A Doughnut for the Anthropocene: humanity's compass in the 21st century

A new model of human wellbeing is emerging to guide humanity in the Anthropocene. In essence, it recognises that wellbeing depends on enabling every person to lead a life of dignity and opportunity, while safeguarding the integrity of Earth's life-supporting systems. The conceptual framework of social and planetary boundaries—which has come to be known as the Doughnut—contributes to this paradigm by concisely visualising its ambition (appendix), and so providing a compass for humanity's 21st century progress. Since I created the Doughnut at Oxfam in 2012,1Raworth K A safe and just space for humanity: can we live within the…