News Headline

A Decade After Asian Tsunami, New Forests Protect the Coast

Source
Yale Environment 360

Publication Date
2014-12-04

The tsunami that struck Indonesia in 2004 obliterated vast areas of Aceh province. But villagers there are using an innovative microcredit scheme to restore mangrove forests and other coastal ecosystems that will serve as a natural barrier against future killer waves and storms.

Content
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/a_decade_after_asian_tsunami_new_forests_protect_the_coast/2830/