There are no binding #international rules governing the management and prevention of the growth of debris in space 
. Space-faring countries have established #guidelines, but they are not sufficient to guarantee a #sustainable space environment. https://www.internationalinsurance.org/insights_cyber_the_space_debris_dilemma
The management of common pool resources depends crucially on the existence and effectiveness of the #rules and institutions to govern their use.
For #space activities, this translates into human activities potentially littering Earth’s orbits beyond sustainable limits, creating #SpaceDebris that could reduce the value of space activities by increasing the risk of damaging collisions 
and requiring mitigation actions. https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2020/04/space-sustainability_a2d8e17f/a339de43-en.pdf
Uncontrolled reentries of space objects create a collision risk with aircraft 
in flight. The highest-density regions have a 0.8% chance per year of being affected. This rate rises to 26% 
for larger areas of #airspace, such as that found in the #US 
, #Europe 
, or around major cities in the #AsiaPacific 
region. The collision risk could be mitigated if controlled reentries into the ocean were required for all missions. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-84001-2
Around 100 nations are involved in varying levels of #space activity. Since the 1950s, almost 20,000 #satellites 
have been launched into Earth’s orbit. These satellites bring immense benefits to #society, from monitoring ecosystems and supporting global #communications, to facilitating services such as satellite #television and contactless bank card payments. However,...https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/a-sustainable-development-goal-for-space
