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MANGROVES NOT BIOSHIELDS: Coastal forests such as mangroves cannot protect communities from tsunamis, claims a new study to be published by the United Nations Environment Programme. Researchers from ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and James Cook University, Australia, analyzed the pattern of damage that occurred during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and said there was no compelling evidence that coastal forests could act as

Publication Date: 
14/02/2009
Down to Earth [2]
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Environment [3], Mangroves [4], Ethanol [5], Climate Change [6], Cyclones [7], Wind Energy [8], Tsunami [9], Energy [10], UNEP [11]

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