News Headline
How much is the Great Barrier Reef worth? Economists have an answer
Source
Live Mint
Publication Date
2017-11-17
Sydney: As mankind puts the world’s largest living structure at risk, economists have come up with a new solution: put a price tag on it. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is bigger than Japan, visible from space and one of the most complex ecosystems on earth. But it’s also under siege from climate change, agricultural runoff, coastal development and illegal fishing.