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    Economics fisheries natural resources
    Climate
    Initiatives
    August 15, 2019

    New Climate Economy

    Most of women covered by NHLP now have access to fresh vegetables for their meals and can even supply their surplus to be sold in the local market.
    Food
    Insights
    April 28, 2015

    “Revaluing” Ecosystems to Include Nature’s Value on Balance Sheets

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    • natural infrastructure
    • Business
    • natural resources
    While oceans support lucrative fisheries, these benefits are rarely accounted for in ledgers. Photo by Pedro Ramirez Jr./U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    • natural infrastructure
    • Business
    • natural resources
    Food
    Latin America
    Insights
    February 18, 2014

    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
    Business
    Data
    November 10, 2009

    Comparing the Economic and Social Value of Mangroves and Shrimp Farms

    • agriculture
    • biodiversity
    • Economics
    • natural infrastructure
    • natural resources
    • low carbon development
    • Freshwater
    • wetlands
    • agriculture
    • biodiversity
    • Economics
    • natural infrastructure
    • natural resources
    • low carbon development
    • Freshwater
    • wetlands
    Latin America
    Data
    June 11, 2008

    Shoreline Protection by Coral Reefs, Relative Reef Contribution - St. Lucia

    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    Latin America
    Data
    June 11, 2008

    Shoreline Protection by Coral Reefs, Relative Reef Contribution - Tobago

    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    Latin America
    Data
    June 11, 2008

    Shoreline Protected by Coral Reefs - St. Lucia

    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    • coral reefs
    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    • coral reefs
    Latin America
    Data
    June 11, 2008

    Shoreline Protection by Coral Reefs - Tobago

    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    Latin America
    Data
    June 11, 2008

    Land Vulnerable to Wave Induced Erosion and Storm Damage - St. Lucia

    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    Latin America
    Data
    June 11, 2008

    Land Vulnerable to Wave Induced Erosion and Storm Damage - Tobago

    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    Latin America
    Data
    June 11, 2008

    Coral Reefs - St. Lucia

    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    Latin America
    Data
    June 11, 2008

    Coral Reefs - Tobago

    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    Research
    March 5, 2008

    Ecosystem Services

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