Biodiversity, Disaster Risk Reduction, Image, Tsunami

Mangrove forests protect against tsunamis

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The tsunami in 2004 demonstrated that land protected by mangrove forests suffered far less damage than areas felled for resorts and farming.Mangrove_Peyri_Herrera_Flickr2

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