We face interconnected planetary emergencies threatening our climate and ecosystems. Charlie J. Gardner and Claire F. R. Wordley argue that scientists should join civil disobedience movements to fight these unprecedented crises.
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We thank L. Kehoe for comments on the manuscript.
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C.J.G. and C.F.R.W. contributed equally to this work. C.J.G. conceived the paper. C.J.G. and C.F.R.W. wrote the paper.
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Gardner, C.J., Wordley, C.F.R. Scientists must act on our own warnings to humanity. Nat Ecol Evol 3, 1271–1272 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0979-y
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