Last date for submission of paper: 29-Nov-2019; Contact person: Prof.ArunChakraborty; TremendousprogresshasbeenmadebytheresearchersinunderstandingthefunctioningoftheEarthSystemand,inparticular,theimpactofhumanactions.Althoughthisknowledgecaninformmanagementofspecificfeaturesofourworldintransitionbutsocietiesneedknowledgethatwillallowthemtosimultaneouslyreduceglobalenvironmentalriskswhilealsomeetingeconomicdevelopmentgoals.