Planetary Health Check: Earth's vital signs critical, biodiversity and ocean acidification worsen

The latest Planetary Health Check reports critical deterioration across multiple Earth system indicators, including biodiversity loss, ocean acidification, and soil depletion. The assessment underscores accelerating environmental degradation but notes that transformative action could still avert worst outcomes. This is a recurring scientific assessment, not a new event, but it reinforces the urgency of climate and biodiversity policy.