Development of an Interactive Planetary Health Dashboard to Drive Global Environmental Awareness and Action

The organization faces challenges in effectively communicating complex environmental science to diverse audiences, driving engagement, and inspiring actionable change at global scale. Existing data presentation methods are insufficient to humanize the issues and motivate behavioral shifts, especially with six of nine planetary boundaries already breached, necessitating a more compelling and accessible approach.

A non-profit organization aiming to raise global awareness on planetary health issues through a comprehensive, interactive digital platform

• Create a visually compelling, interactive platform that simplifies and visualizes complex planetary boundary data for diverse audiences.
• Design features that provide real-time environmental updates and news to keep users informed on urgent global developments.
• Enable users to access clear, actionable steps for individuals, organizations, and governments to contribute to planetary health recovery.
• Incorporate human stories and storytelling to humanize environmental data and foster relatability and emotional engagement.
• Achieve broad international reach and measure engagement through metrics such as visitor count, page views, content downloads, and media coverage.

• Interactive spider diagrams illustrating the current status of the planetary boundaries, highlighting breached limits and required actions.
• Dynamic news ticker aggregating real-time environmental stories, extreme weather events, and global crises to inform and engage users.
• Content management system enabling easy updates, addition of new data, and management of stories, reports, and educational content.
• Human-centered storytelling modules that embed personal stories to humanize scientific data and deepen user connection.
• Analytics and reporting tools to monitor user engagement metrics and content effectiveness.

• Environmental data APIs providing up-to-date planetary boundary metrics
• News aggregators or environmental news APIs for real-time updates
• Storytelling platforms or content feeds for human stories
• Social media for sharing and promotion

• Platform must handle at least 10,000 concurrent users during peak times
• Data visualizations should load within 2 seconds
• Platform must ensure data security and user privacy compliance
• Content updates should be deployable with minimal downtime
• Design must be accessible and responsive across devices

The platform aims to significantly increase global awareness and understanding of planetary health issues, engaging users from over 80 countries within the first week, with targeted metrics including over 3,600 sessions, 6,300 page views, and at least 596 report downloads. It is expected to serve as a vital resource for decision-makers, activists, and the public, thereby fostering informed action and contributing to the effort to address planetary boundary breaches and environmental crises worldwide.