A valuation of ecological services in the Laurentian Great Lakes Basin with an emphasis on Canada

An estimated 35 million people rely on the Great Lakes for safe drinking water, and millions depend on healthy fish and wildlife safe for consumption. The authors note that the natural capital of the Great Lakes is worth tens of billions of dollars each year and that investing in the protection of this resource is ethically and financially imperative. The economic value of the Great Lakes and its value to the health of the people and the …