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Environmental degradation harms self-identity and cooperation, risking planetary boundaries. Improving environmental quality fosters nature-identity, health, and prosocial behaviors, creating a virtuous cycle for sustainability.

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Area of Science:

  • Sustainability science
  • Socio-ecological systems
  • Environmental psychology

Background:

  • The safe and just operating space concept bridges earth systems and social equity.
  • Feedback loops between self-identity and planetary boundaries are often overlooked.
  • Environmental degradation can negatively impact self-identity and pro-environmental behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the neglected feedback loops between self-identity and planetary boundaries.
  • To investigate how environmental degradation and improvement influence self-identity and behavior.
  • To propose an analogous safe and just operating space for self-identity.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis integrating biophysical and social science perspectives.
  • Exploration of feedback mechanisms between environmental quality and self-identity.
  • Theoretical framework development for socio-ecological systems and individual well-being.

Main Results:

  • Environmental degradation creates a vicious cycle, reducing nature-identification and cooperation.
  • Environmental improvement fosters a virtuous cycle, enhancing nature-integration, health, and prosocial actions.
  • A safe and just operating space for self-identity is proposed, linked to planetary health stewardship.

Conclusions:

  • Self-identity is a critical, yet underappreciated, factor in maintaining socio-ecological system stability.
  • Nurturing a positive self-identity-nature connection is crucial for achieving sustainability goals.
  • Individual well-being and planetary health are intrinsically linked through self-identity and behavior.