Coastal Capital: Jamaica

The document argues that Jamaica's coral reefs provide critical economic benefits through tourism, fisheries, and shoreline protection, but these services are threatened by local pollution, overfishing, and global climate change. It advocates for the use of economic valuation to inform policy and emphasizes the need for sustainable fishing and coastal management to prevent economic losses from reef degradation.

• Coral reefs in Jamaica provide essential economic services, including supporting reef-associated tourism, providing habitat for fisheries, and offering shoreline protection; the loss of these services would lead to job losses, revenue declines, and increased property damage during storms.
• Jamaica's coral reefs face a combination of local threats, such as overfishing, pollution, and poorly planned coastal development, which are exacerbated by global climate change drivers, specifically ocean acidification and warming seas.
• To ensure the long-term economic interest of Jamaica and the recovery of its reefs, the document recommends promoting sustainable fishing, managing coastal development, and reducing pollution and sedimentation from watersheds.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Coastal Capital: Jamaica. https://www.wri.org/research/coastal-capital-jamaica

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Coastal Capital: Jamaica. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/coastal-capital-jamaica.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendcoastal, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Coastal Capital: Jamaica}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/coastal-capital-jamaica}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }