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Copyright email The Economic Value of Marine and Coastal Biodiversity to the Maldives Economy Authors: Saima Baig (saimapbaig@gmail.com) Short title: Tourism more valuable than fisheries, Maldives Key Message: The seventh largest coral reefs in the world, based in the Maldives, provide an immense economic value to the nation’s economy highlighting the need for the tourism and fisheries sectors to. [...] What is the problem? The Maldives enjoys some of the richest marine biodiversity in the world. [...] Which approach was taken? The Atoll Ecosystem Conservation project was implemented by the Ministry of Housing, Transport and Environment, with support from the GEF and UNDP, and aimed to highlight the economic value of coastal and marine diversity. [...] The President emphasised the immense economic value that biodiversity has for the Maldivian economy 2 Last update: October/2010 TEEB case available online at: TEEBweb.org and instructed the tourism and fisheries sectors in the Maldives to refer to this study for all projects and also to make conservation a chief priority. [...] The President emphasised the importance of the immense economic value that biodiversity has for the Maldivian economy and instructed the tourism and fisheries sectors in the Maldives to refer to the study for all projects and to make conservation a major priority.