Tsunami Reduction Of Impacts Through Three Key Actions

Mangroves for coastal defence - The Nature Conservancy

Section 2. The role of mangroves in coastal risk reduction • Wind and swell waves are rapidly reduced as they pass through mangroves, lessening wave damage during storms. • Wide mangrove belts, ideally thousands of meters across, can be effective in reducing the flooding impacts of storm surges occurring during major storms (also

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