Table 4. Estimated economic value of coral reef-related tourism in the Caribbean

Table 4. Estimated economic value of coral reef-related tourism in the Caribbean Tourism Scenario Source/Assumptions Gross Revenues (US$ million) Net Revenues (US$ million) Tourism in 2000

• Based on current statistics and market surveys

4,700 2,100 Tourism in 2015 (Healthy Reefs)

• Dive tourism grows at 7 percent per year

• No loss of revenue due to reef degradation

13,000 5,700 Tourism in 2015 (Degraded Reefs)

• Degradation of reefs results in loss of divers and revenue from a 7 percent annual growth trajectory

• Loss is related to level of threat or degradation– Low threat - no loss– Medium threat - 1-5 percent loss– High threat - 4-10 percent loss

12,400-12,800 5,400-5,600 Annual Loss by 2015 due to degraded reefs 200-600 100-300 SOURCE: Estimates developed at WRI (2004). Technical notes on methods and data sources available online at http://reefsatrisk.wri.org.