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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 the domestic and international travel conditions to the Great Barrier Reef in order to assess the benefits that the reef provides to 2 million tourists each year. The report explores the functional form and the issue of measuring travel costs for international travel: the actual cost, distance and lowest fare are compared. The best estimate of the annual entertainment benefit of the Great Barrier Reef is 7-1.6 billion U.S. dollars. The domestic value to Australia is about $ 400 million, but the estimated value to the more remote countries depends on the definition and function of travel costs. This research report does prove that the protection of high-quality coral reefs can create very high benefits.