Dr BETHANY JACKSON BETHANY.JACKSON1@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Nottingham Research and Anne Mclarenfellowships
Understanding the co‐occurrence of tree loss and modern slavery to improve efficacy of conservation actions and policies
Jackson, Bethany; Decker Sparks, Jessica L.; Brown, Chloe; Boyd, Doreen S.
Authors
JESSICA SPARKS Jessica.Sparks@nottingham.ac.uk
Rights Lab Senior Research Fellow
Chloe Brown
DOREEN BOYD doreen.boyd@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Earth Observation
Abstract
Locations where populations are most reliant on forests and their ecosystem services for subsistence and development are also areas where modern slavery persists. These issues are noted within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), both target 15.2 and 8.7 respectively. Often activities using slavery perpetuate deforestation, bolstering a slavery‐environment nexus; which has been examined by comparing modern slavery estimates against environmental protection levels. This study assesses the relationship between tree loss and modern slavery focusing on four countries: Brazil, Ghana, Indonesia, and Mozambique. Previously mapped levels of tree loss and predicted future levels of loss have been compared against modern slavery estimates from the Global Slavery Index 2016 and illegal logging analyses to determine an estimate of the risk for slavery related tree loss. These results provide an insight in to the co‐occurrence between modern slavery and tree loss due to a number of activities that are highlighted, including mining, illegal logging, and agricultural practices. The co‐occurrence is both complex, and yet, beyond coincidental. Implications for both national and global policy are noted assessing the benefits that could be achieved by limiting tree loss and ending modern slavery; of benefit to both the conservation and antislavery communities.
Citation
Jackson, B., Decker Sparks, J. L., Brown, C., & Boyd, D. S. (2020). Understanding the co‐occurrence of tree loss and modern slavery to improve efficacy of conservation actions and policies. Conservation Science and Practice, 2(5), Article e183. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.183
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 24, 2020 |
Online Publication Date | Feb 5, 2020 |
Publication Date | 2020-05 |
Deposit Date | Jan 20, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 20, 2020 |
Journal | Conservation Science and Practice |
Electronic ISSN | 2578-4854 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 2 |
Issue | 5 |
Article Number | e183 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.183 |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3766156 |
Publisher URL | https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/csp2.183 |
Additional Information | Received: 2019-10-11; Accepted: 2020-01-24; Published: 2020-02-05 |
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