The concept of planetary boundaries and its applicability in Estonia

The project concludes with the report “Planetary Boundaries: Overview of the Concept and Prospects for its Implementation in Estonia” in January 2024. The report gives an overview of the following topics:

• A brief overview of the concept of planetary boundaries and its further developments.
• Examples of the interpretation of planetary boundaries to the level of a country or region and choices of distribution principles
• Biophysical indicators and dilemmas of their selection for understanding biophysical planetary boundaries.
• Potential data and databases for calculating biophysical indicators.
• Popularity of the concept in the world and attempts to integrate it into politics.
• Planetary boundaries and the doughnut economy – attempts to integrate the two concepts.
• Social indicators and their potential data sources.
• How should Estonia begin to calculate its “own share”?
• List of relevant literature concerning the planetary boundaries concept.

The project was commissioned by the Estonian Green Movement.