Coastal Capital: Economic Valuation of Coastal Ecosystems in the Caribbean

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A History of Untreated Sewage Sours Tobago’s Waters

  • Economics
  • wastewater
  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
  • water risk
Store Bay, Tobago
  • Economics
  • wastewater
  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
  • water risk
Insights

Making Economic Valuation Count for Coastal Ecosystems in the Caribbean

  • Freshwater
  • coral reefs
  • natural infrastructure
  • Economics
  • fisheries
  • Food
  • Ocean
People and economies across the Caribbean are dependent on coastal ecosystems—including coral reefs, mangroves, and beaches. These ecosystems provide critical habitat to commercial fisheries, attract tourists from around the world, and protect coastal communities and infrastructure. Photo Credit: Katina Rogers
  • Freshwater
  • coral reefs
  • natural infrastructure
  • Economics
  • fisheries
  • Food
  • Ocean
Insights

How Much Are Ecosystems Really Worth?

  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Economics
  • natural infrastructure
Women in Indonesia's teak forest harvest ground nuts. Photo credit: Murdani Usman, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Economics
  • natural infrastructure
  • Freshwater
  • coral reefs
  • Economics
  • coral reefs
  • coral reefs
  • Economics

Belize: Shoreline Protection from Coral Reefs

  • coral reefs
  • coral reefs
Research

Belize's Coastal Capital

  • Ocean
  • fisheries
  • Economics
  • Ocean
  • fisheries
  • Economics

Shoreline Protected by Coral Reefs - St. Lucia

  • Ocean
  • fisheries
  • Economics
  • coral reefs
  • Ocean
  • fisheries
  • Economics
  • coral reefs

Shoreline Protection by Coral Reefs - Tobago

  • Ocean
  • fisheries
  • Economics
  • Ocean
  • fisheries
  • Economics