2015 AAAS Annual Meeting (12-16 February 2015)

February 12 - 16, 2015

Avoiding Collapse: Human Impacts on the Biosphere

Human impacts on the biosphere have accelerated dramatically over the last five decades, leading many scientists to envision a planetary tipping point that would have widespread societal consequences. The drivers are climate change, extinctions, ecosystem loss, pollution leading to environmental toxicity, and population growth and consumption patterns. This symposium examines how recent innovations in information, analyses, and science-policy linkages can help guide the planet in favorable, rather than “doomsday,” directions.