Mangrove forests saved lives in 2004 Tsunami disaster

News Release - World Conservation Union (IUCN)

The tsunami that hit Asia in December 2004 caused massive destruction and loss of life. It also revealed the consequences of severe degradation of coastal ecosystems over the last decades: where mangrove forests had been lost, the wave did its worst.

Source: full text: Mangrove forests saved lives in 2004 Tsunami disaster
Author: World Conservation Union

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