澳大利亞大堡礁總價值高達560億澳元

The Great Barrier Reef is worth A$56bn ($42bn) and is critical to supporting economic activity in Australia, according to a new report.

一份最新報告稱，大堡礁價值560億澳元（420億美元），這對支持澳大利亞的經濟活動是至關重要的。

Deloitte Access Economics calculated the figure on the reef's total "economic, social and icon value".

德勤經濟研究所估算出了大堡礁的“經濟、社會與品牌價值”的總和。

It found the reef contributes A$6.4bn to Australia's economy and supports 64,000 jobs.

該研究所發現，大堡礁爲澳大利亞創造了64億澳元的經濟價值，提供了6.4萬個崗位。

The report said more should be done to protect the reef, which has been hit by recent mass coral bleaching events.

該報告指出應採取更多的措施保護大堡礁。由於近年來大規模的珊瑚白化事件，它已被嚴重破壞。

The study was commissioned by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, a charity dedicated to protecting the World Heritage-listed icon.

這項研究是受大堡礁基金會的委託進行的，該基金會一直致力於保護這一被列入世界遺產名錄的標誌性景點。

"This report sends a clear message that the Great Barrier Reef - as an ecosystem, as an economic driver, as a global treasure - is too big to fail," said foundation director Steve Sargent.

基金會理事史蒂夫·薩金特表示：“這份報告清楚的顯示，大堡礁作爲一個生態系統、一項經濟動力或是一個世界寶藏，它都大得不能倒。”

"As the largest living structure on earth and one of the world's most complex and diverse natural ecosystems, the Great Barrier Reef is justifiably considered priceless and irreplaceable."

“作爲地球上最大的生態結構體，以及全球最複雜和多樣化的自然生態系統之一，大堡礁絕對是不可代替的‘無價之寶'。”

Using economic modelling, the authors calculated the reef is worth A$29bn to tourism and A$3.2bn to recreational visitors such as divers.

利用經濟模型，作者計算出大堡礁的旅遊價值爲290億澳元，而遊客(如潛水員)的價值爲32億澳元。

It is also worth A$23.8bn in "indirect" or brand value - meaning Australians who have not visited the reef but value knowing it exists.

它的“間接”或者說品牌價值--即預計未曾到訪的澳洲民衆將會帶來的經濟貢獻，亦高達238億澳元。

The data was based on a six-month study of scientific and economic sources, and a new survey of more than 1,500 people from 11 countries.

這些數據是基於長達6個月的科學和經濟信息的研究，並對來自11個國家的1500多人進行的調查。