Pichavaram Mangrove Forest - Narrow lanes In Tamil Nadu, India, the trees standing in the front lines were damaged but well established forests such as the Pichavaram mangrove forest acted as a protective belt slowing down the waves and protecting around 1700 people living in hamlets built inland between 100 to 1 000 meters from the mangroves. As widely reported, extensive areas of mangroves can reduce the loss of life and damage caused by tsunamis by taking the first brunt of the impact and by dissipating the energy of the wave as it passes through the mangrove area. For more info: fao.org/forestry/tsunami/27285@69434/en/
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 15:51:32 +0000