Darla Hatton MacDonald

Feb 25, 2024 | nature.com | Natalie Stoeckl |Vanessa M. Adams |Rachel Baird |Robert Costanza |Darla Hatton MacDonald |Elizabeth A. Fulton | +4 more

Antarctica and the Southern Ocean provide numerous ecosystem services that benefit people globally, but many are ‘invisible’ to markets and to some decision makers. A subset of these services — Antarctic tourism, commercial fisheries, and a suite of inter-related regulating services — are conservatively valued at ~US $180 billion annually, highlighting their importance.