Table 5. Range of estimated economic values of shoreline protection servieces provided by healthy coral reefs in the Caribbean in 2000
| Table 5. Range of estimated economic values of shoreline protection services provided by healthy coral reefs in the Caribbean in 2000 | ||||
| Level of Shoreline Development | Definition of Development | Percent of Coastline | Value for Reef-Related Shoreline Protection Services (US$ per km of coastline)a | Total value of Reef-Related Shoreline Protection Services (US$ million) |
| Low | Fewer than 100 people within 5 km | 29 | 2,000-20,000 | 10-30 |
| Medium | Between 100 and 600 people or a dive center located within 5 km | 27 | 30,000-60,000 | 120-150 |
| High | More than 600 people within 5 km | 44 | 100,000-1,000,000 | 620-2000 |
| Total | 100 | 2,000-1,000,000 | 750-2180 | |
| Source: Estimates developed at WRI (2004). Technical notes on methods and data sources available online at http://reefsatrisk.org. | ||||
| Notes: a. Because only a few shoreline segments are likely to be at the high extreme of value, we developed our ranges as follows: Low = 100 percent of shoreline is at low end of value range; High = 75 percent at low end and 25 percent at high end of value range. | ||||
