Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Study Links Wildlife Decline to Human Trafficking, Other Social Problems - New America Media

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A new report highlights a hidden social cost of fish declines: It drives up human trafficking and child labor. 

The conservation policy report, led by researchers at the University of California at Berkeley, appeared last week (July 25) in the journal Science.

Using data from the U.S. Department of Labor and the United Nations, researchers illustrate how decreasing fish stock fuels labor abuses.


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