Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
GIZ
International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN)
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Publication Year:
2015
Publication Place
Suva, Fiji
Physical Description:
114 p.
10 p.
Call Number
[EL]
VF 8630
Relevant Countries
Tonga
Collection
Language
English
Record ID:
41946
Legacy PEIN ID:
82052
General Notes
Available online
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Marine ecosystems - Valuation - Tonga
Marine resources - Protection - Tonga
Abstract
This report describes, quantifies and, where possible, calculates the economic value of Tonga's marine and coastal resources. Seven key marine ecosystem services are evaluated in detail: subsistence and commercial fishing; minerals and aggregate mining; tourism; coastal protection; carbon sequestration; and research, management and education. Others services are explored as well, including cultural and traditional values associated with the sea, potential future industries and other human benefits that have not yet been analysed or exploited. The scarcity of data about many of these ecosystem services prevents alculation of the total economic value, so the values below should be regarded as minimum estimates. Data gaps are described in detail in this report.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
GIZ
International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN)
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Publication Year:
2015
Publication Place
Suva, Fiji
Physical Description:
114 p.
10 p.
Call Number
[EL]
VF 8630
Relevant Countries
Tonga
Collection
Language
English
Record ID:
41946
Legacy PEIN ID:
82052
General Notes
Available online
Record Created: 10-May-2018
Record Modified: 09-May-2023