Safeguarding planetary boundaries: Challenges and response pathways for ecological security thresholds

Conflict of interest

Shaokun Li and Chengyun Zhou are part of the Editorial Board of the journal, serving as an Editorial Board Member and Editor-in-Chief, respectively. They declare no competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this editorial.

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