Earth steward: Will Steffen's contributions to Earth System Science, governance and law

Affiliations

¹ Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Villavägen 16, 75236, Uppsala, Sweden.
² Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Vening Meinesz Building, Princetonlaan 8a, 3584 CB, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
³ Faculty of Law, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa.
⁴ Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University, 55 Armenian Street, Singapore, 179943, Singapore.
⁵ Common Home of Humanity, Centre for Legal Research, Faculty of Law, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas, 223 / Torreão Poente, Gabinete 325, 4050-123, Porto, Portugal.
⁶ Land and Environment Court of New South Wales, Level 4, 225 Macquarie Street, Windeyer Chambers, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia.
⁷ Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Telegrafenberg A 31, 14473, Potsdam, Germany.
⁸ New Zealand Centre for Environmental Law, Auckland Law School, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland Central, New Zealand. prue.taylor@auckland.ac.nz.

Editorial

Wiebren Johannes Boonstra et al. Ambio. 2023 Jun.

. 2023 Jun;52(6):995-1003.

doi: 10.1007/s13280-023-01867-8.

¹ Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Villavägen 16, 75236, Uppsala, Sweden.
² Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Vening Meinesz Building, Princetonlaan 8a, 3584 CB, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
³ Faculty of Law, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa.
⁴ Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University, 55 Armenian Street, Singapore, 179943, Singapore.
⁵ Common Home of Humanity, Centre for Legal Research, Faculty of Law, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas, 223 / Torreão Poente, Gabinete 325, 4050-123, Porto, Portugal.
⁶ Land and Environment Court of New South Wales, Level 4, 225 Macquarie Street, Windeyer Chambers, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia.
⁷ Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Telegrafenberg A 31, 14473, Potsdam, Germany.
⁸ New Zealand Centre for Environmental Law, Auckland Law School, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland Central, New Zealand. prue.taylor@auckland.ac.nz.

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