Bolster legal boundaries to stay within planetary boundaries

@article{Chapron2017BolsterLB,
  title={Bolster legal boundaries to stay within planetary boundaries},
  author={Guillaume Chapron and Yaffa Epstein and Arie Trouwborst and Jos{\'e} Vicente L{\'o}pez‐Bao},
  journal={Nature Ecology \&Evolution},
  year={2017},
  volume={1}
}
The mounting threats posed to the global environment by harmful human activities cannot be averted without effective legislation controlling those activities. However, the environmental laws design ... 
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