Our life support systems are deteriorating, locally, globally. We have changed the atmosphere of our planet. In many regions soil erosion, soil quality, is catastrophic and with this, food security. Water quantity, quality, is a major problem in almost half the nations. Our energy systems dominated by use of oil, gas, coal are not sustainable and in many regions, the management of toxic wastes is disastrous. Our basic resources are derived from the Sun, the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and the outer 5-km of the solid Earth. We require a new effort to integrate knowledge to develop the needed technologies for the future 10 billion humans who will live with our planet. Earth sciences, Earth history, are at the foundation of such efforts.