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p>Fourteen Latin American and Caribbean countries adopted an ambitious Plan of Action to improve access rights in the region, including access to information, public participation, and access to justice.
- Access Initiative
- access to information
- access to justice
- Argentina
- Bahamas
- belize
- brazil
- caribbean
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- equity
- freedom of information
- governance
- Governance + Access
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- latin america
- Mexico
- panama
- paraguay
- peru
- Principle 10
- south america
- st lucia
- The Access Initiative (TAI)
- tobago
- Venezuela
“Reefs at Risk Revisited” report presents comprehensive analysis of threats to coral reefs
- Africa
- Asia
- Australia
- Bahamas
- belize
- Bermuda
- caribbean
- Climate Change
- Coral Reefs
- Costa Rica
- cuba
- development
- Dominican Republic
- economic valuation
- ecosystem services
- Europe
- Honduras
- Indonesia
- international policy
- Kenya
- malaysia
- Mapping
- Mexico
- Middle East
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- north america
- oceans
- People &amp; Ecosystems
- Philippines
- protected areas
- puerto rico
- Reefs at Risk
- south africa
- southeast asia
- st lucia
- sustainable development
- tanzania
- Thailand
- tobago
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Water
“Reefs at Risk Revisited” report presents comprehensive analysis of threats to coral reefs
- Africa
- Asia
- Australia
- Bahamas
- belize
- Bermuda
- biodiversity
- caribbean
- Climate Change
- Coral Reefs
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
- economic valuation
- ecosystem services
- Europe
- fisheries
- greenhouse gases
- Honduras
- Indonesia
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- malaysia
- Mexico
- Middle East
- natural resources
- New Zealand
- north america
- oceans
- panama
- People &amp; Ecosystems
- Philippines
- protected areas
- puerto rico
- Reefs at Risk
- south africa
- south america
- southeast asia
- sri lanka
- sustainable development
- tanzania
- Thailand
- United Kingdom
- United States
- us policy
- Water
WRI’s Lauretta Burke discusses her work on measuring the economic value of coral reefs in the Dominican Republic and other Caribbean countries.
The degradation of coastal ecosystems, such as coral reefs and mangroves, could cost the tourism industry in the Dominican Republic nearly USD $100 million and threaten the livelihoods of Dominican fishermen who depend on these ecosystems for survival.
