ongoing reporting and contribution to multi-author peer-reviewed papers.