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Cost and Benefit Data
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This section presents **Table 18**, which summarizes the costs and benefits associated with actions
in fisheries, eco-tourism, and protected areas as outlined in Jamaica’s strategic plans.
These data points provide essential inputs for assessing the economic implications of conservation and
tourism-based adaptation strategies under the Long-Term Strategy (LTS).

.. list-table:: **Table 18. Costs and Benefits for Fisheries, Tourism, and Protected Areas**
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   * - **Data point considered**
     - **Main source(s)**

   * - Creation of coastal fish-sanctuary zones
     - Ministry of Tourism, *Strategic Business Plan 2020/2021 – 2023/2024* (2020)

   * - Training programme for aquaculture farmers (Farmer Field School / online modules)
     - Ministry of Tourism (2020)

   * - Expansion of fisheries monitoring and enforcement staff
     - Ministry of Tourism (2020)

   * - Installation of interpretive storyboards and directional signs at heritage sites
     - Ministry of Tourism (2020)

   * - Upgrading of key heritage attractions (King’s House, Seville Great House, Trench Town stage)
     - Ministry of Tourism (2020)

   * - Implementation of the national Tourism Strategy and Action Plan
     - Ministry of Tourism (2020)

   * - Development of Tourism Destination Management Plans
     - Ministry of Tourism (2020)

   * - Private-sector engagement strategy for protected-area governance
     - Government of Jamaica, *Overarching Policy for Jamaica’s Protected Areas System* (2024)

   * - Integration of biodiversity targets into the NBSAP when designating protected areas
     - Government of Jamaica (2024)

   * - Incorporation of climate-adaptation measures in protected-area management plans
     - Government of Jamaica (2024)

   * - Formulation of a National Mangrove & Swamp-Forest Management Plan
     - Government of Jamaica (2024)

   * - Local/community capacity-building for protected-area management
     - Government of Jamaica (2024)

   * - Public-education and awareness campaigns on protected areas
     - Government of Jamaica (2024)

   * - Market-research and marketing strategies for protected areas
     - Government of Jamaica (2024)

   * - Establishment and upkeep of a National Protected-Area Database
     - Government of Jamaica (2024)

   * - Average annual tourist expenditure in Jamaica
     - Reid-Grant & Bhat (2009) *Marine Policy* 33 (1)

   * - Recreational/tourism value attributed to coral reefs
     - Brander et al. (2024) *Ecosystem Services* 66

   * - Recreational/tourism value attributed to mangroves
     - Brander et al. (2024)

   * - Tourism earnings per eco-tourism destination
     - Ministry of Tourism (2020)

   * - Return on investment for protected-area financing
     - Mentefactura (2009) *Sustainable Financing Plan for Jamaica’s System of Protected Areas*