Comparing biodiversity valuation approaches for the sustainable management of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Jeremy De Valck and John Rolfe

Ecosystem Services, 2019, vol. 35, issue C, 23-31

Abstract: The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is a World-known, iconic environmental asset whose complex functioning is largely ascribed to its outstanding biodiversity, ranging from genes to plants, animals and entire ecosystems. Biodiversity has been key to its resilience over the past millennia. However, the combined effects of climate change, water quality degradation and coastal development are threatening the GBR’s resilience. There is a crucial need to better understand the value of biodiversity in that region to encourage sustainable policy-making.

Keywords: Environmental; Non-market valuation; Ecosystem services; Resilience; Natural capital; Biodiversity finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q20 Q56 Q57 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2018.11.003

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