Exuma’s ecosystem habitats could generate $4.1 billion in economic service flows over the next 25 years, a report for the Bahamas National Trust (BNT) has revealed, describing the area as “a huge ecological and economic endowment” for that island and the wider Bahamas.
Dr Venetia Hargreaves-Allen and Dr Linwood Pendelton, in a report assessing the economic value and way to sustain protected areas in the Bahamas, said habitats such as beaches, coral reefs, estuaries and seabeds benefited the Bahamas in numerous ways, providing the platform for economic activities such as fishing, tourism, recreation and education.
