Valuing biodiversity : the economic case for biodiversity conservation in the Maldives

This report has been commissioned by the Atoll Ecosystem Conservation Project at the Ministry of Housing, Transport and Environment, Government of Maldives, and its main objective is to quantify and demonstrate the economic value of the Maldivian coastal and marine biodiversity; and to provide an economic rationale for biodiversity conservation. The intention is that the analysis depicted can be used by various stakeholders to make the economic case for conservation and sustainable development.