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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
Outcomes
sea turtle in ocean
  • Top Outcome: 2012

Reefs at Risk in the Atlantic/Caribbean

  • Ocean
  • coral reefs
  • Ocean
  • coral reefs

Caribbean Sub-Regions

  • Ocean
  • coral reefs
  • Ocean
  • coral reefs

Integrated Threat: The Reefs at Risk Threat Index

  • Ocean
  • coral reefs
  • Ocean
  • coral reefs

Coral Disease Observations

  • Ocean
  • coral reefs
  • Ocean
  • coral reefs

Coral Bleaching Observations

  • Ocean
  • coral reefs
  • Ocean
  • coral reefs

Reefs Threatened by Overfishing

  • Ocean
  • coral reefs
  • Ocean
  • coral reefs

Reefs Threatened by Marine-Based Sources

  • Ocean
  • coral reefs
  • Ocean
  • coral reefs
Data

Tropical Americas (Reefs at Risk Regional Map)

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