摘要
本研究项目研究了到大堡礁的国内和国际旅游状况以便估计该礁每年给200万游客提供的利益。报告探索了函数形式以及测量国际旅游的旅行费用的问题:比较了实际成本、距离及最低价票价。大堡礁每年娱乐效益的最佳估计值为7～16亿美元。给澳大利亚带来的国内价值约为4亿美元,但给较偏远国家带来的估计价值取决于旅行费用的定义和函数形式。本研究报告确实地证明,保护高质量的珊瑚礁能创造非常高的效益。
This study examines domestic and international travel to the Great Barrier Reef in order to estimate the benefits the reef provides to the 2 million visitors each year. The study explores the problems of functional form and of measuring travel cost for international visits: comparing actual costs, distance, and lowest price fares. The best estimates of the annual recreational benefits of the Great Barrier Reef range between USD 700 million to 1.6 billion. The domestic value to Australia is about USD 400 million, but the estimated value to more distant countries depends on the definition of travel cost and the functional form. The study conclusively demonstrates that there are very high benefits associated with protecting high quality coral reefs.
