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ReviewGeoHealth2025

Impacts of Breaching Planetary Boundaries on Human Health: Current and Future Threats.

Ricky Anak Kemarau, Zaini Sakawi, Oliver Valentine Eboy, Wan Shafrina Wan Mohd Jaafar, Zulfaqar Sa'adi, Stanley Anak Suab

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Review in GeoHealth, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Ricky Anak KemarauEarth Observation Centre Institute of Climate Change Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Bangi Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3359-1726
Zaini SakawiEarth Observation Centre Institute of Climate Change Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Bangi Malaysia.
Oliver Valentine EboyGeography Program Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Universiti Malaysia Sabah Kota Kinabalu Malaysia.
Wan Shafrina Wan Mohd JaafarEarth Observation Centre Institute of Climate Change Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Bangi Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7813-088X
Zulfaqar Sa'adiCentre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security Research Institute for Sustainable Environment Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Johor Bahru Malaysia.
Stanley Anak SuabInstitute for Tropical Biology and Conservation Universiti Malaysia Sabah Kota Kinabalu Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3963-0881

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review examines the impact of breaching planetary boundaries on human health and potential future threats, emphasizing the need for effective mitigation and adaptation strategies. Through a rigorous literature review of 142 high-quality articles, we explore the health implications of breaching planetary boundaries such as climate change, land system change, biodiversity loss, biogeochemical flows, aerosol loading, stratospheric ozone depletion, freshwater use, novel entities, and ocean acidification. Our findings indicate a direct association between breached planetary boundaries and a range of health risks, including respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, increased infectious disease vulnerability, and nutritional impacts due to compromised food sources. The analysis highlights the disproportionate effects on vulnerable populations and underscores the significance of localized and global strategies in mitigating these health threats. Effective measures, including urban planning for green spaces and pollution control, have been identified as crucial. The review calls for an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to safeguard human health against the backdrop of environmental degradation, stressing the urgency of global collaboration in policy development and implementation.

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current and future threathuman healthplanetary boundaries

Identifiers

PMID40453560
PMCPMC12125609

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