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Use of coastal economic valuation in decision making in the Caribbean: Enabling conditions and lessons learned

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  • Waite, Richard
  • Kushner, Benjamin
  • Jungwiwattanaporn, Megan
  • Gray, Erin
  • Burke, Lauretta

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Caribbean economies depend on coastal ecosystem services, including tourism, fisheries, and shoreline protection. However, coastal ecosystems continue to degrade due to human pressures. Many pressures arise from decisions that fail to take full range of ecosystem values and benefits into account.

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  • Waite, Richard & Kushner, Benjamin & Jungwiwattanaporn, Megan & Gray, Erin & Burke, Lauretta, 2015. "Use of coastal economic valuation in decision making in the Caribbean: Enabling conditions and lessons learned," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 11(C), pages 45-55.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecoser:v:11:y:2015:i:c:p:45-55
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.07.010
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