REVERSING
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION TRENDS IN
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND GULF OF THAILAND WWW.UNEPSCS.ORG
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•SAP COSTS COMPARED WITH VALUE OF ANNUAL PRODUCTION
SAVED
•Mangroves 2.99 million US dollars compared with 5.1 billion US dollars of annual production;
•Coral reefs 3.96 million US dollars compared with 1.1 billion US dollars of annual production;
•Seagrass
1.58 million US dollars compared with 87.2 million US dollars of annual production;
•Wetlands
5.99 million US dollars compared with 1.2 billion dollars of annual production.
REVERSING ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION TRENDS IN
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND GULF OF THAILAND WWW.UNEPSCS.ORG