Coastal Capital: Jamaica

This executive summary from the World Resources Institute analyzes the economic value of coral reefs in Jamaica, focusing on their contributions to tourism, fisheries, and shoreline protection, while highlighting the threats posed by local mismanagement and global climate change.

• Coral reefs provide essential economic benefits to Jamaica through reef-associated tourism, habitat for fisheries, and shoreline protection that prevents property damage and erosion during storms. However, these services are threatened by overfishing, pollution, poorly planned coastal development, and global climate changes such as 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 wisely, and reducing pollution and sedimentation from watersheds.
• The analysis utilizes economic valuation to quantify the relationship between coral reef degradation and losses in tourism revenue, the economic contribution of reef-associated fisheries, and the effectiveness of reefs in reducing coastal flooding.

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} }