India, March 1 -- Planetary Boundary frameworkdetermines limits within which humanity can safely operate within natural world

The 2024 Tyler Prize for environmental achievement will be awarded to Johan Rockstrom for his groundbreaking contributions and pioneering work to the development of the Planetary Boundaries framework, the science for defining the safe operating space for humanity on Earth.

Rockstrom is director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and co-chair of the Earth Commission. The framework provides boundaries for world development and a basis for human justice, PIK said in a statement on February 29, 2024.

The prestigious Tyler Prize is often described as Nobel Prize for environment. Rockstrom will...