Factoid/2005/01/10
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< Beachapedia:Factoid | 2005 | 01
Coastal Mangrove Forests and Coral Reefs Help Reduce Tsunami Damage
- "Damage from the Indian Ocean tsunami could have been reduced if more coastal areas had maintained their protective shields of mangrove swamps and coral reefs, a key U.N. official said Friday. Pasi Rinne, who is heading the U.N. Environment Program's response to the disaster, agreed with conservation groups that the swamps and reefs not already destroyed by humans may have reduced some of the damage caused by the tsunami." - excerpt from the article at http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=6890
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