Growing evidence of the interconnections between modern slavery, environmental degradation, and climate change

The modern slavery–environmental degradation–climate change nexus may threaten the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Globally, approximately 12.2 million workers are entrapped in slavery environmentally degrading activities, and SDG target 8.7 (the elimination all forms slavery) be instrumental accelerating attainment other targets. However, without appropriate mitigation strategies, some SDG's environmental targets also negatively influence progress on 8.7. Unfortunately, these feedbacks poorly understood data limited difficult to obtain. In this perspective we show how an interaction framework help overcome challenges by signaling potential policy action interventions would based known processes patterns. This understanding is crucial move beyond limitations, direct future research, develop often-lacking evidence-base effect holistic change. 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