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Anne Platt McGinn, The Health of Oceans, Worldwatch paper 145, Worldwatch Institute 1991, Washington DC (www.worldwatch.org). Costanza, R., et al, The Value of the World's Ecosystem Services and Natural Capital, Ecological Economics, 1998.

 

 

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Benefits from marine and coastal ecosystems and activities

Year: 2005
From collection: Vital Water Graphics
Author: Delphine Digout, UNEP/GRID-Arendal
Description:
Besides the well-known economic value of fisheries, there are several other activities generating significant revenues in coastal and marine areas. This graphic discusses the economic benefits of coastal tourism, trade and shipping, offshore oil and gas, and fisheries. It also illustrates the estimated mean value of marine biomes such as estuaries and coastal reefs.
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